When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
BYRON KATIEIf I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
More Byron Katie Quotes
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I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God’s.
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You don’t get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?
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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 is action. It’s clear, it’s kind, it’s effortless, and it’s irresistible.
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You are the effect of your story, that’s all.
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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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Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
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For me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.
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Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it. It’s just easier if you do.
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There’s no nightmare you can’t wake yourself up from.
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You might believe that it’s only for their own good, but how does it feel when you try to manipulate the people you love? Are you teaching them that your love is conditional? Maybe through inquiry we can find another way.
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You either believe what you think or you question it. There’s no other choice.
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The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.
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Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.
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What we really believe is what we manifest. What we believe, we see.
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