Byron Katie Newsletter: September 29, 2007

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September 29, 2007
The Byron Katie Newsletter

The Children's Workshop

At the recently concluded Children's Workshop, we had over (number) kids and their parents, all of them using The Work to question their stressful thoughts. Thoughts like:

"I'm not big enough"

"I'm not popular"

"I have to be a great student"

"I have no friends"

"My mom doesn't love me anymore"

"I wish I was skinny"

Video: The Children's Workshop >>

The Work is for everyone, even children. The 4 Questions help you deal with reality - whether you're four or 94.

In fact, children often understand The Work better than their parents.

Isn't that the way of it?

A Letter from Malawi

Dear Katie,

Here are some of the pictures I took yesterday at one of the prisons in Malawi where I do The Work with prisoners.

Unfortunately I was alone, so I failed to picture myself facilitating these men. I was at the male section. I had the little books with me, but the prison authorities refused me to distribute to the prisons. They said all reading materials for the prisoners need to be accessed before consumption or given to them. But they informed me after the session, which was about an hour and half, that the book is okay, but I should came again as most of the prisoners on Sunday attend their denominational prayers within the prison, so they advised me to come again very soon, on a Saturday, so that I can have a big number of people as the prison has a big number of prisoners.

I managed to look into some of the universal beliefs which the prisoners had. I facilitated them on one-liners like “I will die here in prison,” “I will never see my wife again,” “My wife will remarry,” and so on.They were so happy after they questioned these painful thoughts, and it was a relief to some of them. Some even shed tears when I facilitated them on the turnarounds. There were a lot of painful stories which these people had, and they promised me to have a wonderful time when I came again.

I will email more photos when I go back again to the prison, these coming weeks, and very soon I will start my southern region prison tour. I love you all and I thank you for the wonderful gifts you are giving to the people of Malawi and to me.

Love Kondwani

It is people like Kondwani who are helping bring The Work to everyone, making it a worldwide inner peace movement. Thank you, all of you. And thank you, Kondwani!

loving what is,

kt

P.S.- If you're having family issues, please see "Resolving Deep Family Resentments." And if you want to turn your life around, see you at the upcoming "School of You" in October.

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