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More Quotes by Melody Beattie
Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave. It means we give up resistance to the way things are, for the moment. It means we stop trying to do the impossible-controlling that which we cannot-and instead, focus on what is possible-which usually means taking care of ourselves. And we do this in gentleness, kindness, and love, as much as possible.
Love yourself just as you are.
Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free.
I never know what the next lesson is going to be, because we're not supposed to know -- we're supposed to trust ourselves to discover it.
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.
Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.
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.
It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right.
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
Today I will let go of my need for approval and my need to be liked. Instead, I will choose to like and approve of myself. The people who count (including me) will respect me when I'm true to who I really am.
