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.
IYANLA VANZANTTheir issues are not your issues.
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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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Just for today, allow yourself to embrace all that you are every moment. Know that you are a vessel of light. Allow yourself to release all doubts about your ability, the mistakes of the past, the fear of the future.
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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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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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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.
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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
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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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Their issues are not your issues.
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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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You set the standards for how you will be treated. People will treat you the exact way you treat yourself. So be good to you. Take time for yourself. Rest. Play. Shower yourself with affection, support, and gifts.
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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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Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache.
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Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
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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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