Top 180 Martha N. Beck Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Don’t expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.”

— Martha N. Beck

52. “Angels come in many shapes and sizes, and most of them are not invisible.”

— Martha N. Beck

53. “Do whatever work feeds your true self, even if it’s not a safe bet, even if it’s like a crazy risk, even if everyone in your life tells you you’re wrong or bad or crazy.”

— Martha N. Beck

54. “The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless victim. This is well within your power, whatever fate might have dealt you.”

— Martha N. Beck

55. “You do not owe anyone your time. When you realize that, others will respect your time much more.”

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56. “External circumstances do not create feeling states. Feeling states create external circumstances.”

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57. “When making a decision, focus on what feels “shackles off” versus “shackles on”.”

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58. “Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human – and by that I mean imperfect – beings.”

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59. “Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.”

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60. “By the end of your incredibly arduous, disappointing, stressful journey, you will be your true self, in a place where you belong, with friends who truly understand you and bring all sorts of opportunities your way.”

— Martha N. Beck

61. “Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it means to be brave.”

— Martha N. Beck

62. “Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it’s the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward...”

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63. “If you find yourself getting nervous stop and relax for three full breaths. Then take one small step, then another. That is how people get to the top of Everest.”

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64. “Forcing yourself to think happy lies doesn’t heal your dreams. Getting to the truth does.”

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65. “What would you do if you knew that every good thing in your life depended on your getting enough rest? Because it does.”

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66. “Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.”

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67. “The past doesn’t exist except as a memory, a mental story, and though past events aren’t changeable, your stories about them are. You can act now to transform the way you tell the story of your past, ultimately making it a stalwart protector of your future.”

— Martha N. Beck

68. “Every aspect of your life, whether it’s a task or relationship, personal or professional, will be based on love and joy. And when you get right down to it, nothing else really matters.”

— Martha N. Beck

69. “Just one mental shift-focusing on the abundance of your environment-switches your psychological settings so that your life automatically improves in many areas you may think are unrelated. This is essentially a leap from fear to faith.”

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70. “Perpetually doing, without ever tuning in to the center of our being, is the equivalent of fueling a mighty ship by tossing all its navigational equipment into the furnace.”

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71. “In fact, when care appears, unconditional love often vanishes.”

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72. “Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worry the way Renee Fleming sings high Cs: Effortlessly. Loudly. At length.”

— Martha N. Beck

73. “A confession you make merely to illuminate the murky corners of your little life may end up lighting the path to freedom for a thousand other hearts.”

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74. “Truth itself is something you live, not something you think.”

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75. “Tiny steps will get you to your goal months and months sooner. A little is better than a lot.”

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76. “Remember, intimacy increases with honesty. Share less to keep people away and more to draw them closer.”

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77. “Bad habits fill needs, so find good alternatives for them.”

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78. “Judgments that constrain your giving are the very demons that are keeping you from receiving.”

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79. “Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes the near enemy for a friend.”

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80. “When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scare.”

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81. “This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.”

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82. “Heading towards that inner home will take you places-both inside yourself and in the external world-which your heart will recognize as its native environment, even though you have never been there before.”

— Martha N. Beck

83. “Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.”

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84. “If nothing’s working for you, if you feel as though you’re pushing forward against the grain, the most productive and proactive thing you can do is nothing. Nature is turning you inward, to gain power through peace, rather than outward to gain power through activity.”

— Martha N. Beck

85. “To care for someone can mean to adore them, feed them, tend their wounds. But care can also signify sorrow, as in ‘bowed down by cares.’ Or anxiety, as in ‘Careful!’ Or investment in an outcome, as in ‘Who cares?’ The word love has no such range of meaning: It’s pure acceptance.”

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86. “Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true ‘inner voice.’ You can hear it to the extent that you give it your attention.”

— Martha N. Beck

87. “Peace is more than just a feeling. It’s the mental and physical frequency where you’ll find all your real power.”

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88. “Learning to quit while you’re not ahead, when the dull ooze of depression tells you things are not going to get any better, is one of the best financial and life skills you can master.”

— Martha N. Beck

89. “Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want.”

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90. “The power to bring me out of solitude – or to push me back into it – had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine.”

— Martha N. Beck

91. “No part of your experience is wasted. Everything you’ve experienced so far is part of what you were meant to learn.”

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92. “The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.”

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93. “I want you to notice is that-right here, right now-you’re okay. You may be in pain, you may be in fear, you may be in grief. But you’re here, you’re surviving; this moment is okay.”

— Martha N. Beck

94. “Bad 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 N. Beck

95. “The repercussions of one person living in stubborn gladness are incalculable.”

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96. “You will know how to stop suffering as soon as suffering ceases to be valuable. If you are in pain, you are being led.”

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97. “A 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.”

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98. “Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I.”

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99. “No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.”

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100. “To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you.”

— Martha N. Beck