Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.
Martha BeckIf 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 BeckNo one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.
Martha BeckI'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless.
Martha Beck