Look at your life without the thought “Something terrible is going to happen.”
BYRON KATIEIt makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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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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Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there’s nothing to know.
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When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. The story we tell is the only nightmare that we have lived.
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The world is as you perceive it to be. For me, clarity is a word for beauty. It’s what I am. And when I’m clear, I see only beauty. Nothing else is possible.
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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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Reality doesn’t wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.
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The Ego’s job is to kill everything but itself.
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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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The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
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God, as I use the word, is another name for what is. I always know God’s intention: It’s exactly what is in every moment.
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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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A thought is harmless unless we believe it.
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I love the world, because I love the mind that created the world.
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