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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
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Reality
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Thought
Katie
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Believe
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