Sun Kitty ☀️Sep 21

🧵 Byron Katie's The Work 1 of 2

Byron Katie developed "The Work" after experiencing a profound awakening in 1986.

She went from severe depression to complete mental clarity by questioning her stressful thoughts.

The Work reveals that most of our suffering comes from arguing with reality rather than accepting what is.

What is The Work? A simple method of inquiry that examines the thoughts causing our suffering.

Katie discovered that we suffer not because of reality, but because of our thoughts about reality.

#selflove #healingthoughts #beloved #partnership #intimacy #relationships

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🧵 Byron Katie's The Work 2 of 2

The Four Questions:
1. Is it true? (Yes or no)
2. Can you absolutely know that it's true? (Yes or no)
3. How do you react when you believe that thought?
4. Who would you be without the thought?

The Turnaround: After the questions, you "turn around" the original thought to find opposite or alternative versions, then find examples of how these might be as true or truer.

Example: Original thought: "He doesn't love me"

Turnarounds: "I don't love me," "I don't love him," "He does love me"

The Purpose: Not to find "positive thinking" but to discover what's actually true.

Katie says, "Don't believe everything you think." When we stop believing painful thoughts that aren't necessarily true, we naturally return to peace and clarity.

#selflove #healingthoughts #beloved #partnership #intimacy #relationships

Sep 21 at 5:50pmWeb
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related post YT vid: Do You Really Need a Partner to be Happy

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I watched a video of Byron Katie* doing #TheWork with a lady who was deeply sad about being alone. She cries in the video and my heart goes out to her. She reminds me of some people I've met who have the opposite reaction: they have been disappointed by #ModernDating that they openly say they've given up on love!" Deeper Teaching and profound insight: "Be the person you love living with the most." Key Learning /Wisdom: When you're disconnected from yourself, life feels lonely regardless of relationship status. The loneliness isn't solved by finding someone else - it's resolved by coming home to yourself. My Takeaway/the Ultimate Truth: "You are the beloved. You're the one you want. You're the one you need. You're the one who is always there for you." The question becomes: How can you be the beloved to yourself 1st so whoever comes along expands your joy? https://youtu.be/Om35C9abRls?si=QQe5M5EcjTRn0eEs *Will post something about 4 Questions and what The Work is about #RomanticPartnership #LoveLife #intimacy

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