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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.
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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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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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The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.
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Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back.
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Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic.
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If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.
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Heading towards that inner home will take you places-both inside yourself and in the external world-which your heart will recognize as its native environment, even though you have never been there before.
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People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.
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A confession you make merely to illuminate the murky corners of your little life may end up lighting the path to freedom for a thousand other hearts.
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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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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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Take off your watch: the divine is speaking to you.
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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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People don’t cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back.
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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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Slow is fast, gentle is powerful and stillness moves mountains
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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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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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The heart is a tender but hardy organ. Daring to have a wonderful experience, even though you may get hurt, is the only way you'll realize its deepest desires.
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