Participant: I’m hurt by K**** because he left me. Katie: So “He left you”—is that true? Participant: Not really; in my heart he is there all the time. Katie: So how do you react when you think the thought “He...
Here's an excerpt from chapter 29 of my new book A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are: If you have a problem with people or with the state of the world, I invite you...
Download the written facilitation worksheet (PDF) here or view an online version here >>...
Thank you for allowing me to share this with our readers, Brian. Dear Katie I am a new subscriber to The Parlor, and have enjoyed the latest edition greatly, and am enjoying exploring the archive. I love the wisdom I'm...
An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It’s a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling. And...
Sometimes we get stuck in the prison of our own mind......
At the School for The Work - Bad Neuenahr, Germany - July 2006....
Notice when you hurt that you are mentally out of your business. If you're not sure, stop and ask, "Mentally, whose business am I in?" There are only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours, and God's. Whose...
I just received an email with this question: "What's the difference between the School for The Work and The Work?" The Work is offered at no charge through many events, thework.com web site, and the booklet An Excerpt from Loving...
For those of you who have similar issues, ask yourself: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it's true? 3. How do you react when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the...
Use the following four questions and sub-questions to investigate a stressful belief-for example, "My mother doesn't love me." (Some of the sub-questions may not apply.) 1. Is it true? (Close your eyes,be still, go deeply as you contemplate your answer....
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. If you want reality to be different than it is, you might...
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