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Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
Author
Writer
St Paul
Minnesota
Nurtured
Nourished
Delight
Universe
Care
Love
People

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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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Control is an illusion.
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
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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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Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.
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Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
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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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Arranging for and allowing ourselves to have fun is an important part of taking care of ourselves. It helps us stay healthy. It helps us work better. It balances life. We deserve to have fun. Fun is a normal part of being alive. Fun is taking time to celebrate being alive.
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Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
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Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves.
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Love yourself just as you are.
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Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.
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Gratitude helps us stop trying to control outcomes. It is the key that unlocks positive energy in our life. It is the alchemy that turns problems into blessings, and the unexpected into gifts.
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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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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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Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself.
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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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I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for three years might have looked codependent but it wasn't because it was what I wanted to do.
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Expressing passion and gratitude will guide your life. Say it again and again. Say it until you believe it. Say it until you live it.
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We see and understand more about our behaviors. We come aware. And aware. And aware. . . Often, we feel uncertain about what to do with all this awareness.
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