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.
IYANLA VANZANTBe 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.
More Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
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You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.
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Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.
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If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!
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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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When your life is working there will be an absence of drama.
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If someone has offended you, insulted you, or disappointed you, let it go! If you are remembering all the ways you have been hurt or forgotten, let it go! Ask yourself, what good does it do for me to hold on to this?
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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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Their issues are not your issues.
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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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Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.
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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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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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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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Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.
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