I used to be afraid of pain, didn’t take a lot of risks, especially in love. I’m not as afraid anymore. I’m more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think. Melody Beattie Read Quote
Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn’t; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. Melody Beattie Read Quote
Some therapists have proclaimed: ‘Co-dependency is anything, and everyone is co-dependent.’ Melody Beattie Read Quote
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. Melody Beattie Read Quote
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Melody Beattie Read Quote
What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it’s our fault, that we’re to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves. Melody Beattie Read Quote
In martial arts, every time you graduate, move to another level, you don’t forget everything you’ve done. You build on it, but it’s always there. Melody Beattie Read Quote
There are almost as many definitions of co-dependency as there are experiences that represent it. Melody Beattie Read Quote
Don’t violate your own code of values and ethics, but don’t waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs. Melody Beattie Read Quote
