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.
IYANLA VANZANTWhen 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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 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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I am the one I have been looking for.
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People may not like what you do, 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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With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
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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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The only thing that goes on in your life is what your allow to go on in your life.
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Be patient when it seems things are not going right and may never be right again. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment.
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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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Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.
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No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don’t worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.
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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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Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. When we find something or someone creating in our lives that which we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to stop it.
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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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