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
awareness behavior uncertain
We see and understand more about our behaviors. We come aware. And aware. And aware. . . Often, we feel uncertain about what to do with all this awareness.
heart destiny feet
You don't have to search so hard for meaning and destiny. If you focus on keeping yourself clear and in balance and you live from your heart, destiny and your highest-good path will unfold naturally at your feet.
issues challenges way
Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then we feel guilty.
letting-go acceptance safety
God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. I welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety into my life. I will make a point of listening to my healthy, rational fears, and will relinquish all the others.
art moving practice
Today I will surrender to discipline. I realize that sometimes it takes time to see the fruits of my labors, yet I still need to practice discipline. Help me to remember, God, that I'm moving forward, and that I'm learning the very important art of discipline.
inspirational reality belief
Beliefs create reality
pain problem behavior
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 react to their own problems, pains, and behaviors.
behavior obsessed codependent
A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person's behavior.
helping remember god-help-me
God, help me remember that when I admit and accept the truth, I'll be given the power and guidance to change.
thankful gratitude ungrateful-people
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
compassion ideas people
The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it.
simple despair trying
I didn't have to scramble up and down the ladder from despair to euphoria anymore, trying to convince myself that life was either painful and terrible or joyous and wonderful. The simple truth was that life was both. p 214
letting-go stress hands
Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.
letting-go live-life hanging-on
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.