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Martha Beck Quotes

The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open Picture Quote #1

As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent Picture Quote #1

We ca’ save ourselves from fear by seeking safety, because safety always means there’s something to be safe from-in other words, something to fear. The way out of fear is’ safety. It’s freedom Picture Quote #1

Remember that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re stumped, because sometimes you really ca’ be expected to handle everything alone Picture Quote #1

Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don’t go there Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I’d smile when I was sad, pretend to like people who appalled me. What I now know is that losses aren’t cataclysmic if they teach the heart and soul their natural cycle of breaking and healing Picture Quote #1

True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you’re already learning how to make it less harmful Picture Quote #1

Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn’t or couldn’t love you, and it’s likely they still can’t or won’t. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you’ll feel Picture Quote #1

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If you’re feeling intransigently ambivalent, it might pay to formally accept what’s already happening - that is, decide not to decide Picture Quote #1

Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you’ve ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding Picture Quote #1

Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from left to the right hemisphere, that sense of expansiveness and everything, can be accomplished through unusual rhythmic action, or any action that requires so much attention away from words that you cannot think in words Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

As I obsess about my ancient problems, I feel more like I’m sinking in quicksand than lighting a torch. I’m creating neither heat nor light, just the icky, perversely pleasurable squish of self-pity between my toes. My only defense is that I’m not the only one down here in the muck - our whole culture is doting on tales of personal tragedy Picture Quote #1

I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me Picture Quote #1

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As a life coach, I love makeovers, from new clothes to surgery, pedicures to highlights. But redoing makes you feel better only if approached with the right attitude Picture Quote #1

Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don’t go there Picture Quote #1

Whatever causes you to drop your plan forward and open to your vision, your own, deeply personal vision of what your life could be at its very best, that’s what I call meeting your rhinoceros Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe Picture Quote #1

You will know how to stop suffering as soon as suffering ceases to be valuable. If you are in pain, you are being led Picture Quote #1

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Whatever terrible things may have happened to you, only one thing allows them to damage your core self, and that is continued belief in them Picture Quote #1

Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human -- and by that I mean imperfect -- beings Picture Quote #1

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury Picture Quote #1

In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our brains, instincts, and socialized behavior are still geared to an environment of lack. The result? Overwhelm - on an unprecedented scale Picture Quote #1

Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us functionally deaf and blind to new information. Once the replay button gets pushed, we no longer form new ideas or conclusions - the old ones are so cozy Picture Quote #1

Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past Picture Quote #1

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The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open (Martha Beck Quotes) As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent (Martha Beck Quotes) We ca’ save ourselves from fear by seeking safety, because safety always means there’s something to be safe from-in other words, something to fear. The way out of fear is’ safety. It’s freedom (Martha Beck Quotes) Remember that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re stumped, because sometimes you really ca’ be expected to handle everything alone (Martha Beck Quotes) Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don’t go there (Martha Beck Quotes) 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 (Martha Beck Quotes) 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 (Martha Beck Quotes) Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy (Martha Beck Quotes) 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 (Martha Beck Quotes) Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I’d smile when I was sad, pretend to like people who appalled me. What I now know is that losses aren’t cataclysmic if they teach the heart and soul their natural cycle of breaking and healing (Martha Beck Quotes) True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you’re already learning how to make it less harmful (Martha Beck Quotes) Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn’t or couldn’t love you, and it’s likely they still can’t or won’t. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you’ll feel (Martha Beck Quotes) If you’re feeling intransigently ambivalent, it might pay to formally accept what’s already happening - that is, decide not to decide (Martha Beck Quotes) Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you’ve ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding (Martha Beck Quotes) Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from left to the right hemisphere, that sense of expansiveness and everything, can be accomplished through unusual rhythmic action, or any action that requires so much attention away from words that you cannot think in words (Martha Beck Quotes) 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. (Martha Beck Quotes) As I obsess about my ancient problems, I feel more like I’m sinking in quicksand than lighting a torch. I’m creating neither heat nor light, just the icky, perversely pleasurable squish of self-pity between my toes. My only defense is that I’m not the only one down here in the muck - our whole culture is doting on tales of personal tragedy. (Martha Beck Quotes) I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me. (Martha Beck Quotes) As a life coach, I love makeovers, from new clothes to surgery, pedicures to highlights. But redoing makes you feel better only if approached with the right attitude. (Martha Beck Quotes) Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don’t go there. (Martha Beck Quotes) Whatever causes you to drop your plan forward and open to your vision, your own, deeply personal vision of what your life could be at its very best, that’s what I call meeting your rhinoceros. (Martha Beck Quotes) 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. (Martha Beck Quotes) When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe. (Martha Beck Quotes) You will know how to stop suffering as soon as suffering ceases to be valuable. If you are in pain, you are being led. (Martha Beck Quotes) Whatever terrible things may have happened to you, only one thing allows them to damage your core self, and that is continued belief in them. (Martha Beck Quotes) Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human -- and by that I mean imperfect -- beings. (Martha Beck Quotes) Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. (Martha Beck Quotes) In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our brains, instincts, and socialized behavior are still geared to an environment of lack. The result? Overwhelm - on an unprecedented scale. (Martha Beck Quotes) Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us functionally deaf and blind to new information. Once the replay button gets pushed, we no longer form new ideas or conclusions - the old ones are so cozy. (Martha Beck Quotes) Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past. (Martha Beck Quotes)

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