The Work always leaves you with less of a story. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems. Byron Katie forgivingproblemgiving 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. Byron Katie variationunjuststress Do you know anyone who hasn't changed his mind? This door was a tree, then it will be firewood for someone, then it will return to air and earth. We're all like that, constantly changing. It's simply honest to report that you've changed your mind when you have. When you're afraid of what people will think if you speak honestly, that's where you become confused. Byron Katie confusedinspirationalthinking In my experience, we don't make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn't personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire. Byron Katie noticingone-dayappearance 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. Byron Katie teachinginspirationalbelieve Whenever you think that your needs are not being met, you’re telling the story of a future Byron Katie storiesneedsthinking We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way. Byron Katie happenswaythinking Just keep coming home to yourself, you are the one who you've been waiting for. Byron Katie bad-asswaitinghome I am never unhappy, you can achieve that as well. Byron Katie wellsachieveunhappy We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them. Byron Katie stories For me, if somebody tells me to go away, that is an opportunity for me to give them a better life. And that's an opportunity for me to know and realize where not to be. It's an opportunity for me to see what could be better than being with that person I love. Byron Katie going-awayopportunitygiving When you discover that all happiness is inside you, the wanting and needing are over, and life gets very exciting. Byron Katie exciting I stopped waiting for the world to give me what I wanted; I started giving it to myself. Byron Katie waitinggivingworld The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion. Byron Katie opiniondoneway Love is action. Byron Katie kindactionlove-is 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. Byron Katie storiesrealitythinking I can't love you as you have been or will be. I can only love you as you are. Byron Katie only-lovehas-beenslove-you There's no nightmare you can't wake yourself up from. Byron Katie nightmare 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." Byron Katie loving-myselfinquirysmile That's where the fear comes from-from your uninvestigated thoughts. Byron Katie fear
