“This is important stuff, so it's crucial not to get too serious, to realize that this is all fun and games. The attitude 'business is serious, it's not fun and games' leads to financial failure, and I won't tolerate it… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share Image
“it becomes a problem when we mistake the stories in our minds for The Truth.” — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“Paradoxes haunt the lives of born wayfinders, driving them to seek resolutions to the apparent contradictions in their lives, enticing them into the world… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“Research has shown that focusing on appreciation and gratitude has all kinds of positive health effects, lowering indicators of disease-causing stress and increasing the… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“In any situation where our brains perceive extreme threat, the neocortex (the most recently evolved layer of the brain, which performs logical calculation) may… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“The only way to get out of this suicidal pattern is to leave the battlefield by going to the Watcher’s place of peace. EXERCISE:” — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“In this chapter, we’ll picture these rule-making and rule-breaking parts of you as humans. Tiny humans. We’ll call them the Dictator and the Wild… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“Career miracles happen when you’re so in love with your life that pushing yourself is actually easier than stopping, when you “do without doing.”… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“Emotions are virtually always responses to thoughts. That’s great news, because while it’s impossible to control an emotion once a thought has triggered it,… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“It’s been said that the entire philosophical foundation of Zen is contained in three small words: “Not always so.” If you want to stop… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“The good news is that you can step off the battlefield any time. You do this by aligning yourself with the Watcher part of… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“The urge to find the real facts is destructive only to people or systems (friendships, family dynamics, political dynasties) that are based on lies.… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“research on meditation does indicate that staying in a compassionate mode toward one’s self removes brain activity from zones that trigger flight, fight, and… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“according to some medical psychologists, it’s physiologically impossible for your mind to stay locked in a war of control when you’re engaging its ability… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent. Chapters… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
“When you find yourself stressed, tense, and veering toward anxiety eating, take a time-out for just three breaths. Long, deep breaths.” — Martha N. Beck Copy Share
