Top 20 Quotes of Melody Beattie: Melody Beattie is an American author of self-help books on codependent relationships. She wrote books on relationships, recovery and spirituality.
Melody Beattie popularized the concept of codependency with her 1986 book Codependent No More, which sold 8 Million copies and became the first big book for Co-Dependents Anonymous.
Here are the list of top 20 quotes by Melody Beattie:
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out – in us, in someone else, in the universe.”
“Letting go of our ideas about how life should go is a choice that sets life’s magic free.”
“Worrying, Obsessing, and Controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves.”
“Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free.”
“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people’s souls.”
“Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak and vulnerable…”
“Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.”
“Today, I will focus on having a good relationship with myself.”
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.”
“Today, I will let go. I will stop trying to control everything. I will stop trying to make myself be and do better, and I will let myself be.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Each life needs its own quiet place.”
“Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment.”
“Perspective will come in retrospect.”
“We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world.”
“Life is always moving, changing, shifting into its next shape. The movement is natural. It is how we evolve. Let the shifts happen. Take responsibility for yourself each step of the way. Trust the new shape and form of your world.”
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