The simplicity and profoundness of her teachings are a miracle. There are no words that could properly describe how brilliant Byron Katie is.

I think a daily dose of Katie can transform your life. I've found it has transformed mine without even doing a worksheet. I seem to be lucky in that simply by watching other people go through their process it rubs off on me. I've had the most amazing experiences. I have a friend I live with who's going through an extremely difficult time at the moment and something I did really upset her and she feels it tipped her over the edge. I can understand this but there seems to be nothing I can do to change this feeling. She accepts my apology but still can't get over it. I have lived with her for over a year pretty harmoniously without any real problems until this thing. One morning, as I was returning to the house after walking the dog, out of nowhere I mentally fist-pumped the words "I welcome hostility". Shortly after my return, my friend left the house without saying goodbye. Never before had my friend done this. I remember 30 years ago living with someone who used to leave the house without saying goodbye and it incensed me. I thought, "For goodness sake, how hard is it to be civil and say goodbye." To me, it was passive-aggressive behaviour. On this occasion I just thought, "That's OK, my friend hasn't chopped my leg off, she's just walked out the door without saying goodbye." About an hour later I had a very visceral feeling and the thought came to me, "Who am I to legislate how people show their pain? I shout (the only occasions in the past year where we actually had a problem is where I've shouted at my friend) and other people walk out the door without saying goodbye. That's the way they do it." It was such a powerful feeling. There was another occasion where I felt I could "educate" my friend in how she also contributes to "situations." It wasn't that I wanted to blame her, just show her where it wasn't a simple case of her being the victim entirely in the situation. I thought it would help her get out of victim-mode. She wouldn't have it. Only an hour or so after this "failure of communication", I watched a Katie video (can't remember which one) but it was about staying out of other people's business - I was already familiar with this idea from watching other videos but I hadn't quite got it! That was a very powerful realisation as well. I feel my friend has been an amazing spiritual teacher to me and I'm sorry that I don't seem to be doing the same for her but I find the idea of accepting reality as it is and not arguing with it so very liberating so I try to go with that as much as possible.

"Thank you and no" -- so simple and so powerful! Thank you, Katie

This video is such an important one! I had to deal with manipulation a lot, in the past. I noticed that I would say "yes" to some invitations instead of saying "no", in order to make other people feel happier and loved. When I started to say "no" I noticed that the same people would say things like "You do not come anymore, did I do something wrong to you? Tell me the truth, you do not like me anymore?" or "You should come to make me happy". Saying "No" has helped me to get rid of needy and manipulative people and now my friends respect my will because I respect my will.

what a brave person to have the courage to see manipulation in ourselves and/or others

“You made me!”, this really hit me in the face. That’s how I react when I try to manipulate someone to not get hurt or to see me as kind. I’ve come to realize that being honest with my true yes or no in a given moment is much kinder for both of us. They want to see the real me anyway, and I want to see the real me and respect that honesty and move on because I’ve also realized that I feel more comfortable to offer them alternative help or just have fun to talk to them the next time, without manipulation. Such a heavy weight off the shoulders. Thank you so much for clarifying that.

Thank you Katie: for these short ... interludes ... which donate grounding and clarity and help me to be more ... honest. I love you.

It's so wise, practical and true...

Dank je wel Marian! Fijn dat jij je vraag zo mooi en concreet hebt gesteld. Katie haar antwoord heeft mij in één keer zoveel meer inzicht gegeven. Veel plezier verder met The Work .

Thank you Katie for this explanation! Greetings from the Netherlands :)

In our society, saying "I'm fine" is the norm. Females especially are encouraged to put their needs last. People who have had their childhood needs shunned are even more so inclined towards this. It shows integrity to come forward as an individual and question this phenomenon. Credits to you! :)

Loved it, thankyou Katie

Great work.Love it!

oh man! I LOVED this. "Just notice..."

Excellent!

Oh those "white" big little lies.. Been there, done that.

Thanks Katie 🔶️🔸️

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Justin Trudeau the kind