We set the standard of how we want to be treated. Our relationships are reflections of the relationships we have with ourselves.
IYANLA VANZANTWhen you can tell the story and it doesn’t bring up any pain, you know it is healed.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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Sitting 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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You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
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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.
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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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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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Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.
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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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It is not your duty or responsibility to change the minds of other people. The nature of their thinking is advanced or limited by their experience. In your presence, they have an opportunity to learn about you and, perhaps, to grow.
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You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.
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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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Everybody does not have to like you. That is not their job. Liking you is not anyone’s purpose in life except yours.
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Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache.
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You do not have to love what is going on in your life, but you must accept that it, whatever it is, is going on. As long as you do not accept reality, you are powerless to define the role you will play.
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