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Not This – Liz Gilbert

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

A helpful post from Liz (‘Eat, Pray, Love’) Gilbert. Many of the people who come to our service have reached the point of ‘Not This’. Those arriving at this realization may have no idea how to extricate themselves from the situation they are … Continue reading →

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David Whyte on Love – ‘Much has been said’

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Beauty and depth, from David. Here’s the text, for those of our readers who have trouble seeing Facebook posts through the link:- “MUCH HAS BEEN SAID Much has been said about the eternal and untouchable nature of love, its tidal … Continue reading →

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Wendell Berry on Inspiration & Realization

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and desires, and the Muse of Realization, who returns again and again to say “It is yet more difficult than you thought.” This is the … Continue reading →

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Toko-pa – Sacrifice: To Make Sacred

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Toko-pa – Sacrifice: To Make Sacred Click on the title to follow the link to Toko-pa’s gorgeous, resonant blog. This post concerns periods in our lives when we are ‘called to make ourselves vulnerable for a time, without answers or … Continue reading →

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David Whyte: SANTIAGO (excerpt)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

SANTIAGO (excerpt) ‘The road seen, then not seen, the hillside hiding then revealing the way you should take, the road dropping away from you as if leaving you to walk on thin air, then catching you, holding you up, when … Continue reading →

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