Melody Beattie
Melody Beattie
Melody Beattie is an American author of self-help books on codependent relationships...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
Melody Beattie quotes about
inspirational life wisdom
Live your life fom your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.
self perfection excellence
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
beautiful self people
It's easy to see and notice what we like in other people. Sometimes, it's not as easy to see the attributes and beauty in ourselves. It's good to see the beauty in others. But sometimes, take a moment and get excited when you notice what's beautiful in yourself, too.
letting-go who-i-am imperfection
Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that I am good enough, and that my imperfections are part of being human. I let go of shame.
new-year book writing
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.
letting-go people today
Today I will let go of my need for approval and my need to be liked. Instead, I will choose to like and approve of myself. The people who count (including me) will respect me when I'm true to who I really am.
next lessons knows
I never know what the next lesson is going to be, because we're not supposed to know -- we're supposed to trust ourselves to discover it.
letting-go mean thinking
Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, and to changing our beliefs about what we deserve. As our thinking about this becomes clearer, so will our boundaries. Boundaries are also connected to a Higher Timing than our own. We’ll set a limit when we’re ready, and not a moment before. So will others. There’s something magical about reaching that point of becoming ready to set a limit. We know we mean what we say; others take us seriously too. Things change, not because we’re controlling others, but because we’ve changed.
powerful simple choices
When we're surrounded by things that look impossible, making a simple choice to do something that's possible is a powerful thing to do.
sadness mean home
Going home means getting comfortable being who you are and who your soul really wants to be. There is no strain with that. The strain and tension come when we're not being who our soul wants to be and we're someplace where our soul doesn't feel at home.
letting-go relax be-patient
Be patient. Relax and trust. Let go. Then, let go some more.
love-you love-yourself
Love yourself just as you are.
feelings be-kind care
Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all, remember to be happy.
new-beginnings journey best-is-yet-to-come
All endings are inexorably tied to new beginnings. That's the nature of the journey. It continues to unfold. It builds on itself. It can't help itself from doing that. Cherish the moments, all of them. You have seen and felt much in life so far. But still, the best is yet to come.