We don't want to give the controls to someone else; we want those reins ourselves. We want to get our way. And… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Going home means getting comfortable being who you are and who your soul really wants to be. There is no strain with… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Sometimes, we don't get what we want. . . But this is a benevolent universe. And once in a while, we do. — 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
When we don't ask for what we want and need, we discount ourselves. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I want people who have received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C to know that they didn't just receive a death sentence. They… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Wants and needs are closely connected. And all our needs, even the ones we're not completely aware of yet, will be met.… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will practice healthy giving, understanding that caretaking and compulsive giving don't work. I choose what I want to give, to… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will refuse to jump into the middle of others' affairs, issues, and relationships. I will trust others to work out… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will realize that I'm powerless over other people's expectations of me. I'll think about what I want and consider that… — 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
We call it keeping up with the Joneses. They buy a boat and we buy a bigger one. They get a new… — 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
