No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.
Martha BeckStandards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.
Martha BeckThere are things that can only happen through you when you are still. Silence is often the most important work you can do.
Martha BeckA joyful life isnโt about others; itโs about the brightness that is associated with being alive. Your path to it is through anything that replaces thinking with pure flight, pure joy.
Martha BeckAll religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.
Martha Beck