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Richard Rohr on the dance between false & true self

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“The only way that freedom and relationship grow is through a dance between the loneliness and desperation of the false self and the fullness of the True Self, which is ever re-discovered and experienced anew as an ultimate homecoming. The … Continue reading →

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Oriah Mountain Dreamer on Leaving the limitations of the familiar

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this picture and quotation on Oriah’s Facebook page. Gratitude to Sarah Gardner for drawing our attention to this. ‘What is risk for one may be easy for another. But sooner or later, the soul will … Continue reading →

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David Whyte on Genius

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to go to this post on David’s Facebook page, exploring ‘genius’ as a conversation arising from its source ‘in the untouchable, unspeakable place where we meet and are broken open by the world’…. Palace Gate Counselling … 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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Elizabeth Gilbert talking about ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ for Borders

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

A lot of wisdom in return for the 5 minutes it takes to watch the clip…. And a useful question:- ‘What really are you here to do, and what is stopping you doing it?’ Palace Gate Counselling Service

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