What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know. Melody Beattie More Quotes by Melody Beattie More Quotes From Melody Beattie Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating. Melody Beattie excellenceperfectionself Today I will focus on a peaceful pace, rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. I will let go of my need to be anxious and upset and will replace these feelings with calmness and harmony. Melody Beattie focusletting-gomoving Caring works. Caretaking doesn't. We can learn to walk the line between the two. Melody Beattie linescaringtwo Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves. Melody Beattie illusionplayworry We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later. Melody Beattie let-it-goexcellencemoments The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. Melody Beattie new-yearwritingbook Today I will practice healthy giving, understanding that caretaking and compulsive giving don't work. I choose what I want to give, to whom, when, and how much. It takes time to learn how to give in healthy ways. It takes time to learn to receive. Balance will come. Melody Beattie understandingpracticegiving Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Melody Beattie be-kindcarefeelings other people maay be there to help us, teach us, guide us aolng our path, But the lesson to be learned is always ours Melody Beattie lessons-to-be-learnedlearningpeople It's easy to see and notice what we like in other people. Sometimes, it's not as easy to see the attributes and beauty in ourselves. It's good to see the beauty in others. But sometimes, take a moment and get excited when you notice what's beautiful in yourself, too. Melody Beattie selfbeautifulpeople Today I will let go of my need for approval and my need to be liked. Instead, I will choose to like and approve of myself. The people who count (including me) will respect me when I'm true to who I really am. Melody Beattie letting-gopeopleneeds Let go of your expectations. The universe will do what it will. Sometimes your dreams will come true. Sometimes they won't. Sometimes when you let go of a broken dream, another one gently takes its place. Be aware of what is, not what you would like to be, taking place. Melody Beattie brokendreamletting-go 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. Melody Beattie moving-onmoving-forwardjoy Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day. Melody Beattie hanging-onletting-golife Love yourself just as you are. Melody Beattie love-yourselflove-you Are you balanced? Do you share your time, your energy, your life, as much with yourself as you do with those around you?. . . . Know your limits. You are one of the most important people you need to look after and love. Balance your time, your energy, your life with those around you. You'll be able to give more freely and joyfully as a result, and you'll be more open to the gifts of the universe. It's not wrong to give to others. But it's okay to say yes to ourselves, too. Melody Beattie balancegivingpeople If somebody rejects you or your choices, you are still real, and you are still worth every bit as much as you would be if you had not been rejected. Melody Beattie rejects-yourealhealing Today I will not wait for someone to come to my aid. I'm not helpless. Although help may come, I'm my own rescuer. My relationships will dramatically improve when I stop rescuing others and stop expecting others to rescue me. Melody Beattie waitingmayrelationship The surest way to make ourselves crazy is to get involved in other people's business, and the quickest way to become sane and happy is to tend to our own affairs. Melody Beattie crazyinspirationalpeople Be patient. Relax and trust. Let go. Then, let go some more. Melody Beattie moving-ontrustmotivational
