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The Burden Is…

The burden is never life, it’s what you’re thinking and believing about life. www.thework.com

It Doesn’t Mean….

It doesn’t mean you have to agree with them. — Byron Katie www.thework.com

That Is The…

That is the clutter that overrides wisdom. — Byron Katie www.thework.com

Not Seeking Approval

The Master can’t seek fulfillment. She’s already filled to the brim; there isn’t room for a drop more. When you have what you want — when you are what you want — there’s no impulse to seek anything outside yourself. Seeking is the movement away from the awareness that your life is already complete, just…

What I Believe…

What I believe about me is my business: what you believe about me is your business – Byron Katie Find a worksheet, here.

There Are Two…

There are two ways to be. One is at war with reality and the other is at peace. Byron Katie

Enlightened Activism

  The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed. It can never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order. But some people take the…

Mother’s Love

Byron Katie on Parents and Children The bottom line is that your mother does love you—there’s nothing she can do about that. Just don’t expect her to be aware of it. Your mother loves you so much that she would withhold love so you can get this thing, this self-loving thing. You can’t love her…

The Perfect Amount of Money

Byron Katie on Work and Money After I found The Work inside myself—after it found me—I began to notice that I always had the perfect amount of money for me right now, even when I had little or none. Happiness is a clear mind. A clear and sane mind knows how to live, how to…

The only Important…

To put The Work into action, begin with the voice inside you that’s telling you what WE should do. Realize that it’s actually telling YOU what to do. When it says, “He should pick up the socks,” listen to the turnaround: “I should pick up the socks,” and just do it. Stay in the flow…

What Children Hear

On Parents and Children Here’s how a child listens: you tell him something, and he puts his own interpretation on what you said. That’s what he hears. No one has ever heard you.  —Byron Katie What are your thoughts?

Wanting Sympathy

On Love, Sex and Relationships Anytime you find yourself wanting sympathy, you’re trying to get someone to join you in your mythology. And it always hurts – Byron Katie What are you thoughts?

Thought Thursday: Who is Your Advice For?

On Love, Sex and Relationships All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear – Byron Katie What are your thoughts?

Thought Thursday: Reality

On Self-Realization If you want reality to be different than it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark. You can try and try, and in the end that cat will look up at you and say, “meow.”  Wanting reality to be different than it is, is hopeless. You can spend…

I realized that…

I realized I could be right or I could be free. – Byron Katie Have you noticed?

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