Author of quotes: Melodie Beattie

Stop centering and focusing on other people. Make peace with yourself and be satisfied with yourself. Stop constantly seeking approval and confirmation of your own worth from others. We don't need everyone's approval. We only need our own approval.

Stop giving up on yourself, on your needs, on your desires, on your feelings, on your life, and on everything that makes you up. Make a decision to always take care of yourself - and stick to it. We can trust ourselves. We are able to cope and adapt to any events, problems and feelings that life brings us. We can trust our feelings and our judgments. We can solve our problems. We can learn to live with our unresolved problems as well. We must trust the people we learn to rely on - ourselves.

Timing and circumstances can change. This is normal. I'm usually in a better place or in a place which is better for me. Here come into play, acceptance, trust, faith and ability to let go.

We don't have to be perfect. We don't even have to be nearly perfect.

If you ought to do something, do it. If you're torturing yourself, stop it. It will be easier.

If I can clearly explain in this book with one idea, I hope it will be the following: the surest way to drive yourself crazy is to get involved in other people's business, and the fastest way to become mentally healthy and happy is to do our own things.

But if it is particularly important that something was done or said, don't worry: it still happens.

We, the people likely to be dependent on each other, needs to know the measure. We need to define the boundaries of what should be done for others. We need to define the boundaries of what others can afford in relation to us. The people with whom we are associated should be aware that there are certain limits.