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A Thought Is Harmless Unless We Believe It. It’s Not Our Thoughts, But Our Attachment To Our Thoughts, That Causes Suffering. Attaching To A Thought Means Believing That It’s True, Without Inquiring. A Belief Is A Thought That We’ve Been Attaching To, Often For Years.

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A Thought Is Harmless

Byron Katie

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A Thought Is Harmless Unless We Believe It. It’s Not Our Thoughts, But Our Attachment To Our Thoughts, That Causes Suffering. Attaching To A Thought Means Believing That It’s True, Without Inquiring. A Belief Is A Thought That We’ve Been Attaching To, Often For Years.

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Positive Thinking

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People Don't Need Sudden Revelations. They Get What They Need When They Need It, Thought By Thought By Thought. It's A Constant Thing When The Mind Starts To Wake Up To Itself.

It's Not Easy To Find Your Own Way When You Believe That You Need Love, Approval, Appreciation, Or Anything From Your Family. It's Particularly Hard When You Want Them To See Things Your Way.

Bottom Line Is, If Someone Says Something About Me And It Upsets Me, It's True.

How Do I Know It Was Meant To Happen This Way? Because It Did.

Meant To Happen

I Invite Everyone To Question Their Thoughts About Their Children And Allow Their Children To Be Free. That's When We Stop Teaching Our Children Fear.

The World You Live In Is 100 Percent Your Own Responsibility. If You Don't Like Your World, It Doesn't Work To Say, "well, It's My Mother's Fault. She Taught Me How To Think."

Life Is Simple. Everything Happens For You, Not To You.

My Happiness Isn't Dependent On Anyone Else's.

Each Time Your Mind Changes Your Whole World Is Changed.

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All The Advice You Ever Gave Your Partner Is For You To Hear

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Placing The Blame Or Judgment On Someone Else Leaves You Powerless To Change Your Experience; Taking Responsibility For Your Beliefs And Judgments Gives You The Power To Change Them

Self-realization Is Not Complete Until It Lives In Action.

I Saw That We're All Doing The Best We Can. This Is How A Lifetime Of Humility Begins.

We May Appear To Be Mean But We're Really Only Frightened.

Arguing With Reality It Like Trying To Teach A Cat To Bark.

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If Your Happiness Depends On Your Children Being Happy, That Makes Them Your Hostages. So Stay Out Of Their Business, Stop Using Them For Your Happiness, And Be Your Own Happiness. And That Way You Are The Teacher For Your Children: Someone Who Knows How To Live A Happy Life.

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