Personal Growth
The Work of Byron Katie
03/27/23
"What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness."
Byron Katie
Byron Katie is a remarkable woman whose work, referred to simply as The Work, has touched millions of lives. It is a profound and deeply transformative process of self inquiry which arose out of an instantaneous awakening experience, where she saw clearly that the root cause of all suffering is what we are thinking and believing.
Picture all of the stories we live our lives by, the harsh judgments we have of others, the grievances we harbor daily and the deep regrets and painful thoughts we're burdened by. Think of all of the ways we live in resistance to what is and of how we project our thoughts, beliefs and fears onto others and onto our future. It's no wonder that we don't live in a peaceful world. We are at war with ourselves.
I am including in this blog post an excerpt from Byron Katie’s and Stephen Mitchell’s book A Mind At Home With Itself, which will give you some insight into Byron Katie's extraordinary and sudden awakening. Read More…
The Freedom to Fly
04/11/19
Have you ever looked up into a clear sky and marveled at a bird in flight? Have you ever felt a pang of jealousy as you witnessed a hawk gliding on shifting wind currents, with seemingly effortless ease? Earth bound creatures, we can't literally lift off, but there are those miraculous times when a sudden thought, an inspired vision, can change our trajectory and launch us on a path that transforms our life forever.
In my previous blog post I wrote about how one such vision propelled me to go live in France for nearly a year, a country where I knew no one. In this post I want to briefly write about what preceded that vision, and to share how an inner shift, a deep release, can often lead to profound, fulfilling external changes. Read More…
In my previous blog post I wrote about how one such vision propelled me to go live in France for nearly a year, a country where I knew no one. In this post I want to briefly write about what preceded that vision, and to share how an inner shift, a deep release, can often lead to profound, fulfilling external changes. Read More…