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You don't blast a heart open, she said. You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose.
Melody Beattie
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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
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Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.
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Codependents are reactionaries. They overreact. They under-react. But rarely do they act. They react to the problems, pains, lives, and behaviors of others. They react to their own problems, pains, and behaviors.
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Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
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We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world.
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I pray for faith that my future will be good if I live today well, and in peace. I will remember that staying in the present is the best thing I can do for my future. I will focus on what’s happening now instead of what’s going to happen tomorrow.
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... I've learned that I have many, many soul mates here, and they come to me at the right time and in the right place. They come to help me when I'm lost, and each comes with different sets of lessons for me -- usually, always, my most intense lessons -- the ones my soul came here to learn.
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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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Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
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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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Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.
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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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Like it or not, i was already learning that in the worst and darkest time, I would find specks of light, moments of joy. What I didn't want to learn was the other, harsher lesson - that in life's brightest moments there would also be unbearable pain. p 87
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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.
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Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then we feel guilty.
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Control is an illusion.
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Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other peoples best interests.
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Today I will realize that I'm powerless over other people's expectations of me. I'll think about what I want and consider that how I respond to others' needs will affect the course of my life. I will own my own power and choose the course that's right for me.
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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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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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Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.
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