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
stop taking
Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.
relationships
Relationships are where we take our recovery on the road.
likely love
I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.
trust
We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.
focused gentle life
What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it's our fault, that we're to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves.
code people trying waste
Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.
continuation-of-life unhappy wells
If we are unhappy without a relationship, we'll probably be unhappy with one as well. A relationship doesn't begin our life; a relationship doesn't become our life. A relationship is a continuation of life.
couple fun team
Sometimes compromise is important. Sometimes it's better to give in to someone else's wishes in order to have fun as a group or as a couple, or for the benefit of the team. Sometimes compromise is dangerous. We need to guard against compromising our standards to gain the approval or love of someone else. Decide when you can, and when you cannot, compromise. If it's not harmful and you are ambivalent about a decision, then compromise. If it could lead to breaking your values, compromise isn't a good idea.
thankful gratitude ungrateful-people
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
helping remember god-help-me
God, help me remember that when I admit and accept the truth, I'll be given the power and guidance to change.
swimming difficult floats
When it's too difficult to keep swimming, float.
time needs time-of-need
We have as much time as we need.
helping-others people worry
Furthermore, worrying about people and problems doesn't help. It doesn't solve problems, it doesn't help other people, and it doesn't help us. It is wasted energy.