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Play until it's time to rest, then rest until it's time to play.

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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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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The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.
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Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic amid inner turmoil, run on an upward trajectory of success and money acquisition at any emotional cost. But these are not rules.
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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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The idea is to identify a destructive thought pattern, then simply label it and watch it and let it pass by whenever it appears in your mind.
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Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.
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When you are in a creative or appreciative zone, you literally have no access to your inner lizard, to that fear-based, non creative, shrieking little beasty who's so afraid you're going to be a bag lady.
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Conflict in close relationships is not only inevitable, it's essential. Intimacy connects people who are inevitably different.
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At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.
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Take off your watch: the divine is speaking to you.
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Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact.
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Most unhappy people need to learn just one lesson: how to see themselves through the lens of genuine compassion, and treat themselves accordingly.
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When you're weary, find relief. When you're strong, find delight.
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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.
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The knowledge of your destiny is available to you, well before it actually happens, as a message streaming continuously from your heart to your brain, written in the language of longing.
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Truth itself is something you live, not something you think.
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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.
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You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.
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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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There has never been, and never will be, anyone who sees, thinks, or responds exactly the way you do. Whether you’re revolutionizing physics or making a quilt, you must display your differences to make a difference.
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