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.
IYANLA VANZANTGive yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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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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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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Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.
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Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
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Life doesn’t actually knock you down. It does, however, provide you with many opportunities to evaluate your standing in life: what you stand on, what you stand for, how you stand within yourself and for yourself.
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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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Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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I am the one I have been looking for.
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To honor life, we must be willing to grow through what we don’t know yet, and outgrow what we know no longer fits us. We must be willing to give in to the process, moment by moment, realizing a new plot may be unfolding.
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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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When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
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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 can tell the story and it doesn’t bring up any pain, you know it is healed.
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Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.
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