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Truth itself is something you live, not something you think.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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Journalist
Sociologist
Provo
Utah
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Truth
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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.
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It's only by starting in a place of peace that we find our purpose and power.
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Recurrent floods of sadness and anger gradually wash away the rubble of the defunct relationship, leaving only the bits of treasure: the remembered moments of real communion, a new understanding of your own mistakes, a clear picture of the dysfunctions you will never tolerate again.
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You shine for who you are ... because no one can steal your light.
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Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.
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I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.
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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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Slow is fast, gentle is powerful and stillness moves mountains
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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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Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107.
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Remember that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re stumped, because sometimes you really can’t be expected to handle everything alone.
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Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact.
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Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to be what we’re not, feeling lousy about ourselves when we fail, and sometimes when we succeed. We hide our differences when, by accepting and celebrating them, we could collaborate to make every effort more exciting, productive enjoyable, and powerful. Personally, I think we should start right now.
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This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.
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Bad artists ignore the darkness of human existence. Good artists often get stuck there. Great artists embrace the full catastrophe of our condition and find beyond it an even deeper truth of peace, healing, and redemption.
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No part of your experience is wasted. Everything you've experienced so far is part of what you were meant to learn.
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