Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.
Martha BeckThe really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.
Martha BeckRest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.
Martha BeckA joyful life isn’t about others; it’s 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 Beck