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We decided that sooner or later you had to learn to live without almost everybody, at least for a while. Even people you didn't think you could live without. p 167 love always found itself again.

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
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St Paul
Minnesota
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If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave.
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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.
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What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know.
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Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all, remember to be happy.
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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.
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Today I will stop trying to control my relationships. I will participate at a reasonable level and let the other person do the same. I can let go, knowing that the relationship will find its own life-or not-and that I don't have to do all the work, only my share.
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When our heart is broken, we can't hear it. And when we can't hear our heart, we can't hear God.
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Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.
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The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it.
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Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.
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Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves.
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You don't have to search so hard for meaning and destiny. If you focus on keeping yourself clear and in balance and you live from your heart, destiny and your highest-good path will unfold naturally at your feet.
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Do we really have the right to take care of ourselves? Do we really have the right to set boundaries? Do we really have the right to be direct and say what we need to say? You bet we do.
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Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state.
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