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Control is an illusion.
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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Control
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Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
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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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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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Believing that things happen too slowly or too quickly is an illusion. Timing is perfect.
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Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment
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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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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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If that person doesn't want to be in your life, just let him or her leave.
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Be patient. Relax and trust. Let go. Then, let go some more.
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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 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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Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.
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What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know.
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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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Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going beserk.
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Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
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Today I will tell myself that I'm lovable. Just because some people haven't been able to love me in ways that worked doesn't mean that I'm unlovable. I've had lessons to learn, and some of them have hurt deeply, but I can still love, and I still am loved.
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