Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment
Melody Beattie
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
Author
Writer
St Paul
Minnesota
Possible
Moment
Makes
Moments
Change
Acceptance
Magic
Present
Forever
More quotes by Melody Beattie
... 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.
Melody Beattie
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.
Melody Beattie
Sometimes, we don't get what we want. . . But this is a benevolent universe. And once in a while, we do.
Melody Beattie
Beliefs create reality
Melody Beattie
Writing forces consciousness.
Melody Beattie
...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound.
Melody Beattie
Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
Melody Beattie
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie
He talks about God, and loving God. he says that when we open to loving a person, whether that person is a spouse, friend, or child, we open our hearts to loving God. He says when we let someone love us, we're opening our hearts to god's love. he says the acts are the same. p 19 I decide loving isn't for the fain. Its for the courageous. p 19
Melody Beattie
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.
Melody Beattie
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.
Melody Beattie
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.
Melody Beattie
Control is an illusion.
Melody Beattie
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.
Melody Beattie
Today I will not wait for someone to come to my aid. I'm not helpless. Although help may come, I'm my own rescuer. My relationships will dramatically improve when I stop rescuing others and stop expecting others to rescue me.
Melody Beattie
Panic is our great enemy.
Melody Beattie
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.
Melody Beattie
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
Melody Beattie
Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe.
Melody Beattie
When it's too difficult to keep swimming, float.
Melody Beattie