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Melody Beattie is an American author known for her books on personal growth and self-help. Born in 1948, her works delve into themes such as codependency, self-acceptance, and emotional independence, offering profound insights and practical tools for readers.

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“When our heart is broken, we can't hear it. And when we can't hear our heart, we can't hear God.”

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“You don't have to search so hard for meaning and destiny. If you focus on keeping yourself clear and in balance and you live from your heart, destiny and your highest-good path will unfold naturally at your feet.”

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“Speak your truth. Listen when others speak theirs, too. When you let go of fear, you will learn to love others, and you will let them love you. Do not be afraid of dying. But do not be afraid to live. Ask yourself what that means. Open your heart to love, for that is why you are here. And know that you are, and always have been One with Me and all who live.”

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“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.”

“According to some Eastern religion, there is a belt that goes across the world, and I've heard that Minnesota is right in the heart of this spiritual-creative belt of energy.”

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“He talks about God, and loving God. he says that when we open to loving a person, whether that person is a spouse, friend, or child, we open our hearts to loving God. He says when we let someone love us, we're opening our hearts to god's love. he says the acts are the same. p 19 I decide loving isn't for the fain. Its for the courageous. p 19”

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“I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul; I know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn.”

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“You don't blast a heart open," she said. "You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose.”

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Book:The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Live When It All Seems Too Hard to Take

Source: The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Live When It All Seems Too Hard to Take

“Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.”

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“We call it keeping up with the Joneses. They buy a boat and we buy a bigger one. They get a new TV and we get a big screen. They start a business and we start planning our articles of incorporation and the first stock release. And while we're so busy keeping up, we ignore our soul, the inner voice, that's telling us that it really wants to teach children to read. While it helps to identify with each other, we're not the same. So why compare ourselves on the basis of material things? Are you walking a path with heart in your own life, regardless of what others have?”

Source: More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations

“Start today to follow your heart. Map out your own journey. Have the adventure of a lifetime.”

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Author:Melody Beattie