I saw people who were hostile; they had felt so much hurt that hostility was their only defense against being crushed again.
Melody BeattieToday I will do something just for the fun of it. I will find something to do that's just for me and I won't worry about what I should be doing. I will learn how to make myself feel good and enjoy life to the fullest.
Melody BeattieThe 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.
Melody BeattieToday I will practice healthy giving, understanding that caretaking and compulsive giving don't work. I choose what I want to give, to whom, when, and how much. It takes time to learn how to give in healthy ways. It takes time to learn to receive. Balance will come.
Melody Beattie