Quotes about Acceptance
Control is an illusion. It doesn't work.
— Melody Beattie
Today, God, help me to know that it is okay to allow myself to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself when I need to "fall apart.
— Melody Beattie
Even recovery brings losses, more changes we must struggle to accept.
— Melody Beattie
Today, I will ask myself what I would be doing differently if I weren't trying to control. When I hear the answer, I will do it. God, help me let go of my need to control. Help me set myself and others free.
— Melody Beattie
Today, God, help me practice the concept of acceptance in my life. Help me accept myself, others, and my circumstances. Take me one step further, and help me feel grateful.
— Melody Beattie
Surrendering to a Power greater than ourselves is how we become empowered.
— Melody Beattie
Today, I will watch myself and listen to myself as I go through my day. I will not judge myself for what I'm feeling; I will accept myself.
— Melody Beattie
Detachment involves "present moment living"—living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.
— Melody Beattie
Detachment is based on the premises that each person is responsible for himself, that we can't solve problems that aren't ours to solve, and that worrying doesn't help.
— Melody Beattie
Today, I will wait, if waiting is the action I need in order to take care of myself.
— Melody Beattie
No amount of control will effect a permanent or desirable change in another person. We can sometimes do things that increase the probability that people will want to change, but we can't even guarantee or control that. And
— Melody Beattie
If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a fact, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system," wrote Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in Your Erroneous Zones.2
— Melody Beattie