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Stories are the untested, uninvestigated theories that tell us what all these things mean. We don’t even realize that they’re just theories.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
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Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.
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Discomfort is the call to set yourself free.
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When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
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