Katieism: If you want something to be different than it is…
If you want something to be different than it is, you might as well teach a cat to bark. You can try and try, and in the end the cat will look up at you and say, "Meow." Wanting something…
The Difference Between The Work and The Secret
Dear Katie, I’ve been hoping “The Secret” craze would pass as quickly as the Hula-Hoop, then this afternoon I saw it featured on Oprah. It seems to me that this so-called “secret” is just another way of tricking the mind…
Audio: Your Inner Awakening, Excerpt #2
Another short audio excerpt (MP3) from Your Inner Awakening: The Work of Byron Katie: Four Questions That Will Transform Your Life…
Letter: The Work and Politics
Dear Katie, I spoke with you on the book tour in Asheville about using the work during my political campaign and you asked me to send a note about it, so here it is. I live in a fairly conservative…
Katieism: Every story, every thing is God: reality
Every story, every thing is God: reality. It apparently emerges from out of Itself and appears as a life. It lives forever within the story, until the story ends. From out of Itself I appeared as my story, until the…
Katieism: An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy…
An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It’s a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling. And…
Katieism: Stress is an alarm clock…
Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you’ve attached to something not true for you….
Audio: Your Inner Awakening, Excerpt #1
Listen to this short audio excerpt (MP3) from Your Inner Awakening: The Work of Byron Katie: Four Questions That Will Transform Your Life…
Bestseller in the Bay Area and the Rockies
Dearest Family, Your love for passing on The Work has made A Thousand Names for Joy a bestseller in the Bay Area and the Rocky Mountains. Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are It’s now…
Letter: “Dancing in Joy”
Dearest Katie, Never in my wildest dreams did I ever know that I would become what I am becoming. There are no words to say what is going on inside me. I am dancing a dance beyond what I could…
The Arabs/Jews Event, 2006: A Tale of Hope
The other night a friend of mine was discussing the Arabs/Jews event in 2006, and Stephen asked her to send it to him in an email. The following is one Israeli woman's view of that event. It was a night…
Death is A Part of Living
Here's an e-mail I received from John, along with my response: I often wonder why if I speak the truth to someone else when a friend passes away—for example, if I say to them "It must have been time. How…
Letter: Stressful Holiday Thoughts
The following is a list of the stressful holiday thoughts which we got from our vets. We had them draw 3 thoughts each out of a "treat jar," pair up, and apply the 4 questions and the turnarounds. We had…
Thanks to our Helpline Facilitators
Two letters about the HOTLINE: Dear Angels, I was just looking at the hotline page and saw this request for feedback for the first time. I already had tears of gratitude in my eyes when I noticed it. I had…