We can discuss our feelings and problems without expecting people to rescue us too. We can settle for being listened to. That’s probably all we ever … - Melody Beattie

Imagine All the Possibilities Think of all the possibilities for your life — for love, for work, for growth. Think of all the possibilities for adventure, for fun, and for service. This day, this week, this month, this year abounds with possibilities. Each task you have to do, each problem you encounter and need to solve abounds with possibilities. Your life abounds with possibilities. For a long time, we only saw some of the possibilities life held. We’d look at a situation and see the possibilities for guilt, victimization, sadness, and despair. We’d tell ourselves there was only one choice, or no choice, or that something had to be done in a particular way — the hardest and dreariest way possible. We’d neglect to envision the other options — the choices for joy, for making any event more fun, more pleasant, more enjoyable.

We cannot (and have no business trying to) control anyone’s emotions, mind, or choices. We cannot control the outcome of events. We cannot control life. Some of us can barely control ourselves.

We Are Lovable
Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.