Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worry the way Renée Fleming sings high Cs: Effortlessly. Loudly. At length.

Martha Beck

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Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.

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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.

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As any good Buddhist will tell you, the by Martha Beck

As any good Buddhist will tell you, the

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When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scar... by Martha Beck

When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scare.

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When making a decision, focus on what feels "shackles off" versus... by Martha Beck

When making a decision, focus on what feels "shackles off" versus "shackles on".

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In the moments I get it right, every step I take seems to be matched by a universal mystery, which obligingly, incredibly, creates what I can't.

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Be brave enough to turn away from shiny objects, and toward the l... by Martha Beck

Be brave enough to turn away from shiny objects, and toward the light that makes them shine.

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I want you to notice is that-right here, right now-you’re okay. You may be in pain, you may be in fear, you may be in grief. But you’re here, you’re surviving; this moment is okay.

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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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Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot.

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The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open.

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The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless victim. This is well within your power, whatever fate might have dealt you.

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You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you.

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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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As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey.

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Dawn Kotzer is the kind of coach who can see beauty and wisdom in circumstances that seem ugly and chaotic. She's kind, genuine and honest, willing and able to see where her clients get stuck and gently help them recover their freedom. Better than a coach who gives you the answers, Dawn will help you find the answers to your life's dilemmas that are already within you.

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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind.

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This is the part of us that makes our brief, improbable little lives worth living: the ability to reach through our own isolation and find strength, and comfort, and warmth for and in each other. This is what human beings do. This is what we live for, the way horses live to run.

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I don't believe that there are no spiritual beings around us. I don't know what to call them, I don't know how they work. But I know they're there

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Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self. by Martha Beck

Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.

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