Melody Beattie

But it's something much bigger than that. Okay. We consistently and without fail love the other person more than we love ourselves. That's where we step into the pit of codependency.

But it's something much bigger than that. Okay. We consistently and without fail love the other person more than we love ourselves. That's where we step into the pit of codependency.

But it's something much bigger than that. Okay. We consistently and without fail love the other person more than we love ourselves. That's where we step into the pit of codependency.

We do. I mean, Let's be very, very honest. Which one of us completely understands love? What it is. Not this guy. I mean, we're all pretty much on equal ground, I think. Stumbling through it alone. And yet, and this whole nonsense about the one. I mean, sometimes we have someone for right now. Sometimes for a while. We walk with others on this journey.

We do. I mean, Let's be very, very honest. Which one of us completely understands love? What it is. Not this guy. I mean, we're all pretty much on equal ground, I think. Stumbling through it alone. And yet, and this whole nonsense about the one. I mean, sometimes we have someone for right now. Sometimes for a while. We walk with others on this journey.

We do. I mean, Let's be very, very honest. Which one of us completely understands love? What it is. Not this guy. I mean, we're all pretty much on equal ground, I think. Stumbling through it alone. And yet, and this whole nonsense about the one. I mean, sometimes we have someone for right now. Sometimes for a while. We walk with others on this journey.

We gain, we give back. And if we're codependent, sometimes we keep repeating. We can get stuck in a little bit of a rut. But that's how we learn and grow. And in the end, it's all good. It's all okay. And we need to stop picking on ourselves for the way we've grown and changed. I was reading something the other day and it talked about how We never could see a baby grow, can we?

We gain, we give back. And if we're codependent, sometimes we keep repeating. We can get stuck in a little bit of a rut. But that's how we learn and grow. And in the end, it's all good. It's all okay. And we need to stop picking on ourselves for the way we've grown and changed. I was reading something the other day and it talked about how We never could see a baby grow, can we?

We gain, we give back. And if we're codependent, sometimes we keep repeating. We can get stuck in a little bit of a rut. But that's how we learn and grow. And in the end, it's all good. It's all okay. And we need to stop picking on ourselves for the way we've grown and changed. I was reading something the other day and it talked about how We never could see a baby grow, can we?

I mean, we can't sit there all day and say, oh, she just grew. I've never seen a plant grow. I've come out the next day and I've seen that it's grown, but I can never see it when it's growing. I can never catch it. And the same holds true with us. I don't know if it's having gone through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, but... We can get to expecting this parade for every time something important happens.

I mean, we can't sit there all day and say, oh, she just grew. I've never seen a plant grow. I've come out the next day and I've seen that it's grown, but I can never see it when it's growing. I can never catch it. And the same holds true with us. I don't know if it's having gone through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, but... We can get to expecting this parade for every time something important happens.

I mean, we can't sit there all day and say, oh, she just grew. I've never seen a plant grow. I've come out the next day and I've seen that it's grown, but I can never see it when it's growing. I can never catch it. And the same holds true with us. I don't know if it's having gone through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, but... We can get to expecting this parade for every time something important happens.

But I found that the changes I make on the journey to self-love are quieter. And they're the kind of changes I can't see any more than I can see a plant or a baby grow. But I can see the difference. You know, little by slowly, I can see the difference when I pay attention and give awareness to loving myself as much as I love others.

But I found that the changes I make on the journey to self-love are quieter. And they're the kind of changes I can't see any more than I can see a plant or a baby grow. But I can see the difference. You know, little by slowly, I can see the difference when I pay attention and give awareness to loving myself as much as I love others.

But I found that the changes I make on the journey to self-love are quieter. And they're the kind of changes I can't see any more than I can see a plant or a baby grow. But I can see the difference. You know, little by slowly, I can see the difference when I pay attention and give awareness to loving myself as much as I love others.

I'm not talking about to the exclusion of, I'm talking about as much as.

I'm not talking about to the exclusion of, I'm talking about as much as.

I'm not talking about to the exclusion of, I'm talking about as much as.

How do you- Raising kids is one of the few legitimate circumstances that most closely resembles codependency, only it's legitimate. Thank you.

How do you- Raising kids is one of the few legitimate circumstances that most closely resembles codependency, only it's legitimate. Thank you.