Quotes from Melody Beattie

Today I will simply accept. I will relinquish the need to be in resistance to myself and my environment in any way. I will move forward in joy by accepting where I am right now.

This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.

Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going beserk.

When our heart is broken, we can't hear it. And when we can't hear our heart, we can't hear God.

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.

Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.

It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in a crazy family. It feels like you will actually disappear.

Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible to gratitude's power.

Today, I will focus on having a good relationship with myself.

Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.

The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it.

Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not.

Relax, you're on a journey of discovery. Let life reveal itself to you.

Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.

Twelve-step promotes spirituality, not religion. It gives a practical, day-to-day spirituality that tells me what I can and cannot control. There is room to be imperfect and to be someone who struggles to find God.

According to some Eastern religion, there is a belt that goes across the world, and I've heard that Minnesota is right in the heart of this spiritual-creative belt of energy.

Each life needs its own quiet place.

Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.

If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave.

If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.

Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.

Gratitude helps us stop trying to control outcomes. It is the key that unlocks positive energy in our life. It is the alchemy that turns problems into blessings, and the unexpected into gifts.

Letting go of our ideas about how life should go is a choice that sets life's magic free.

Expressing passion and gratitude will guide your life. Say it again and again. Say it until you believe it. Say it until you live it.