172 Quotes by Martha N. Beck

The only way to get out of this suicidal pattern is to leave the battlefield by going to the Watcher’s place of peace. EXERCISE:.

You do not owe anyone your time. When you realize that, others will respect your time much more.

Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides.

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

If nothing’s working for you, if you feel as though you’re pushing forward against the grain, the most productive and proactive thing you can do is nothing. Nature is turning you inward, to gain power through peace, rather than outward to gain power through activity.

Imagine the choices you’d make if you had no fear-of falling, of losing, of being alone, of disapproval.

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.

People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to KNOW what they want.

The more you claim your own destiny, the easier it will be to love unconditionally .