When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.
IYANLA VANZANTBe 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light of Spirit, Spirit will take five steps on your behalf.
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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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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.
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If someone has offended you, insulted you, or disappointed you, let it go! If you are remembering all the ways you have been hurt or forgotten, let it go! Ask yourself, what good does it do for me to hold on to this?
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When you continue to give without receiving, the only thing you are proving is that you know how to be taken advantage of.
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It is not what you hear, it is where you listen from within yourself that gives meaning to the message.
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If you don’t ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.
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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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Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. When we find something or someone creating in our lives that which we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to stop it.
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We set the standard of how we want to be treated. Our relationships are reflections of the relationships we have with ourselves.
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You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
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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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When the time comes for you to make a change or to grow, the universe will make you so uncomfortable you will eventually have no choice.
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When you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
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With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
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