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."
Byron KatieStress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.
Byron KatieIt's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy.
Byron KatieDepression, 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.
Byron Katie