When you continue to give without receiving, the only thing you are proving is that you know how to be taken advantage of.
IYANLA VANZANTNothing 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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If you don’t ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.
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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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When you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
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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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Instead of running from what you don’t want, walk with commitment toward what you desire. Focus on where you are going rather than being obsessed with where you have been.
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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
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Everything happens when it needs to happen; everyone is always where they need to be. You will never miss out on what is meant for you, even if it has to come to you in a roundabout way.
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Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache.
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Everybody does not have to like you. That is not their job. Liking you is not anyone’s purpose in life except yours.
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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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We all want to be liked, loved, or needed. That is fine. What is not fine is what we are willing to do to make sure we are liked, or loved or needed. When we make the needs and wants of others a priority in our lives, we devalue ourselves.
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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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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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