Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
IYANLA VANZANTIt 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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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.
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When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
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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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Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.
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Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
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Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.
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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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Speak and live in simple sentences. Bring closure- put a period to- those experiences that you don’t want to carry on forever and ever. Use commas in those places where you’re still growing and use exclamation points at the end of every lesson.
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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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You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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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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When the time comes for you to make a change or to grow, the universe will make you so uncomfortable you will eventually have no choice.
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When you can tell the story and it doesn’t bring up any pain, you know it is healed.
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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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