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With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.

Iyanla Vanzant

You will stumble at time, forget what you want, fall headfirst into your old habits and beliefs. Fear not! Always remember to be patient and loving with yourself and others because that is what God does all the time.
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Belief God Habit Patience Time Yourself
Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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Enough Love People Respect Trust Truth
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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Better Oneself Smart Yourself
When you make a decision and a commitment to do something good for yourself, it is like dropping a pebble in a pond. It has a rippling effect. The firmer the decision, the stronger the frequency and wider the range of things that will be reached.
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Commitment Decision Goodness Self Love Yourself
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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Change Choice Growth Time
Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
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Habit Self Love Smile Yourself
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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Acceptance Life Love Play Reality Role Yourself
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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Anger Believe Escape Experience Guilty Hold On Hurt Ourselves Reason Shame
With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
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Expectation Life
Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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Change Darkness Deep Empowerment Willing Yourself
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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Growth Life Moments Willing
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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Change Experience Growth Learning Limitation Mindset Opportunity Responsibility Thinking
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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Alone Blessing Breathe Heart Listening Yourself
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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Life Opportunity Yourself
You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
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Leaving People Yourself
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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Direction Position Possible Power Yourself

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