No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.
Martha BeckDon't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.
Martha BeckBad artists ignore the darkness of human existence. Good artists often get stuck there. Great artists embrace the full catastrophe of our condition and find beyond it an even deeper truth of peace, healing, and redemption.
Martha BeckThe shortness of life, which we all discuss, but which is very clear to me at the moment, makes keeping and spreading a joyful peace more crucial than ever before. Let us keep our minds on what matters, which is our work, which is astonishment and gratitude. From this quiet magic comes a power for all other new years wishes to come true.
Martha Beck