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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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Sociologist
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Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind.
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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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You shine for who you are ... because no one can steal your light.
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Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.
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Don’t hide love. If you feel it, express it-not to demand that others love you back, but simply to live outwardly the best of what you feel inwardly. The worst that can happen to your heart is not rejection by another person but failure to act on the love you feel.
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If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you
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Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides.
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If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.
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To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you.
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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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The end goal of all of this striving is to live joyfully, and that there are often more direct ways of achieving this than conforming to rigid standards set by social custom.
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Trust in your truth. It will be the best decision you ever make.
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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 do not owe anyone your time. When you realize that, others will respect your time much more.
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Make a plan to change the world. For one night, don't disbelieve that you can.
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When you're weary, find relief. When you're strong, find delight.
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Every day brings new choices.
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Angels come in many shapes and sizes, and most of them are not invisible.
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Imagine the choices you'd make if you had no fear-of falling, of losing, of being alone, of disapproval.
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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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