321 Quotes by Martha Beck

"Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain."

"Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you."

"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."

"Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone."

"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."

"Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look."

"Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you."

"Breathe in, breathe out, no fear, no doubt."

"In fact, when care appears, unconditional love often vanishes."

"Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is."