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No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don't let go of my thoughts-I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.

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Byron Katie
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
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