Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is… — Martha Beck Buddhism Copy Share Image
Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worry the way Renee… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The knowledge of your destiny is available to you, well before it actually happens, as a message streaming continuously from your heart… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Our culture has created two almost irreconcilable descriptions of a 'good woman.' The first is the individual achiever; the second, the self-sacrificing… — Martha Beck Achiever Copy Share Image
In the moments I get it right, every step I take seems to be matched by a universal mystery, which obligingly, incredibly,… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The holy days are the best times to focus on real enthusiasm, the inner source that lightens and sanctifies our lives all… — Martha Beck Best time Copy Share Image
Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes… — Martha Beck Behavior Copy Share Image
The part of you that is unhampered by illusion-the illusion of time, the illusion of powerlessness, the illusion of impossibility-i s waiting… — Martha Beck Consciousness Copy Share Image
The pretty girls get all the good stuff. Oh, God. So not true. I unlearned this after years of coaching beautiful clients.… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Indecision may come from an instinctive hunch that there's more you need to know - which means it's time to learn everything… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The way to find your own North Star is not to think or feel your way forward but to dissolve the thoughts… — Martha Beck Blind Copy Share Image
“It was the first time I had spoken to them directly. In doing so, I felt myself cross a fine but very… — Martha Beck Fear Copy Share Image
“Finally, Karen Gerdes is the gentle force that put me back together after the events of my life tore me apart, and… — Martha Beck Karen Copy Share Image
The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special,… — Martha Beck About yourself Copy Share Image
Recurrent floods of sadness and anger gradually wash away the rubble of the defunct relationship, leaving only the bits of treasure: the… — Martha Beck Anger Copy Share Image
The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think… — Martha Beck Bias Copy Share Image
Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to… — Martha Beck Action Copy Share Image
During the times we think we’re being “unproductive,” the seeds of new worlds are germinating within us, and they need peace to… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
My deep belief is that all of us have the same lifelong work: to learn honesty, courage, and love. To learn, in… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty… — Martha Beck Beauty Copy Share Image
True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you’re already learning how to make… — Martha Beck Absolutes Copy Share Image
The difference between success and failure isn't the absence of fear but the determination to pursue your heart's desires no matter how… — Martha Beck Absence Copy Share Image
“...Refusing to feel desire is the only thing more painful than failing to get what you want, and that learning not to… — Martha Beck Desire Copy Share Image
Realizing that we've surrendered our self-esteem to others and choosing to be accountable for our own self-worth would mean absorbing the terrifying… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present… — Martha Beck Anxiety Copy Share Image
The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to… — Martha Beck Africa Copy Share Image
You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true 'inner voice.' You can hear it… — Martha Beck Advertising Copy Share Image
The heart is a tender but hardy organ. Daring to have a wonderful experience, even though you may get hurt, is the… — Martha Beck Daring Copy Share Image
Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting… — Martha Beck Ambivalence Copy Share Image
I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I’ll tell you what it’s time to do right now. It’s time to set your schedule in order so that you don’t… — Martha Beck Agendas Copy Share Image
Something in the human psyche confuses beauty with the right to be loved. The briefest glance at human folly reveals that good… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image