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John O’Donohue on The Call To Live Everything

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

John O’Donohue on diving into our wild depths of aliveness, and not settling. Here’s the text for those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links:- ‘THE CALL TO LIVE EVERYTHING One of the sad things today is that so many people … Continue reading →

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On Becoming a Beautiful Mind – John O’Donohue

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The Art Of Developing A Beautiful Mind Follow the link for this brief and poignant summary of a talk that John intended to give in Canada in 2008 – had death not intervened. It seems to sum up some of the essence … Continue reading →

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Forty Days – Paul Kingsnorth

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/articles/forty-days A counter-cultural invitation by Paul to explore the creative potential of withdrawing and of being alone, in the context of his own longings for withdrawal. As the introduction here puts it:- ‘He explains and reinterprets his childhood dreams of withdrawal … Continue reading →

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James Baldwin on the meaning in death

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the … Continue reading →

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Jason Hine on Who knows what should happen?

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The following is a post from Jason’s Facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/jason.hine1 Gratitude to him for allowing us to repost it here. ‘Who knows what should happen at any given moment? If a conflict resolution process involving ’empathic listening’ such as non-violent … Continue reading →

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Toko-pa – The Sound of Duende

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2015/01/08/the-sound-of-duende/ Click on the link for another beautiful post by Toko-pa, on Duende. Duende is hard to translate – about passion, spirituality, fire, rawness, realness, and surrender as the gate to deep expression and to wholeness….Love that reaches well past … Continue reading →

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Thomas Merton on Identity & what we live for

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is … Continue reading →

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