Peace Talk is dedicated to self-inquiry especially using The Work of Byron Katie and inquiry based stress reduction...and the life of freedom and heart-break that can be led by having an open mind, and looking.
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Peace Talk Episode 256: questioning thoughts about death, decline, things falling apart
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It's very common in being human to be against situations in life that look threatening. What happens when we question our thoughts that something happening, like death, decline, disease, hardship....is absolutely true? That is really is TERRIBLE? (And it doesn't mean that it is not). Who are we without our stories? In person retreat in Seattle is c…
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Peace Talk Episode 255: I can't get what I want
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In person retreat in Seattle is coming! August 20-24, 2024. Learn more here: https://www.workwithgrace.com/summer-retreat/ Grace Bell, facilitator of The Work, assists people to identify and question their stressful ways of looking at life. She offers Year of Inquiry, a vibrant membership community of inquirers Sept-June each year. Grace also has a…
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Peace Talk Episode 254 The Work of Byron Katie: I need THAT to go my way, I need to be right about it
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When we believe we are right, and we MUST be right, it is stressful...and also can be difficult to let go of. If I let go of this, I might be too passive, I might lose motivation, I might find myself lost, I might never change (gasp), says the mind. Who would we be without thoughts about whatever is happening at all? It doesn't mean we'd be passive…
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Peace Talk Episode 253: Money should stay with me
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When we believe anything should stay with us, including money, we can often experience fear. But who would we be without the story of staying, or leaving, as we notice even we ourselves move and flow all through life. In person retreat in Seattle is coming! April 30-May 5, 2024. Learn more here: https://www.workwithgrace.com/in-person-spring-retrea…
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Peace Talk Episode 252: The Work of Byron Katie on addiction "I need to release repetitive fat thoughts"
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When we believe we need to get rid of thoughts, especially very repetitive thoughts that return again and again and are painful, it can be even more stressful. It's possible to question any thought at all. When "fat thoughts" appear, as they do for so many of us who have been plagued by concerns about acceptance and rejection of the shape of the bo…
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Peace Talk Episode 251: Questioning the belief This condition (health, relationship, state of affairs) keeps me on the sidelines
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When we believe something in our lives that doesn't change is keeping us from the center of life itself, that this condition keeps us on the sidelines....it hurts. We want that condition gone. We believe we're doing something wrong, that this condition is present in our lives. Whether it's a health condition like a disease, weight, pain or another …
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Peace Talk Episode 250: During a group session, a woman does The Work on herself "I should not be self-critical"
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So many of us are familiar with the thoughts that direct attention to who we are as a person in the world, and how it's coming up short. Then, to add to this list of shortcomings, we say we shouldn't be so self-critical, we should love ourselves. Who would we be without this story? Listen today as a woman finds this thought stressful, and has a mot…
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Peace Talk Episode 249: A Conversation with Helen Amery about Enlightenment and Awakening
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Helen Amery is a coach from the UK who has created the Enlightenment Summit, along with a program following the summit where participants will explore this wonderful topic. As one of the speakers in the summit, I enjoyed interviewing Helen on her journey and how she came to be doing what she does. Her scientific background in chemistry at universit…
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Peace Talk Episode 248: this unkind person, cancer, physical pain, etc is blocking my peace or happy future
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When we have a new year, we often reflect on what this new year will contain, offer, and what we'll experience. If you have problems...we often want them solved. We want them gone. Who would you be without the story "something is blocking my peace, happiness, dream"? The Work of Byron Katie is a practice of self-inquiry allowing us to work with str…
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Peace Talk Episode 247: Should I never try to stop myself from doing, saying, feeling something?
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We look at willpower, discipline, structure, laws, rules and resolutions....and notice how often they have failed and don't appear to work. Yet, someone asks "does this mean I should never try to stop my behavior, I should just DO it whenever the urge arises to do it?" This is swinging in the complete opposite direction and using the thought "willp…
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