Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
IYANLA VANZANTWith all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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When was the last time you thanked you for always being there for you? Self appreciation soothes an aching soul.
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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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Speak and live in simple sentences. Bring closure- put a period to- those experiences that you don’t want to carry on forever and ever. Use commas in those places where you’re still growing and use exclamation points at the end of every lesson.
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Education does not take place when you learn something you did not know before. Education is your ability to use what you have learned to be better today than you were yesterday.
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When your life is working there will be an absence of drama.
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Their issues are not your issues.
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Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.
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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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We all want to be liked, loved, or needed. That is fine. What is not fine is what we are willing to do to make sure we are liked, or loved or needed. When we make the needs and wants of others a priority in our lives, we devalue ourselves.
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If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don’t do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.
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When you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
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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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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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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 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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