“We’ve realized that women have souls, and men have feelings.” — Melody Beattie Feelings Copy Share Image
Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't. — Melody Beattie Moment Copy Share Image
Feel what you feel, know what you know, and set your relatives free to do the same. — Melody Beattie 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 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 Copy Share Image
Some therapists have proclaimed: 'Co-dependency is anything, and everyone is co-dependent.' — Melody Beattie 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 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 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
Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go. — Melody Beattie Anger Copy Share Image
You don't have to search so hard for meaning and destiny. If you focus on keeping yourself clear and in balance and… — Melody Beattie Balance Copy Share Image
He talks about God, and loving God. he says that when we open to loving a person, whether that person is a… — Melody Beattie Children 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
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
...Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment… — Melody Beattie 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
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
Speak your truth. Listen when others speak theirs, too. When you let go of fear, you will learn to love others, and… — Melody Beattie 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
“Frequently, when I suggest to people that they detach from a person or problem, they recoil in horror. “Oh, no!” they say.… — Melody Beattie Better way 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… — Melody Beattie Coping 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
“If we weren’t trying to control whether a person liked us or his or her reaction to us, what would we do… — Melody Beattie Enjoy life Copy Share Image
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
“We don’t have to take other people’s behaviors as reflections of our self-worth. We don’t have to be embarrassed if someone we… — Melody Beattie Behavior Copy Share Image
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 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 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
LIVE your life from your HEART. SHARE from your HEART.. And your story will TOUCH and HEAL people's SOUL... — Melody Beattie Giving 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
“Not only can we lovingly detach from other people and take care of ourselves, it is our primary responsibility in life to… — Melody Beattie Detach Copy Share Image