“Taking time to rest, renew, and refresh yourself isn’t wasted time. Recharge. Choose what energizes you.” — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going beserk. — Melody Beattie Demand Copy Share Image
Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Letting go is the action part of faith. It is a behavior that gives God and the Universe permission to send us… — Melody Beattie Faith Copy Share Image
We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt. — Melody Beattie Downtime Copy Share Image
We see and understand more about our behaviors. We come aware. And aware. And aware. . . Often, we feel uncertain about… — Melody Beattie Awareness Copy Share Image
It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“The test, the mark, of a person that's on a spiritual path is whether they can live in harmony.” — Melody Beattie Harmony 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
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 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
If we are unhappy without a relationship, we'll probably be unhappy with one as well. A relationship doesn't begin our life; a… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“I feel more passionately about the importance of healing from our abuse issues. I feel more passionately. I’ve become more spontaneous, embraced… — Melody Beattie Femininity 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 Joy Copy Share Image
Arranging for and allowing ourselves to have fun is an important part of taking care of ourselves. It helps us stay healthy.… — Melody Beattie Alive Copy Share Image
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day. — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Maybe we don’t need to go deeper into our codependency. We can, instead, march forward into our destinies.” — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that… — Melody Beattie Behavior Copy Share Image
Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable... — Melody Beattie Courage Copy Share Image
When we're surrounded by things that look impossible, making a simple choice to do something that's possible is a powerful thing to… — Melody Beattie Choice 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… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, the things we do to protect ourselves turn on us and hurt us. They become self-destructive. Many codependents are barely surviving,… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Let your mind and soul be at ease. Don't grasp and grab for the magic and miracles. When you reside in that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will honor, cherish, and love myself. When I get confused about what to do, I just have to remember that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that… — Melody Beattie Being human 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
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
Do we really have the right to take care of ourselves? Do we really have the right to set boundaries? Do we… — Melody Beattie Boundaries Copy Share Image
Twelve-step promotes spirituality, not religion. It gives a practical, day-to-day spirituality that tells me what I can and cannot control. There is… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“Sometimes codependents were blamed; sometimes they were ignored; sometimes they were expected to magically shape up (an archaic attitude that has not… — Melody Beattie 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
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
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
... 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
Today I will tell myself that I'm lovable. Just because some people haven't been able to love me, it doesn't mean that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
A man went to Istanbul, his first visit there. On his way to a business meeting, this man lost his way. He… — Melody Beattie Business 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… — Melody Beattie Events Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't a tool to manipulate the universe or God. It's a way to acknowledge our faith that everything happens for a… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
We decided that sooner or later you had to learn to live without almost everybody, at least for a while. Even people… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
