Iyanla Vanzant on anger
Iyanla Vanzant71 quotes“Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt or angry. Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.”
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Acceptance means that you know, regardless of what happened, that there is something bigger than you at work. It also means you know that you are okay and that you will continue to be okay.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant When you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don’t do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant I am the one I have been looking for.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant When you don’t show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you’re not. Then when they find out who you are, that’s when they leave.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant When your life is working there will be an absence of drama.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant You can direct the outcome of any situation you face through the power of thought. Keep your thoughts focused on the best possible outcome for everyone involved and never allow yourself to be pushed where you don’t choose to be.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! The key is to identify it, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Their issues are not your issues.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Sitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
Iyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance, or a struggle for control.
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An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
Genghis KhanGenghis Khan No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PlutarchPlutarch Children raised by mothers who do not keep their children sheltered from the wrath of their fathers, end up mistrusting women.
Charlie GilbertCharlie Gilbert If you think you are the only one allowed to act in anger then no-one will ever be enough-my pain matters.
Charlie GilbertCharlie Gilbert Nothing is healed in anger that was made in love -take the gloves off.
Charlie GilbertCharlie Gilbert Learn to manage your energy in a way that you don’t burn out.
Laura CleggLaura Clegg I’ve scattered poems all across this world so that if you ever decide to wonder about an old friend you could see that despite all my anger really- I just miss you.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry In life, you always have a choice. Whatever it touches: the choice of wardrobes, who you spend your time with, what gifts you give, what you believe in and what thoughts you focus on. Chaos is your choice. Anger is your choice.
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