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If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
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St Paul
Minnesota
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Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.
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Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going beserk.
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Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free.
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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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God loves me enough to let me go through all the lessons I came here to learn, even the ones that hurt the most. His presence doesn't deny me. It's always there to help me see and understand what I came to this planet to learn.
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Control is an illusion.
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