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Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you’re believing an untrue thought.

Byron Katie

There is nothing that isn’t true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.
BYRON KATIE

Believe True Yourself
To me, health is a balanced mind. A balanced mind knows how to get enough rest, how to eat properly, how to exercise. I have come out as just a balanced human being, and I don’t know anything finer than that.
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Balance Exercise Fine Health Human Known Mindset
No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don’t let go of my thoughts-I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
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Control Let Go Myself People Thinking Understand
It’s not the darkness that people fear; it’s what they imagine into the darkness.
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Darkness Fear Imagination People
It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it’s helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, “You’re caught in the dream.”
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Compassionate Dreams Easy Feeling Remember Yourself
Peace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
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Beginning End Oneself Peace People Problem
If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
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Appreciation Approval Desire God Myself Prayer
We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.
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Control Ourselves Thinking Way
It’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.
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Believe Easy Finding See Way
After you’ve been doing inquiry for a while, if you have the thought “She doesn’t love me,” you just get the immediate turnaround with a smile: “Oh, I’m not loving myself in this moment.”
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Love Moments Myself Smile Thinking
Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them.
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Blame Change Experience Judgement Place Power Powerful Yourself
Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we don’t want to know about ourselves, yet. They will point us to our freedom every time.
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Children Freedom Friendship Parents Point Time Yourself
Without an uninvestigated story, there’s only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that’s revealed after the pain and fear are understood.
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Appearance Investigation Life Perfection Reveal Story Understand
There’s no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.
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Clear Happiness Life Live Way
Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
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Depend Happiness Yourself
Being present means living without control and always having your needs met.
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Control Live Need Present Yourself

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