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Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
Author
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St Paul
Minnesota
Something
Time
Wasted
Worked
Waiting
Universe
Else
Someone

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Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.
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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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... 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.
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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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Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.
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Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all, remember to be happy.
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We decided that sooner or later you had to learn to live without almost everybody, at least for a while. Even people you didn't think you could live without. p 167 love always found itself again.
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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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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.
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Beliefs create reality
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If somebody rejects you or your choices, you are still real, and you are still worth every bit as much as you would be if you had not been rejected.
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Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push yourself to give, do, or perform when what your body, mind, soul and emotions need is to heal.
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Perspective will come in retrospect.
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Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
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It's easy to see and notice what we like in other people. Sometimes, it's not as easy to see the attributes and beauty in ourselves. It's good to see the beauty in others. But sometimes, take a moment and get excited when you notice what's beautiful in yourself, too.
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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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Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.
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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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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 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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