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.
Martha BeckIn the pursuit of Knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Way, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
Martha BeckYou get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.
Martha BeckDonโt worry that youโve wasted time. Each moment -- no matter how frozen or confused -- was a useful and necessary lesson.
Martha BeckWhether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.
Martha BeckYou are lovable. Can you show me any baby in any nursery who isn't priceless? No. There's no such thing as a worthless newborn. And the essential value that was born into brand-new-baby you can never be extinguished. This means that even if you think you're being absolutely honest, believing yourself to be anything other than astonishing, incomparable, and infinitely precious makes you a habitual liar.
Martha Beck