Own your failure openly, publicly, with genuine regret but absolutely no shame, and youโll reap a harvest of forgiveness, trust, respect, and connection-the things you thought youโd get by succeeding. Ironic, isnโt it?
Martha BeckIf youโre doing something you love with people you love in a place you love, you are going to create something of value to the world.
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 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 Beck