If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it. Martha Beck coredecideend Change image and share on social
Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy. Martha Beck accuracyblinddead Change image and share on social
When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity. Martha Beck appreciationcuriositygenuine Change image and share on social
The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times. Martha Beck adultaveragechild Change image and share on social
Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look. Martha Beck arbitrarybeautybelief Change image and share on social
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise. Martha Beck angelbedroomcare Change image and share on social
If you're totally sedentary and eat 2,500 calories a day, don't instantly go to 1,200 calories and hours of aerobics - your weight loss will be sudden and violent, but also fleeting. Martha Beck aerobiccalorieday Change image and share on social
If I tell a man he needs to quit his soul-sucking job, he has to go home and fight with his wife or fight with his parents and fight with his in-laws and fight with everybody, because men aren't supposed to be happy; they're supposed to do well. Martha Beck fighthappyhome share on social
Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107. Martha Beck acquaintanceagecase Change image and share on social
We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster. Martha Beck agedisasterfeel Change image and share on social