Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache.
IYANLA VANZANTEvery 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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!
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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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You do not have to love what is going on in your life, but you must accept that it, whatever it is, is going on. As long as you do not accept reality, you are powerless to define the role you will play.
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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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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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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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You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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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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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 you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
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You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
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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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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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I am the one I have been looking for.
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Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt or angry. Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.
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