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
peace acceptance needs
This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.
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.
time needs time-of-need
We have as much time as we need.
needs care boundaries
Do we really have the right to take care of ourselves? Do we really have the right to set boundaries? Do we really have the right to be direct and say what we need to say? You bet we do.
needs quiet quiet-place
Each life needs its own quiet place.
Some therapists have proclaimed: 'Co-dependency is anything, and everyone is co-dependent.'
inspirational thanksgiving thankful
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
happiness thank-you thanksgiving
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
letting-go knowing trying
Today I will stop trying to control my relationships. I will participate at a reasonable level and let the other person do the same. I can let go, knowing that the relationship will find its own life-or not-and that I don't have to do all the work, only my share.
doe heal who-you-are
Who you are is love. What love does is heal.
play worry illusion
Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves.
letting-go resentment hardened
Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
gratitude fullness-of-life being-thankful
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.