When you’re the strong one, people don’t give you permission to hurt.
IYANLA VANZANTEverybody does not have to like you. That is not their job. Liking you is not anyone’s purpose in life except yours.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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Nothing 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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With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.
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I am the one I have been looking for.
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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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To honor life, we must be willing to grow through what we don’t know yet, and outgrow what we know no longer fits us. We must be willing to give in to the process, moment by moment, realizing a new plot may be unfolding.
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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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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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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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It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance, or a struggle for control.
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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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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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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 have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.
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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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