You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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.
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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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Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! The key is to identify it, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.
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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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Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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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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Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache.
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When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.
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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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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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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 your life is working there will be an absence of drama.
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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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Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.
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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.
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If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.
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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.
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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.
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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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Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.
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Change doesn’t have to be hard, and healing doesn’t have to hurt. Surely by now you know that every thing happens for a reason! There is something better awaiting you on the other side of this.
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If you don’t ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.
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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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With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
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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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It 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.
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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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