Description
The Work of Byron Katie is a way of identifying and questioning any stressful thought. It consists of four questions and a turn around.
Question 1: Is it true?
Question 2: Can you absolutely know it's true?
Question 3: How do you react — what happens — when you believe that thought?
Question 4: Who would you be without the thought?
Turn the Thought Around
For the sake of this conversation as it relates to the Enneagram I encourage each of us to question our thoughts about ourselves and then turn the thought around.
Write down a statement you believe about yourself in regards to your Enneagram type. For example, as a type 7 I might write, “I love that I am able to FIND the positive in a situation." The turnaround might look like, “I love that I don't HIDE from negative situations."
In addressing the turnaround we can begin to look at ways we avoid certain thoughts and beliefs. If, as a type 7, I am constantly looking for the positive in a situation perhaps it's because I'm trying to avoid what I find painful.
While this is a different approach to The Work of Byron Katie, it is a way to begin questioning long-held beliefs about ourselves and others.
Resources:
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
The Work
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