We set the standard of how we want to be treated. Our relationships are reflections of the relationships we have with ourselves.
IYANLA VANZANTWhen you continue to give without receiving, the only thing you are proving is that you know how to be taken advantage of.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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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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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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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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When your life is working there will be an absence of drama.
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It’s important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story.
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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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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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Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.
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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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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.
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Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.
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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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Many of us have a need to be right. We then set out to make ourselves right by making someone else wrong. We must get right with ourselves. Once we do, we will have so much to do, we will not have time to keep track of who is wrong.
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Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
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You will stumble at time, forget what you want, fall headfirst into your old habits and beliefs. Fear not! Always remember to be patient and loving with yourself and others because that is what God does all the time.
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