In one century, weve added 28 years to our average life span – a change so rapid that our brains couldnt possibly have evolved to accommodate it. – Martha Beck
Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past. – Martha Beck
The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are. – Martha Beck
Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain. – Martha Beck