Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment — Melody Beattie Acceptance Copy Share Image
We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world. — Melody Beattie Change Copy Share Image
Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible… — Melody Beattie Circumstances Copy Share Image
Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other people's best interests. — Melody Beattie Best Copy Share Image
Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls. — Melody Beattie Heart Copy Share Image
Some therapists have proclaimed: 'Co-dependency is anything, and everyone is co-dependent.' — Melody Beattie Anything Copy Share Image
According to some Eastern religion, there is a belt that goes across the world, and I've heard that Minnesota is right in… — Melody Beattie Belts Copy Share Image
Living our lives may not be an exciting prospect to some of us either. Maybe we've been so wrapped up in other… — Melody Beattie Enjoy 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 Aware 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 Be good Copy Share Image
Today I will simply accept. I will relinquish the need to be in resistance to myself and my environment in any way.… — Melody Beattie Accept Copy Share Image
Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps… — Melody Beattie Affirmation Copy Share Image
When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the… — Melody Beattie And love 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 Angry Copy Share Image
Today I will do something just for the fun of it. I will find something to do that's just for me and… — Melody Beattie Enjoy Copy Share Image
“Recovery is not only fun, it is simple. It is not always easy, but it is simple. It is based on a… — Melody Beattie Healing Copy Share Image
We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. We do not need to be… — Melody Beattie Blame Copy Share Image
Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go. — Melody Beattie Anger Copy Share Image
Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe. — Melody Beattie Time Copy Share Image
Furthermore, worrying about people and problems doesn't help. It doesn't solve problems, it doesn't help other people, and it doesn't help us.… — Melody Beattie Anxiety Copy Share Image
Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay. — Melody Beattie Codependent Copy Share Image
There are almost as many definitions of co-dependency as there are experiences that represent it. — Melody Beattie Almost Copy Share Image
I didn't have to scramble up and down the ladder from despair to euphoria anymore, trying to convince myself that life was… — Melody Beattie Convince Copy Share Image
God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. I welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety into my life. I… — Melody Beattie Acceptance 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 Behavior Copy Share Image
I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul; I know that the answer to what we need… — Melody Beattie Answers 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 Attributes 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 Bend 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 Art Copy Share Image
Today I will not wait for someone to come to my aid. I'm not helpless. Although help may come, I'm my own… — Melody Beattie Aids Copy Share Image
“Except for normal human emotions we would be feeling anyway, and twinges of discomfort as we begin to behave differently, recovery from… — Melody Beattie Human emotions Copy Share Image
Gratitude helps us stop trying to control outcomes. It is the key that unlocks positive energy in our life. It is the… — Melody Beattie Alchemy 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 Affair Copy Share Image
Let go of your expectations. The universe will do what it will. Sometimes your dreams will come true. Sometimes they won't. Sometimes… — Melody Beattie Broken Copy Share Image
Today I will let go of my need for approval and my need to be liked. Instead, I will choose to like… — Melody Beattie Approval Copy Share Image
Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push… — Melody Beattie Body Copy Share Image
I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her… — Melody Beattie Alzheimer Copy Share Image
Life is always moving, changing, shifting into its next shape. The movement is natural. It is how we evolve. Let the shifts… — Melody Beattie Always moving Copy Share Image
...Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment… — Melody Beattie Affirm Copy Share Image
There is honor in all work, in all tasks, but take it one step further. Make what you do a labor of… — Melody Beattie Change the world Copy Share Image
