I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if I'm even a few minutes late. Such calls often come in when I'm happily writing or rearranging the furniture. The monochrones in my life are so organized, they have no trouble remembering to remind me to show up.
Martha BeckYour relationship is not supposed to be perfect all the time, your business is not supposed to do well all the time, your soufflรฉs are not supposed to raise perfectly all the time. Everything is designed to go wrong so that you can gain the skills of rediscovering your tracks, even in difficult or frightening circumstances. Especially in difficult and frightening circumstances.
Martha BeckDon't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.
Martha BeckIโll tell you what itโs time to do right now. Itโs time to set your schedule in order so that you donโt look back on the day of your death and wonder why you never really lived. Itโs time to ignore the opinions of those who think your life should be all about their cause, their rules, their agenda, and not your soulโs desire. Itโs time to stop flagellating and start dancing.
Martha BeckDon't fight fearful thoughts. Just match each one with an alternative thought that brings you more peace.
Martha BeckIt isnโt necessary to know exactly how your ideal life will look; you only have to know what feels better and what feels worseโฆBegin making choices based on what makes you feel freer and happier, rather than on how you think an ideal life should look. Itโs the process of feeling our way toward happiness, not the realization of the Platonic ideal, that creates our best lives.
Martha Beck