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
swimming difficult floats
When it's too difficult to keep swimming, float.
peace acceptance needs
This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.
trying doe our-lives
Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
effort lessons turns
We learn the magical lesson that making the most of what we have turns it into more.
choices our-choices consequence
We don't just get our choice; we get the consequence that choice creates.
world may ends
We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world.
rain fall land
You can clear the land, plow the field, spread the fertilizer, and plant the corn. But you cannot make it rain. You cannot prevent an early frost. You cannot determine exactly what will happen in your life. The rain may or may not fall, but one thing is certain: you will get a harvest only if you planted something in the field. It's important to do everything in our power to ensure our success, but we also need to let the universe take its course.
want needs discounts
When we don't ask for what we want and need, we discount ourselves.
mind needs blame
We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. We do not need to be judgmental, tactless, blaming or cruel when we speak our truths.
life-and-love simple hands
When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the best God and His universe have to send. Then open your hands to receive it. It's yours.
acceptance forever magic
Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment
fun healthy important
Arranging for and allowing ourselves to have fun is an important part of taking care of ourselves. It helps us stay healthy. It helps us work better. It balances life. We deserve to have fun. Fun is a normal part of being alive. Fun is taking time to celebrate being alive.
hurt people defense
I saw people who were hostile; they had felt so much hurt that hostility was their only defense against being crushed again.
caring giving focus
Today, I will focus on what's right about me. I will give myself some of the caring I've extended to the world.