Quotes about Spirituality
Stop picking on yourself, worrying if you're good enough, wondering what people will see if you let them see your heart. This is what they'll see: that you are a lovable and delightful soul, a beautiful child of God.
— Melody Beattie
Surrendering to a Power greater than ourselves is how we become empowered.
— Melody Beattie
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
Prayer and meditation help us affirm that our Higher Power cares for
— Melody Beattie
Prayer and meditation help us affirm that our Higher Power cares for us.
— Melody Beattie
Talk to the universe. Ask it for help. Then listen to your heart. Because that quiet voice, the one in your heart, is how the universe talks to you.
— 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
We don't have to punish ourselves by feeling guilty to prove to God or anyone else how much we care.7 We need to forgive ourselves. Take the Fourth and Fifth Steps (see the chapter on working a Twelve Step program); talk to a clergy person; talk to God; make amends; and then be done with it.
— Melody Beattie
Generosity is the value we practice. Nonattachment is a gift.
— Melody Beattie
5. We can depend on God, too. He's there, and He cares. Our spiritual beliefs can provide us with a strong sense of emotional security.
— Melody Beattie
We develop a personal relationship with God, a Higher Power of our understanding. We find meaning in every detail of our lives; there isn't anything that we did or that happened to us that can't be used for good. We finally find our purpose
— Melody Beattie
We try to be living proof that people can outgive God.
— Melody Beattie