321 Quotes by Martha Beck

I once read that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past...but forgiving is not the same as obliterating memory.

It isn’t necessary to know exactly how your ideal life will look; you only have to know what feels better and what feels worse…Begin making choices based on what makes you feel freer and happier, rather than on how you think an ideal life should look. It’s the process of feeling our way toward happiness, not the realization of the Platonic ideal, that creates our best lives.

The way we do anything is the way we do everything.

I want you to be supervised, all day every day, by people who forgive your errors and believe in your destiny.

Tiny steps will get you to your goal months and months sooner. A little is better than a lot.

Your life is not little, and your playing small doesn’t serve the world. Your living large, on the other hand-your being your true self despite fear, fatigue, doubt, and opposition- will serve the world more than you can imagine. In fact, it may help save it. And saving the world, after all, is what all heroes (including you) are here to do.

Don't fight fearful thoughts. Just match each one with an alternative thought that brings you more peace.

If a problem looks difficult, relax. If it looks impossible, relax even more. Then begin encouraging small changes, putting just enough pressure on yourself to move one turtle step forward. Then rest, savor, celebrate. Then step again. You’ll find that slow is fast, gentle is powerful, and stillness moves mountains.

Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others.