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
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to… — Melody Beattie Acceptance Copy Share Image
Caring works. Caretaking doesn't. We can learn to walk the line between the two. — Melody Beattie Caretaking Copy Share Image
Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other peoples best interests. — Melody Beattie Boundaries 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
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 Balance 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
It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from… — Melody Beattie Appearing Copy Share Image
the more we are focused on controlling and changing others, the more unmanageable our life becomes. The more we focus on living… — Melody Beattie Change Copy Share Image
The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it. — Melody Beattie Acting Copy Share Image
We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated. — Melody Beattie Being Copy Share Image
Today, I will focus on what's right about me. I will give myself some of the caring I've extended to the world. — Melody Beattie Caring Copy Share Image
Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart. — Melody Beattie Heart 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
What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know. — Melody Beattie Answers Copy Share Image
“Many of the people I’ve worked with in family groups have been that obsessed with people they care about. When I asked… — Melody Beattie Family 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
If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave. — Melody Beattie Ifs 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 Courses 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 Best is yet to come 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
You can clear the land, plow the field, spread the fertilizer, and plant the corn. But you cannot make it rain. You… — Melody Beattie Action Copy Share Image
Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe. — Melody Beattie Care Copy Share Image
