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I’m Not Good Enough

apples fallen on the ground

This week I’ve had several people ask me about the debilitating thought, “I’m not good enough.” Of course there are many variations on this theme:

I’m not worthy.
I’m no good.
I don’t deserve…
I am a failure.

The problem with these kind of thoughts is that they are so general, so vast, that it’s hard to get a handle on them. When you work them, they sometimes resist finding genuine examples of the turnarounds.

We’re going to look at a number of ways to work with this kind of thought next week in the newsletter. But for now, let’s do blog popcorn on the core thought itself, “I’m not good enough.”

The session will take place in the comment section below. The time for the session is 10:30 to 11 AM PDT on Thursday, May 3, 2012.

Instructions For Blog Popcorn

1. Use the comment section below.
2. Constantly refresh your browser to see new comments as they appear. Some people forgot to do this, and waited in vain for comments to appear. On my browser, Command-R refreshes the page. And I hit it every few seconds whenever I’m not typing throughout the session.
3. I will use red color when I’m in the role of facilitator, and plain text when I’m in the role of participant.
4. When you answer a question, use the “REPLY” link just under that question. This keeps the comments organized. If you don’t do this, and use the regular comment box at the bottom of the page, it will not keep the comments sorted.
5. Feel free to borrow from what others write. They will give you an idea for your own work. We’re all doing this together, and can learn a lot from each other.
6. You may use an initial, or a pseudonym, if you want to preserve your anonymity in the comments below.

Todd Smith has been doing The Work of Byron Katie on an almost daily basis since 2007. He is just as excited about this simple process of self-inquiry today as he was when he first came across it. He also enjoys writing about The Work, and training others in the subtleties of this meditative process. Join Todd for The Work 101 online course, private sessions, virtual retreats, and his ongoing Inquiry Circle group.