There's a secret to get through loss, pain and grief. If we're alone we can't see who we are. When we join… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Like it or not, i was already learning that in the worst and darkest time, I would find specks of light, moments… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Codependents are reactionaries. They overreact. They under-react. But rarely do they act. They react to the problems, pains, lives, and behaviors of… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all,… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Frequently, when I suggest to people that they detach from a person or problem, they recoil in horror. “Oh, no!” they say. “I could… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Once they have been affected---once "it" sets in---codependency takes on a life of its own. It is similar to catching pneumonia or picking up… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Prayer changes things. Prayer changes us. Prayer changes life. Sometimes an event has been manifested that needs to be stopped, midair. Don't pray just… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
It's not what we don't know that hurts us, people say. It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“We don’t have to be so afraid of people. They are just people like us.” — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“I want to thank each person who has the courage to push through and past the set of coping behaviors we’ve come to label… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
