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.
BYRON KATIEGratitude is what we are without a story.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
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Love is worth living. Why do you trade life for less?
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Every stressful thought is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t be having this experience. God is unjust. Life isn’t fair.
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When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
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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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No one has ever been angry at another human being-we’re only angry at our story of them.
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Discomfort is the call to set yourself free.
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There’s no nightmare you can’t wake yourself up from.
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You don’t experience anxiety unless you’re attached to a thought that isn’t true for you. It’s that simple.
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Your suffering is never caused by the person you’re blaming.
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That’s where the fear comes from-from your uninvestigated thoughts.
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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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Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.
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What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?
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Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that’s what you’ve lived.
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