Everything you have done and been through is valuable and important. In order to be who you are, to know what you know, to be where you are in this moment, you needed to go through what you went through.
IYANLA VANZANTYour willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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Every day is your day if you claim it. If you wait for somebody else to make it for you, you’re going to be disappointed.
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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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If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!
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Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.
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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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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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If you don’t ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.
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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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Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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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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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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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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Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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