"The amount of stress in your life is determined by how much energy you expend resisting your life." - Gary Zukav In spiritual teachings "resistance" is a regular topic, and to understand the effects of what resistance creates within our bodies, it may be helpful to look at what resistance means in physics. In an … Continue reading Are you frying your wiring?
Even though the theme of today's meditation is silence, I chose a different topic from Byron Katie's work which I'm sure you'll love! It's brilliant advice for every one of us: "I can find only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours and God's. Much of our stress comes from mentally living out … Continue reading Don’t be up in nobody’s business.
Whether it's the thoughts and feelings of your inner-world, or the things taking place in your outer-world, there will always be so much happening over which you have absolutely no control: "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 … Continue reading The war is over.
Happy Friday! I usually prefer to share just two or three thoughts from our teacher of the week in the daily message, but every so often it's too difficult to choose, and today this is true for Byron Katie's thoughts on love, so here's a whole bunch! "I see the goodness and beauty in everyone, … Continue reading Love starts right now, by loving everything that is!
Today's journey looks outward at the humans around us, recognizing that everyone is trying their best. "Every single human being is trying his best. We're all doing the best we can. But when we believe what we are thinking, then we have to live out those thoughts. When there's chaos in our heads, there's chaos … Continue reading I can walk through the world always at the mercy of people around me, or I can walk through the world free.
We have all had experience in our past of being shown by people around us that "how we are" is not acceptable to them, and that we need to somehow change in order to be accepted. These experiences are what lead us to wear a mask, hiding how we really feel for the sake of … Continue reading You will stand in front of anyone as an equal, and never have the need to wear a mask again.
The power of NOW... "Being present" has such a spiritual connotation that its pure practical application is often missed. It's a shame because "being present" is simply the most effective way to apply your effort. Dealing with what this moment makes available to you right NOW, is the only place where you have any power … Continue reading When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple.
It's Monday morning! And our teacher for this week is Byron Katie. Taking some inspiration from her work for the week ahead, here is what stood out for me: "What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness." - Byron Katie "Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything … Continue reading I choose EXPANSION!
Byron Kathleen Mitchell, better known as Byron Katie (born December 6, 1942), is an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work". She is the founder of Byron Katie International, an organization that includes the School for the Work and Turnaround House in Ojai, … Continue reading Byron Katie collection
