Expectation loiters in the DNA of every sentient being; when you tell yourself or a loved one, 'Don't get your hopes up,' you're fighting ancient genetic programming. Martha Beck ancientdnaexpectation Change image and share on social
Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic. Martha Beck bajillionbasicallygenetic Change image and share on social
Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld. Martha Beck beautifulbeautybehold Change image and share on social
I'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless. Martha Beck circumstancecompletelyhair Change image and share on social
Painful events leave scars, true, but it turns out they're largely erasable. Jill Bolte Taylor, the neuroanatomist who had a stroke that obliterated her memory, described the event as losing '37 years of emotional baggage.' Martha Beck baggagebolteemotional share on social
I feel about aging the way William Saroyan said he felt about death: Everybody has to do it, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case. Martha Beck agingbelievecase Change image and share on social
I don't believe that there are no spiritual beings around us. I don't know what to call them, I don't know how they work. But I know they're there. Martha Beck beingcallspiritual Change image and share on social
Even if you can be the world's best at one thing, you'll be the world's worst at something else. Supermodels make pathetic sumo wrestlers. Martha Beck badmakepathetic Change image and share on social
Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. Martha Beck angelconstantlyeclectic Change image and share on social
I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there. Martha Beck africabeginfall Change image and share on social