Martha Beck Quotes

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren’t tense.

If you’d rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.

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

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you’re doing, and let the worry go.

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

Sometimes a psychic tells you something and it feels wrong and others may be right on the money. It’s your choice about whom to trust, and giving that trust is something we do ourselves.

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