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It's good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you're confused, that you're in a lie.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Pain
Inspirational
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Signals
Hurts
Confused
Hurt
Lying

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