Comments on: Home http://www.melodybeattie.net When Life Throws You a Curve Ball, This is a Safe Place to Come Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melody Beattie http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-599 Melody Beattie Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:34:00 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-599 Grief takes over us -- our emotions, mind, body, soul. It affects everything we do, and who we are. I also believe it's not wasted time -- it's a time when we're being transformed (like putty in God's hands). Therapy won't make it go away, because it's not an illness, but I believe it can cause illnesses -- serious ones -- especially when it's the "deep grief" kind. Another thing that can affect our body is when the loss was sudden or in some when caused Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Often the stress or "blow" lands in a certain part of our body and really affects it (and us). Also, I don't believe we can separate bond, emotions, mind, soul. We're a "whole" -- not separate pieces. So yes, I totally agree with you. Plus it really, really hurts. Best, Melody Beattie Grief takes over us — our emotions, mind, body, soul. It affects everything we do, and who we are. I also believe it’s not wasted time — it’s a time when we’re being transformed (like putty in God’s hands). Therapy won’t make it go away, because it’s not an illness, but I believe it can cause illnesses — serious ones — especially when it’s the “deep grief” kind. Another thing that can affect our body is when the loss was sudden or in some when caused Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Often the stress or “blow” lands in a certain part of our body and really affects it (and us). Also, I don’t believe we can separate bond, emotions, mind, soul. We’re a “whole” — not separate pieces. So yes, I totally agree with you.
Plus it really, really hurts.

Best, Melody Beattie

]]> By: susan e dowe http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-598 susan e dowe Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:14:15 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-598 grief feels like it's in the body as well as the mind. I appreciate your talk on blog radio grief feels like it’s in the body as well as the mind. I appreciate your talk on blog radio

]]> By: Melody Beattie http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-582 Melody Beattie Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:08:39 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-582 Hi Cindy. I'm sorry for the problems you're experiencing. Did you check your junk mail for the validation email that gets sent out to you? I get confused because I've got about 18 balls in the air I'm juggling right now, and I'm not certain which sites require validation and which ones don't. When you register, does it ask for your email, and then say that it will send you a validation email with a link? The biggest problem I've encountered with that is the validation email goes in people's junk mail, and they don't receive it. The next problem is a small site glitch; by that I mean -- the person is registered but it doesn't let them know that. Please repost here. The contact information gets sent to the main host site, IXWebHosting.com -- however, we're using a supplementary server for the site; we rebuilt it because the first one didn't work and the contact info wasn't updated because everytime someone posts (as you did), the email immediately comes to my personal inbox. We haven't corrected it as I'm thinking about reconstructing the site to make it even easier to navigate (like the make miracles site). Many people (including myself) have a hard time navigating this one, but at the time we built it, it was the best template available. That's not an excuse -- it's an explanation. Let me know if there's a validation email in your junk email box. If not, and if you still want to become a member during this somewhat confusing time on the site (it's still worthwhile), then email me at MelodyLBeattie@msn.com (don't forget the middle initial "L") and I'll help you get registered. (This doesn't happen often, maybe about four times since the site was constructed.) I'll also send a copy of this to the webmaster and see if he can correct the contact info. We should have you registered by tomorrow. Best, Melody Beattie Hi Cindy. I’m sorry for the problems you’re experiencing. Did you check your junk mail for the validation email that gets sent out to you? I get confused because I’ve got about 18 balls in the air I’m juggling right now, and I’m not certain which sites require validation and which ones don’t. When you register, does it ask for your email, and then say that it will send you a validation email with a link? The biggest problem I’ve encountered with that is the validation email goes in people’s junk mail, and they don’t receive it. The next problem is a small site glitch; by that I mean — the person is registered but it doesn’t let them know that. Please repost here.

The contact information gets sent to the main host site, IXWebHosting.com — however, we’re using a supplementary server for the site; we rebuilt it because the first one didn’t work and the contact info wasn’t updated because everytime someone posts (as you did), the email immediately comes to my personal inbox. We haven’t corrected it as I’m thinking about reconstructing the site to make it even easier to navigate (like the make miracles site). Many people (including myself) have a hard time navigating this one, but at the time we built it, it was the best template available. That’s not an excuse — it’s an explanation. Let me know if there’s a validation email in your junk email box. If not, and if you still want to become a member during this somewhat confusing time on the site (it’s still worthwhile), then email me at MelodyLBeattie@msn.com (don’t forget the middle initial “L”) and I’ll help you get registered. (This doesn’t happen often, maybe about four times since the site was constructed.)

I’ll also send a copy of this to the webmaster and see if he can correct the contact info. We should have you registered by tomorrow. Best, Melody Beattie

]]> By: Cindy http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-581 Cindy Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-581 Melody, I have been trying to sign up in the member section of your Grief Club and it’s not allowing me. Maybe there’s a glitch in your site. The member name I’m trying to register is cwb. I also sent you an email however, it bounced back as well. Thanks for your help, Cindy Melody,

I have been trying to sign up in the member section of your Grief Club and it’s not allowing me. Maybe there’s a glitch in your site. The member name I’m trying to register is cwb. I also sent you an email however, it bounced back as well.

Thanks for your help,
Cindy

]]> By: Melody Beattie http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-575 Melody Beattie Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:11:07 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-575 Flo, if you go to your personal email box on this site, and then send an email to my personal email box on the grief club site, nobody else will be able to see it. Melody Flo, if you go to your personal email box on this site, and then send an email to my personal email box on the grief club site, nobody else will be able to see it. Melody

]]> By: Florence http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-574 Florence Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:00:40 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-574 Dear Melody, thank you for your reply, I wrote you a long email back, but it bounced back, is there any way that i can send you an email, so that I don´t have to put all the details out in the open !?Thank you again, Flo Dear Melody, thank you for your reply, I wrote you a long email back, but it bounced back, is there any way that i can send you an email, so that I don´t have to put all the details out in the open !?Thank you again, Flo

]]> By: Melody Beattie http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-553 Melody Beattie Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:23:58 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-553 Thanks for writing. I'm happy the books helped -- but remember you did the work; I'm just the messenger -- the tool. A Force Greater Than Either of Us is leading you on your way. Melody Beattie Thanks for writing. I’m happy the books helped — but remember you did the work; I’m just the messenger — the tool. A Force Greater Than Either of Us is leading you on your way. Melody Beattie

]]> By: Carmen Garza http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-552 Carmen Garza Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:33:16 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-552 Hi Melody, I have been in recovery for 6 months for Codependency. Just wanted to say THANK YOU. I love all your books. My father is a alcoholic and my mom is Codependent. I now know I am not crazy just Codependent and there is help. I am beginning to find peace. Thank You from the bottom of my Heart. Hi Melody, I have been in recovery for 6 months for Codependency. Just wanted to say THANK YOU.
I love all your books. My father is a alcoholic and my mom is Codependent. I now know I am not crazy
just Codependent and there is help. I am beginning to find peace. Thank You from the bottom of my Heart.

]]> By: Melody Beattie http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-543 Melody Beattie Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:02:16 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-543 Thanks for reaching out, and I appreciate your comments -- but I'm just the messenger. Thanks for letting me be of service; it's saved my life. Melody Beattie Thanks for reaching out, and I appreciate your comments — but I’m just the messenger. Thanks for letting me be of service; it’s saved my life. Melody Beattie

]]> By: April http://www.melodybeattie.net/#comment-540 April Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:50:41 +0000 http://www.theoppositeofimpossible.com/buddytest/#comment-540 Thank you so much Melody, for your honesty and for sharing your experience, strength, and hope with us all. Your ability to put things into perspective, and gift for taking other people's experiences and putting them in print for all of us is amazing.... Thank you so much Melody, for your honesty and for sharing your experience, strength, and hope with us all. Your ability to put things into perspective, and gift for taking other people’s experiences and putting them in print for all of us is amazing….

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