I attended a workshop in London by Byron Katie, author of Loving What Is recently. It was titled 'Who Would You Be Without Your Stories?' There were 900 people of all ages and nationalities in the audience, about the same numbers male and female.
Byron Katie's thesis is that reality is much kinder than the stories we tell ourselves about it, and life is actually much simpler than we allow it to be. By questioning our thoughts (which she calls 'The Work') we can see things more clearly and live more stressfree lives. I have been doing the work, on and off, for many years. Hearing Byron Katie doing the work, which involves asking yourself four simple questions and answering them completely honestly, gave me a deeper understanding and appreciation of it, and I've been so relaxed since I haven't felt compelled to blog!!
I will blog, but I feel it is coming from a different place, a more deeply relaxed place where I can choose to do it, or not. I'm choosing to do it though, because it is fun! I love it....thank you for reading it....
Byron Katie's thesis is that reality is much kinder than the stories we tell ourselves about it, and life is actually much simpler than we allow it to be. By questioning our thoughts (which she calls 'The Work') we can see things more clearly and live more stressfree lives. I have been doing the work, on and off, for many years. Hearing Byron Katie doing the work, which involves asking yourself four simple questions and answering them completely honestly, gave me a deeper understanding and appreciation of it, and I've been so relaxed since I haven't felt compelled to blog!!
I will blog, but I feel it is coming from a different place, a more deeply relaxed place where I can choose to do it, or not. I'm choosing to do it though, because it is fun! I love it....thank you for reading it....
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