Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
... I've learned that I have many, many soul mates here, and they come to me at the right time and in… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Taking time to rest, renew, and refresh yourself isn’t wasted time. Recharge. Choose what energizes you.” — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I know when to say no and when to say yes. I take responsibility for my choices. The victim? She went somewhere… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Take one or two steps more. Right around the bend is when we’ll see the Light. God isn’t late. We’re early. Don’t… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
It's easy to see and notice what we like in other people. Sometimes, it's not as easy to see the attributes and… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives,… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Are you balanced? Do you share your time, your energy, your life, as much with yourself as you do with those around… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
In martial arts, every time you graduate, move to another level, you don't forget everything you've done. You build on it, but… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
All endings are inexorably tied to new beginnings. That's the nature of the journey. It continues to unfold. It builds on itself.… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will surrender to discipline. I realize that sometimes it takes time to see the fruits of my labors, yet I… — 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
I pray for faith that my future will be good if I live today well, and in peace. I will remember that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own behavior, the problem is not who we are-it's what… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, a woman moved to a cave in the mountains to study with a guru. She wanted, she said,… — 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
