black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

When 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.

Iyanla Vanzant

Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
IYANLA VANZANT

Habit Self Love Smile Yourself
When you continue to give without receiving, the only thing you are proving is that you know how to be taken advantage of.
IYANLA VANZANT

Character Generosity Weakness 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.
IYANLA VANZANT

Life Opportunity Yourself
Nothing destroys self-worth, self-acceptance and self-love faster than denying what you feel. Without feelings, you would not know where you are in life. Nor would you know what areas you need to work on. Honor your feelings. Allow yourself to feel them.
IYANLA VANZANT

Acceptance Destroy Feeling Life Loss Recovery Self Love Worth Yourself
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.
IYANLA VANZANT

Ability Education Learning Place Yourself
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!
IYANLA VANZANT

Greatness Inspirational Life Live Mad People Potential 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.
IYANLA VANZANT

Growth Life Moments Willing
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?
IYANLA VANZANT

Disappoint Forget Goodness Insult Let Go Remember Yourself
Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.
IYANLA VANZANT

Challenge Growth Preparation Strength
I am the one I have been looking for.
IYANLA VANZANT

Instagram Captions Myself One Liner Self Love
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.
IYANLA VANZANT

Ability Doubt Embrace Fear Future Light Mistake Moments Past Yourself
Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
IYANLA VANZANT

Enough Love People Respect Trust Truth
Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology. Admit your mistakes without beating yourself up. Release all shame! Release all guilt! You cannot live if you are hiding behind what was. Focus on what is, right now, and that is you!
IYANLA VANZANT

Courage Focus Guilty Hide Live Mistake Shame Yourself
You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
IYANLA VANZANT

Feeling Right Yourself
When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
IYANLA VANZANT

Heart Live Ourselves Peace
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.
IYANLA VANZANT

Afraid Creation Mistake Regret Yourself

When 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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

When 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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes