Melody Beattie Quotes

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.

What if instead of focusing on what you don't have, you concentrate on what you've got?

I like to look at the glass half full.

When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There's still so much to be grateful for.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.

Take everything that's bad in your life and look at the positive within it. Don't ever see your glass as half-empty.

I try to see the positive side of things.

I only take the positives, and I don't take the negatives.

I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.

When ill luck besets us, to ease the tension we have only to remember that happiness is relative. The next time you are tempted to grumble about what has happened to you, why not pause and be glad that it is no worse than it is.

When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven on earth.

Look for the blessing in all situations.

When we learn to give thanks, we are learning to concentrate not on the bad things, but on the good things in our lives.

Say something, Amy," Miranda insists. "Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better." "Okay, Miranda. I've got it." I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. "At least I'm not dead." How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better.

Please don't look at the part of the glass that is only half full.

No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

I think that when you don't look at the good things around you, that you lose sight of all those good things. And you're not going to enjoy your life.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.