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Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought

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Byron Katie
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
Writer
Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Lets
Believing
Stress
Thought
Believe
Alarm
Alarms
Untrue
Discomfort

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