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Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
Author
Writer
St Paul
Minnesota
Feels
Vulnerable
Scared
Allow
Continue
Weak
Courage
Strength
Feel

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Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.
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Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.
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Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe.
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...Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment from nega­tive to positive. I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real. I will also strive to find one quality that I like about someone else who's important to me, and I will take the risk of telling him or her that.
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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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Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state.
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