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Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.

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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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.
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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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Panic, not the task, is the enemy.
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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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Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that I am good enough, and that my imperfections are part of being human. I let go of shame.
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Sometimes, we don't get what we want. . . But this is a benevolent universe. And once in a while, we do.
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Today I will focus on a peaceful pace, rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. I will let go of my need to be anxious and upset and will replace these feelings with calmness and harmony.
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We have as much time as we need.
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Today I will honor, cherish, and love myself. When I get confused about what to do, I just have to remember that I need to be true to myself. I will break free of the hold that others-and their expectations-ha ve on me.
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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.
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Money is not evil. There is no scarcity, except in our mind and attitudes. And what we believe we deserve will be about what we shall receive.
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Perspective will come in retrospect.
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Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.
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Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
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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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Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
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...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound.
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Today I will refuse to jump into the middle of others' affairs, issues, and relationships. I will trust others to work out their own problems, including the ideas and feelings they want to communicate to each other.
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Writing forces consciousness.
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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.
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