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The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
Writer
Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Believe
Perfectly
Time
Suffer
Clear
Suffering
Perfect
Reality
Argues
Thought
Katie
Mind
Arguing

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