Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
BYRON KATIEPlacing 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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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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If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
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That’s what every uncomfortable feeling is for-that’s what pain is for, what money is for, what everything in the world is for: your self-realization.
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You don’t get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?
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Love is action. It’s clear, it’s kind, it’s effortless, and it’s irresistible.
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When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.
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When we love what is, it becomes so simple to live in the world. The world is exactly as it should be.
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We cannot see what we don’t believe.
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Happiness is a clear mind. A clear and sane mind knows how to live, how to work, what emails to send, what phone calls to make, and what to do do to create what it wants without fear.
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Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.
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When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you’re mentally out of your business.
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It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
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If people are living their lives for security and comfort and pleasure, then mind’s every waking moment will be plotting those things. That’s how it stays identified – as a body, as a you.
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When you believe that your problem is caused by someone or something else, you become your own victim.
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Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.
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