Panic is our great enemy. Melody Beattie More Quotes by Melody Beattie More Quotes From Melody Beattie If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave. Melody Beattie persons want letting-go Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other peoples best interests. Melody Beattie guilt boundaries would-be Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push yourself to give, do, or perform when what your body, mind, soul and emotions need is to heal. Melody Beattie health healing giving Today I will honor, cherish, and love myself. When I get confused about what to do, I just have to remember that I need to be true to myself. I will break free of the hold that others-and their expectations-ha ve on me. Melody Beattie confused honor expectations Accept yourself. Love yourself just as you are. Your finest work, your best moments, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self love. Roll in it. Bask in it, as you would the sunshine. Melody Beattie healing appreciation love We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt. Melody Beattie solitude guilt feelings The more we learn to love and respect ourselves, the more we will become attracted to people who will love and respect us and who we can safely love and respect. Melody Beattie love-and-respect people 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. Melody Beattie next lessons knows If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting. Melody Beattie waiting action may 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. Melody Beattie uncertain behavior awareness Start today to follow your heart. Melody Beattie journey heart adventure There's a secret to get through loss, pain and grief. If we're alone we can't see who we are. When we join the club, other people become the mirror. Through them, we see ourselves and gain an understanding of what we're going through. Then slowly, real slowly, we learn to accept who we see in the mirror. Then you become the mirror for them; by being honest about who you are, you'll help them learn to love and accept themselves. Melody Beattie pain grief real there are no knights on white horses, no magical grandmothers in the sky watching, waiting to rescue us. Teachers may come our way, but they will not rescue. They will teach. People who care will come, but they will not rescue. They will care. Help will come, but help is not rescuing. We are our own rescuers. Our relationships will improve dramatically when we stop rescuing others and stop expecting them to rescue us. Melody Beattie horse responsibility teacher Beliefs create reality Melody Beattie belief inspirational reality Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart. Melody Beattie heart inspirational mean Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't. Melody Beattie moments-in-time moments thinking You don't blast a heart open," she said. "You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose. Melody Beattie rose heart inspirational God, help me remember that when I admit and accept the truth, I'll be given the power and guidance to change. Melody Beattie god-help-me helping remember 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. Melody Beattie safety acceptance letting-go We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world. Melody Beattie ends may world