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Byron Katie

I Have No Enemies

October 25, 2011

Today’s peace offering comes from the book A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron Katie:
“It’s not possible for something to be against you. There’s no such thing as an enemy; no person, no belief, not even ego is an enemy. It’s just a misunderstanding: we perceive something as an enemy, when all we need to [...]

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Are You Following The Instructions?

November 12, 2010

My friend Robin reminded me of something Byron Katie says, “Follow the simple instructions.”
That advice has been showing up for me over and over again as Life presents various opportunities for me to make things easy and to bring myself back to knowing that love is what and who I am.
If you want simplicity, then [...]

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Challenging Perfection

April 12, 2010

Seventeen years ago my mentor, Rosa, said to me, “Joe, everything is perfect.” My ego-mind could not understand what the heck she was trying to say and even when she tried to explain I didn’t get it. I was too stuck in my old story, one in which the world at large was [...]

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Who Says Its Not Perfect?

January 28, 2010

Nothing’s perfect.
Nobody’s perfect.
In a perfect world…
We strive for perfection.
What is up with that? Why do we insist on talking and thinking like that? I asked and I received the following:
“When you see something or someone as less than perfect you take away from the brilliance and beauty that IS.
What is happening NOW is PERFECT. [...]

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Where Does Pleasure Lie?

January 18, 2010

Pleasure is very seductive. I have found myself caught completely off guard by it, sometimes quite happily, other times not so much. I have been lost in it, loving it, not wanting it to end but knowing it would.
It happened again recently, and afterward I tried to deny the joy that stirred inside [...]

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What Is Your New Year's Resolution?

December 29, 2009

What is your New Year’s resolution? Have you even begun to think about additions, deletions, or tweaks here and there for 2010? Do you want to? Do you need to?
According to the ProActiveChange web site, “40 to 45% of American adults make one or more resolutions each year.
Among the top new years [...]

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Life Is Your Shopping Center. Are You Getting What You Want?

December 23, 2009

Two days until Christmas! Does that strike fear in you or send shivers of excitement up and down your spine? Are you still running around trying to find the ‘perfect’ or ‘last-minute’ gift? Are you wondering what Santa will bring you? Are you stressed or delighted?
I’ve been doing my best to [...]

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Who Are You, Really?

November 23, 2009

“Now is the perfect time to be you. As you continue to know your self, you rediscover the wonderful, beautiful, outstanding, and magnificent connection that you all ways have to everything. Isn’t it good to know that everything is a part of you?” – At One + JM
I stood on the platform [...]

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What Are You Grateful For Today?

October 26, 2009

“The litmus test for self-realization is a constant state of gratitude. This gratitude is not something you can look for or find. It comes from another direction, and it takes you over completely. It’s so vast that it can’t be dimmed, or overlaid. The short version would be ‘mind in love [...]

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What Have You Discovered About Yourself Lately?

October 14, 2009

“Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character. Blessed is he who acts the Columbus to his own soul.” ~Author Unknown
Monday was Columbus Day and it got me thinking about discovering and conquering. As I considered my latest self-discoveries and what I’ve conquered this year, I encouraged my [...]

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