God, help me remember that when I admit and accept the truth, I’ll be given the power and guidance to change.
Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don’t.
I never know what the next lesson is going to be, because we’re not supposed to know – we’re supposed to trust ourselves to discover it.
Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.
Codependents are reactionaries. They overreact. They under-react. But rarely do they act. They react to the problems, pains, lives, and behaviors of others. They react to their own problems, pains, and behaviors.
Letting go of our ideas about how life should go is a choice that sets life’s magic free.
Like it or not, i was already learning that in the worst and darkest time, I would find specks of light, moments of joy. What I didn’t want to learn was the other, harsher lesson – that in life’s brightest moments there would also be unbearable pain. p 87.
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.
No – simple to pronounce, hard to say.
We learn the magical lesson that making the most of what we have turns it into more.
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
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.
Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.
Each life needs its own quiet place.
What’s a codependent? The answer’s easy. They’re some of the most loving, caring people I know.
Relax, you’re on a journey of discovery. Let life reveal itself to you.
Today, I will focus on having a good relationship with myself.
When it’s too difficult to keep swimming, float.
This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.
Let your mind and soul be at ease. Don’t grasp and grab for the magic and miracles. When you reside in that place of stillness, the joy, miracles, and magic you’re seeking will find you.