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Byron Katie, born Kathryn E.惠特克, is an American author and thinker known for her psychological and philosophical practice, 'The Work'. She was born on December 6, 1942, and is renowned for her simple yet effective method of identifying and changing negative thought patterns. Katie's work has helped thousands of people and has had a profound impact globally.

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“Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought”

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“Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.”

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“I can find only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours and God's. Much of our stress comes from mentally living out of our business. When I think, "You need to get a job, I want you to be happy, you should be on time, you need to take better care of yourself," I am in your business. When I'm worried about earthquakes, floods, war, or when I will die, I am in God's business. If I am mentally in your business or in God's business, the effect is separation.”

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“I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a thought that isn't true for us.”

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“Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.”

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Book:Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

Source: Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

“It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, "You're caught in the dream."”

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Book:Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

Source: Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life

“When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.”

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Book:Who Would You Be Without Your Story? (Large Print 16pt)

Source: Who Would You Be Without Your Story? (Large Print 16pt)

“I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The same stressful thoughts arise in each mind one way or another, sooner or later.”

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“Your nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don't feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does.”

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“Clarity moves much more efficiently than violence or stress.”

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“When a thought appears such as "Do the dishes" and you don't do them, notice how an internal war breaks out... The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.”

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“That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's time to do The Work.”

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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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“Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.”

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“Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.”

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“Stress never feels as natural as peace does”

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