� Learning to let go of expectations is a ticket to peace. It allows us to ride over every crisis—small or large, brother-in-law or end-of-quarter office lockdown—like a beach ball on water. The next time a problem arises in your life, take a deep breath, let out a sigh, and replace the thought Oh no! with the thought Okay. � � Martha N. Beck

� 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

� Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back. Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back. ...more � � Martha N. Beck