Quotes about Acceptance
We will face and deal with reality—on our own time schedule, when we are ready, and in our Higher Power's timing. We do not have to accept chastisement from anyone, including ourselves, for this schedule. We will know what we need to know, when it's time to know it.
— Melody Beattie
Today, I will trust that God will do for me what I cannot do for myself. I will do my part—working the Twelve Steps and letting God do the rest.
— Melody Beattie
According to Earnie Larsen and others, the two deepest desires most people have are: to love and be loved, and to believe they are worthwhile and know someone else believes that also.1
— Melody Beattie
On our worst days, we still look for something we've done toward recovery. Sometimes the best we can do is feel good about what we did not do.
— Melody Beattie
Free others to be who they are. In so doing, you will set yourself free.
— Melody Beattie
We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.
— Melody Beattie
Where we are today is where we're meant to be. It's where we need to be to get where we're going tomorrow. And that place we're going tomorrow will be better than any we've been before
— Melody Beattie
I will take a long look at where I am today and be grateful for my place. It's right for me now, and is preparing me for the adventure ahead. —FROM EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING
— Melody Beattie
Surrender to love, without allowing people to control us or keep us from caring for ourselves. Start by surrendering to love for yourself.
— Melody Beattie
A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do. I
— Melody Beattie
attraction to and tolerance for the bizarre, other-centeredness that results in abandonment of self
— Melody Beattie
Even God cannot change the past. —Agathon
— Melody Beattie