Quote by Melody Beattie Download Open image ““Codependents appear to be depended upon, but they are dependent.”” — Melody Beattie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Sometimes codependents were blamed; sometimes they were ignored; sometimes they were expected to magically shape up (an archaic attitude that has not worked with… — Melody Beattie 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 others. They… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
“dependency harms culture. People thrive the more they can be self-reliant.” — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
“The theory of dependence will take the wrong path and lead to deception if the analysis is not put within the framework of the… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
“Their behavior is based on your own, just as your behavior is being influenced by theirs.” — Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths Copy Share Image
“Our job is not to promote dependency among those we lead, but to provide our employees with the freedom to bring their full selves… — Tanveer Naseer Copy Share Image
“Your level of autonomy, ability and availability determines how flexible and free you are to make choices.” — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“When we pretend that we can avoid vulnerability we engage in behaviors that are often inconsistent with who we want to be.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Dependence can make people hate those they depend upon. It could be a complex and exhausting relationship. Often it was better to be nursed… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“Weakness is acceptable, forgivable, around family. But not when lives and wars hang in the balance.” — Victoria Aveyard 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
