They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning,… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
If our stressful thoughts aren't true, what does that leave? It leaves, "I am loveable" - the very thing I could never… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
It's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
One morning, in February 1986, out of nowhere, I experienced a realization. In an instant, I discovered that when I believed my… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That’s not… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Every (stressful thought) is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn't be happening. I shouldn't be having this experience. God is… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I used to sleep on the floor next to the bed, because I believed that I didn't even deserve a bed to sleep in.… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
You can never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
