Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.
IYANLA VANZANTSitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed.
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It’s important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story.
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You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
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Their issues are not your issues.
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Criticism does not make you smarter or better than the one you are criticizing. In fact, the stuff you are critical of in others is the same stuff you don’t like about yourself.
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Be patient when it seems things are not going right and may never be right again. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment.
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Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.
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Just for today, allow yourself to embrace all that you are every moment. Know that you are a vessel of light. Allow yourself to release all doubts about your ability, the mistakes of the past, the fear of the future.
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People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!
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Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.
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You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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The only thing that goes on in your life is what your allow to go on in your life.
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Instead of running from what you don’t want, walk with commitment toward what you desire. Focus on where you are going rather than being obsessed with where you have been.
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Don’t get hung up on the hard times, the challenges. Tell your story by highlighting the victories. Because it’s your victories that will inspire, motivate, encourage other people to live their stories in grander ways.
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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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