Criticism does not make you smarter or better than the one you are criticizing. In fact, the stuff you are critical of in others is the same stuff you don’t like about yourself.
IYANLA VANZANTIf you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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’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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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.
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I am the one I have been looking for.
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Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light of Spirit, Spirit will take five steps on your behalf.
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Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
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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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Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.
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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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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.
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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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When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.
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Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
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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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