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Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you.

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.
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Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting ambivalence is just the sense of satori rising. Try, trust, try, and trust again, and eventually you'll feel your mind change its focus to a new level of understanding.
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The repercussions of one person living in stubborn gladness are incalculable.
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I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.
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Don't let your life revolve around whatever you're trying not to do or feel. Live to experience, not to avoid.
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Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward.
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What should you do now? Find a new way. A better way. Your way. The unknown, uncharted path through this wild new world that allows you---yourself, in your uniqueness--to reclaim the full measure of your true nature.
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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.
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Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump. It's blissfully simple to strike a savvy, sophisticated pose by attacking someone else's creations, but the old adage is right: Any fool can burn down a barn. Building one is something else again.
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From a place of stillness, openness, forgiveness and acceptance you can renew your commitment to any eating plan you like.
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Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don't go there.
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Here is the crux of the matter, the distilled essence, the only thing you need to remember: When considering whether to say yes or no, you must choose the response that feels like freedom. Period.
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Where your attention goes, your life goes.
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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.
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Trying to motivate yourself with fear is like screaming at a child, “Do something, dammit!” You’ll either freeze up or act in counterproducti ve ways. Fear widens the knowing-doing gap. Don’t use it.
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Perpetually doing, without ever tuning in to the center of our being, is the equivalent of fueling a mighty ship by tossing all its navigational equipment into the furnace.
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During the times we think we’re being “unproductive,” the seeds of new worlds are germinating within us, and they need peace to grow.
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The holy days are the best times to focus on real enthusiasm, the inner source that lightens and sanctifies our lives all year.
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Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes the near enemy for a friend.
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I want you to be supervised, all day every day, by people who forgive your errors and believe in your destiny.
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