Quotes By Martha Beck

As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey.

As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey.

People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.

People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.

I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.

I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.

Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain.

Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain.

Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.

Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals.

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals.

Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worry the way Renee Fleming sings high Cs: Effortlessly. Loudly. At length.

Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worry the way Renee Fleming sings high Cs: Effortlessly. Loudly. At length.

When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.

When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

To make an activity joyful, keep adding things until the activity as a whole becomes more appealing than repulsing.

To make an activity joyful, keep adding things until the activity as a whole becomes more appealing than repulsing.

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.

In fact, when care appears, unconditional love often vanishes.

In fact, when care appears, unconditional love often vanishes.

In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to accommodate it.

In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to accommodate it.

I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life.

I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life.

Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.

Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.

If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.

Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

I'd like to help repair the earth's ecosystems, and to fully live until I'm fully dead.

I'd like to help repair the earth's ecosystems, and to fully live until I'm fully dead.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.

Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.

You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you.

You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you.

When your entire brain is active, that means you are taking everything in through all sense perception. Your entire memory bank and your instincts are in play, so you make much quicker and more intelligent choices.

When your entire brain is active, that means you are taking everything in through all sense perception. Your entire memory bank and your instincts are in play, so you make much quicker and more intelligent choices.

To live a life that is wrong for you is a form of dying. There are people who have lives that look perfect. They try to be happy, they believe they should be happy, they are trying to like it, but if it's off course from their north star, they aren't satisfied.

To live a life that is wrong for you is a form of dying. There are people who have lives that look perfect. They try to be happy, they believe they should be happy, they are trying to like it, but if it's off course from their north star, they aren't satisfied.

I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.

All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.
 
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