Martha Beck's Top Five

Martha Beck's Five (New) Best Pieces of Advice
By Martha Beck
http://www.oprah.com/spiritself/
omag/ss_omag_200803_mbeck.jhtml

Life Lesson Number One: You cannot feed a beagle all it wants.
"There are among us people I call human beagles. They can't get enough—enough love, praise, attention, control. Psychologists categorize them as borderline personalities, narcissists, etc., etc., but all you need to remember is this: You cannot satiate them. Don't even try."

Life Lesson Number Two: We should all work like dogs, all the time.
"We should do what comes most naturally, reflexively, effortlessly."

Life Lesson Number Three: See every effort as an opportunity to relax.
"Martha, every scary obstacle is just an invitation to relax."

Life Lesson Number Four: Get the ball on the green.
"Consistently getting reasonably close to your objective, task after task, will put you far ahead of most other people."

Life Lesson Number Five: Once you trust yourself, you can trust everyone.
"Dogs trust their instincts, their bodies, their feelings. And this means they can trust all others—to be exactly what they are. Trusting yourself means you know what, and who, is authentic. ... This trust will be based on what you actually sense and believe, rather than polite words and social pressure, and that's the only kind of trust you can always trust."