People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to know what they want. Martha Beck More Quotes by Martha Beck More Quotes From Martha Beck The past doesn’t exist except as a memory, a mental story, and though past events aren’t changeable, your stories about them are. You can act now to transform the way you tell the story of your past, ultimately making it a stalwart protector of your future. Martha Beck eventsmemoriespast 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. Martha Beck equipmentshipstuning Learning to let go of expectations is a ticket to peace. It allows us to ride over every crisis—small or large, brother-in-law or end-of-quarter office lockdown—like a beach ball on water. The next time a problem arises in your life, take a deep breath, let out a sigh, and replace the thought Oh no! with the thought Okay. Martha Beck brotherletting-gobeach When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe. Martha Beck dangerous-worldpassionchoices The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times. Martha Beck averagelaughingchildren Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else. Martha Beck periodsplayfeels Don’t worry that you’ve wasted time. Each moment -- no matter how frozen or confused -- was a useful and necessary lesson. Martha Beck confusedlessonsworry Question every thought that causes suffering and test it against your own sense of truth. Martha Beck testscausessuffering Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life; it is the pathway to it. Martha Beck pathwayssuccessfulfun If you find yourself getting nervous stop and relax for three full breaths. Then take one small step, then another. That is how people get to the top of Everest. Martha Beck finding-yourselfrelaxpeople 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. Martha Beck pathheartmay Everything always passes, and everything is already okay. Stay in the place where you can see that, and nothing will resist you. Martha Beck okay If you see failure as a monster stalking you, or one that has Martha Beck mindmonstersteacher The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom. Martha Beck safetyway Do whatever work feeds your true self, even if it’s not a safe bet, even if it’s like a crazy risk, even if everyone in your life tells you you’re wrong or bad or crazy. Martha Beck riskcrazyself Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation. Martha Beck angergriefchildren Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. Martha Beck fearappreciationthinking Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. Martha Beck metaphysicalshiftingangel Though we often see life troughs as the universe's conspiracy to ruin us, they're actually our own true nature inviting us to lay down our weary heads. Martha Beck wearyruinsconspiracy If you’re doing something you love with people you love in a place you love, you are going to create something of value to the world. Martha Beck love-youpeopleworld
