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The Language of Letting Go (1990)
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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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If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.
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I pray for faith that my future will be good if I live today well, and in peace. I will remember that staying in the present is the best thing I can do for my future. I will focus on what's happening now instead of what's going to happen tomorrow.
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Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
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Caring works. Caretaking doesn't. We can learn to walk the line between the two.
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It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right.
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Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.
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Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.
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Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
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Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.
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We don't have to do it any better than we can — ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.
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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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Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.
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Yet would we die as some have done: Beating a way for the rising sun.
Arna Bontemps
Melody Beattie
Born:
July 2, 1948
(age 75)
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