Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Chapter 12 Notes
Learn the Art of Acceptance Lord I don’t understand peace. It is so easily lost. I think I am so sad about the killing in Nice, France because I had hoped for a longer break between killing and terror and hate acts. Lord, I ask that You would judge by Your cross my...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is refuge for us. Selah Psalm 62:8 Immediacy is not a virtue. When I am stressed I feel like announcing my feelings and thoughts about everything, right now to everyone, except God; I don’t...
Learning About Nightshade Vegetables and Fruits
For most people Nightshade Vegetables and Fruits are very nutritional and offer protective properties to the human body. As someone who lives with hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) I have made a decision to research different kinds of...
Fear is Not An Excuse to Abuse
I have been at a standstill for about a week, while reading, Codependent No More by By Melodie Beattie. I have read chapter 11: Have a Love Affair With Yourself, 3 times and I plan to read it again. I really want the good things to sink in and make it easier to let...
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Chapter 11 Notes
Have a Love Affair With Yourself What a novel idea; one I had never considered. I assumed that this chapter would be full of new thoughts and maybe it would inspire a lot in me. I read this chapter 3 times… 6/24/2016 Many codependent people would never dream of...
Love Your Guts
It is an act of love to choose wellness. Wellness is a series of positive, life supporting decisions we make, or don’t make everyday, all day long. Being well takes proper nutrition, exercise, a good attitude and the practice of hobbies and activities that bring us...
God Bless America
This week I finally moved my recipes from my old beat up recipe box to my new one; one that belonged to my Great-Grandma Drummond. I learned a few things while I organized my recipes into it: She liked recipes with oranges in them and this recipe box was new to her....
Learning About Peanut Butter
We love peanut butter! It is filling. It is healthy. It is packed with protein, fiber, monounsaturated fat and fat-burning folate. But there are some things you might not know about peanut butter that will probably change the way you shop (we hope). The peanut butter...
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Chapter 9-10 Notes
Chapter 9: Undependence My mother needs me to depend on her. It is part of her codependence identity: approval seeking and need for other’s happiness because that is all she has. I can’t be healthy and center my life around anyone else but God. Ways to become...
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Chapter 8 Notes
Remove the Victim “We’re so careful to see that no one gets hurt. No one, that is, but ourselves.” Al-Anon Member “Codependents are caretakers – rescuers. They rescue, then they persecute, then they end up victimized. Study the Karpmen Drama Triangle,” he said....
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Chapter 6-7 Notes
Chapter 6: Don’t Be Blown About by Every Wind Denial: Under-reacting to events that seem too big Reactionary: Urgently and compulsively reacting in anger, guilt, shame, self-hate, worry, hurt, controlling, gestures, care taking acts, depression, desperation or fury to...
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