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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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“If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning, you absolutely believe them. How can you live in joy when you're believing thoughts that bring on sadness, frustration, anger, alienation, and loneliness?”

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“It's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy.”

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“Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.”

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“Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a story that isn't true for you." Living a lie is always stressful. And investigating a lie through The Work always leads you back to who you are. Who you are is not an option. You are love. It hurts to believe you're other than who you are, to live any story less than love.”

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Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without conditions.”

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“One morning in February 1986, out of nowhere, I experienced a realization. In an instant, I discovered that when I believed my stressful thoughts, I suffered, but when I questioned them, I didn't suffer.”

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“Questioning our stressful thoughts, we come to see they're not true.”

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“If our stressful thoughts aren't true, what does that leave? It leaves, "I am loveable" - the very thing I could never make myself believe, because "I'm unloveable" overrides it when the chips are down.”

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“They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am an expert in" whatever area we're talking about. Or, "No, you are wrong! And I think you're rude!" Or anything like that, and if we don't say it out loud, maybe we think it, but that's stressful. The moment I've defended, in any way, I've started the war.”

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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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“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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“So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You don't have to believe everything your thoughts tell you. Just become familiar with the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness. It may seem strange at first to get to know yourself in this way, but becoming familiar with your stressful thoughts will show you the way home to everything you need.”

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“Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That’s not a possibility. It’s only when I believe a stressful thought that I get hurt. And I’m the one who’s hurting me by believing what I think. This is very good news, because it means that I don’t have to get someone else to stop hurting me. I’m the one who can stop hurting me. It’s within my power.”

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Book:I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to find all the love, approval and appreciation you ever wanted

Source: I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to find all the love, approval and appreciation you ever wanted

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

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“There are no new stressful thoughts. They're all recycled.”

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