Melody Beattie - The Language of Letting Go (1990)

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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

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Do we really have the right to take care of ourselves? Do we really have the right to set boundaries? Do we really have the right to be direct and say what we need to say? You bet we do.

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If we are unhappy without a relationship, we'll probably be unhappy with one as well. A relationship doesn't begin our life; a relationship doesn't become our life. A relationship is a continuation of life.

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This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.

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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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The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

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We cannot change others, but when we change ourselves, we may end up changing the world.

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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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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.

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Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.

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Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings.

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Believing that things happen too slowly or too quickly is an illusion. Timing is perfect.

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It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good.

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Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment from nega­tive to positive. I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real. I will also strive to find one quality that I like about someone else who's important to me, and I will take the risk of telling him or her that.

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Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.

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Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other peoples best interests.

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When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the best God and His universe have to send. Then open your hands to receive it. It's yours.

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Today, I will let go. I will stop trying to control everything. I will stop trying to make myself be and do better, and I will let myself be.

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We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. We do not need to be judgmental, tactless, blaming or cruel when we speak our truths.

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Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable...

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Today, I will focus on what's right about me. I will give myself some of the caring I've extended to the world.

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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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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.

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Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible to gratitude's power.

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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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Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment

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The more we learn to love and respect ourselves, the more we will become attracted to people who will love and respect us and who we can safely love and respect.

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Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state.

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The more we are focused on controlling and changing others, the more unmanageable our life becomes. The more we focus on living our own life, the more we have a life to live, and the more manageable our life will become.

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I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.

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