Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

“The only relationship we can have in this life is the relationship we have with ourselves. We cannot love anybody more than we love ourselves. We cannot treat anyone any better than we treat ourselves. When you forget you, give up on you, or devalue yourself, anyone coming into your life has a universal responsibility to follow your lead.”

Giving Life Is Forget Responsibility Giving Up Treats Universal This Life Forget You Devalue

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Your purpose gave birth to you. It has molded and shaped who you are and what you do. Your purpose is the reason you live and breathe. Your purpose guides your heart, hands, and head. It is alive in you. It is there, within, that you must seek to know it and live it.”

Knows Heart Reason Hands Purpose Alive Birth Who You Are Breathe Guides

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“We're all in prison. All of us are in prison, but some of us have a key.”

Keys Prison

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“I am not my sister's keeper. I am my sister.”

My Sister Keepers My Sister's Keeper

Book:Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women

Source: Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women

“Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!”

Giving Facts Today Habit Why Not Permission

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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.”

Ifs Should Today Action Breaths Angry Encounters Deep Breath Unkind Deep Within Take A Deep Breath Lack Of Love

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“What do you do when it seems as if people want to stay in their pain. They have a story to tell and they tell you every chance they get. Well, believe it or not, they may like where they are. Our job is to leave them there. You can point the way out of pain, but you cannot force them to get out. You can support the move beyond their limitations, but you cannot make the move for them.”

People Ifs Way Want Believe Wells May Stories Seems Pain Jobs Moving Force Chance Support Limitation Get Well

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“We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.”

Self Levels Self Esteem Self Worth Esteem My Self Worth Great Self Esteem Help Self Esteem

Book:Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

Source: Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

“Acceptance means that you know, regardless of what happened, that there is something bigger than you at work. It also means you know that you are okay and that you will continue to be okay.”

Knows Mean Happened Acceptance Okay Bigger Working It

Book:Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything

Source: Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything

“Learning to trust yourself and what you know takes time and work. You cannot expect to eradicate a lifetime of misguided information overnight. You must make a continuous, conscious effort to get on good terms with you.”

Knows Term Effort Information Conscious Lifetime Take Time Trust Yourself Misguided Learning To Trust

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Self-worth is an understanding on the intellectual level, trusting at the heart level, and accepting at the soul level that you are worthy just because you believe that you are. Your worthiness is proven by your existence. Your breathing. The beating of your heart. Your mere presence is all that is needed to establish your worth.”

Believe Heart Soul Self Understanding Levels Existence Accepting Needed Intellectual Mere Worthy Self Worth Breathing Proven Worthiness

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“Always remember who you are. Know that you are never required to apologize to anyone for being yourself.”

Knows Remember Who You Are Being Yourself Apologizing Remember Who You Are

Book:Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace

Source: Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace

“Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. No matter what you have done, where you have been, know, accept, and love who you are.”

Knows Has Beens Matter Done Loss Accepting Self Love And Love No Matter What Who You Are Recovery Thyself Know Thyself Love Thyself

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“Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light of Spirit, Spirit will take five steps on your behalf.”

Ifs Knows Light Spirit Steps Five All Things Patient Favors Gentle Behalf Be Patient

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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.”

Ifs Waiting Claims Disappointed Day New Thought Day Well Spent

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“The rules of the game of life are quite simple. Always tell the truth. Never live in fear of anything or anyone. Be conscious of what you are thinking so you can always think positively. Do everything that you do for the love of doing it. If you devote yourself, your time and your energy to following these rules, have no doubt - you cannot lose!”

Ifs Thinking Games Energy Loses Simple Doubt Conscious Following No Doubt Telling The Truth No Fear Positively Rules New Thought Think Positively Rules Of The Game Fear No Man

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“It is a given that we will all make some mistakes in life. It is a given that you will make inappropriate choices for inappropriate reasons. They will in no way affect your worth. No matter what you say or what you do, nothing can minimize the worth of your being. Your worth is a gift from God.”

Way Matter Reason Choices Given Mistake No Matter What Gift From God Inappropriate Life Mistakes

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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!”

People May Live Your Life

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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.”

Needs Track Self Acceptance Wrong Feels Right Self Transformation Self-satisfaction

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“It is important to acknowledge all your feelings and not beat yourself up for having them. Your feelings are not good or bad, they just are.”

Important Feelings Beats Acknowledge

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“We cannot expect to be in control of the circumstances in our lives when we cannot control our minds for five minutes. Meditation is the daily minimum requirement that will prevent us from breaking down and falling apart at the most inopportune moments. It is the art of listening. It is a practice which enables us to tune in and fine-tune the key areas of our lives: the mind and the spirit.”

Mind Art Moments Spirit Fall Practice Five Our Lives Meditation Minutes Keys Listening Fine Circumstances Areas Down And Tunes Minimum Requirements Breaking Down Falling Apart Five Minutes

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“Staying focused on a project or plan is one of the most difficult challenges we face. There is always the house to clean, calls to make, laundry to fold, deadlines to meet. Actually, there is only one thing that keeps us from our goals - lack of focus. And very often, lack of focus is caused by fear.”

Faces House Difficult Goal Challenges Focus Plans One Thing Projects Clean Focused Staying Folds Stay Focused Deadline Laundry Challenges We Face Difficult Challenges

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“As we learn to see each other through our spiritual eyes, the physical differences will cease to matter.”

Matter Eye Spiritual Differences Cease Spiritual Eyes

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“Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.”

Sometimes Order Loses Gains

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“You can direct the outcome of any situation you face through the power of thought. Keep your thoughts focused on the best possible outcome for everyone involved and never allow yourself to be pushed where you don't choose to be.”

Faces Situation Involved Direct Focused Outcomes Power Of Thought

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“When you give to others to the degree that you sacrifice yourself, you make the other person a thief.”

Giving Persons Sacrifice Degrees Thieves

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“Crying purifies and cleanses. I once read about a scientific experiment which demonstrated that there are 38 toxic chemicals in a tear of sadness, while only one toxin exists in a tear of joy. As you cry in sadness, fear, or confusion, you cleanse the body and spirit of toxins which cloud the mind and prevent it from accepting the truth.”

“Step into this moment, because it is the only one you have right now. It is not wasted or thrown away. The divine opportunity could be stolen unless you tell yourself it is here right now; available to you this moment, to make of it anything you choose. Why not choose this moment, right now, to be available to yourself by declaring, I AM GOOD! . . . . The richness of the present is here. The fullness of now is present. If you are not here now, it means you could be missing the love, joy, peace and brand-new ideas that are here right now.”

Ifs Mean Ideas Moments Joy Opportunity Steps Missing Divine Right Now Available Brands Thrown Why Not You Choose New Ideas Stolen Fullness Richness Brand New Declaring

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“As you move through the day, be aware of how you treat yourself. Be aware of what you do to and for yourself, because you set the standard for others. As you grow in your awareness of how you treat yourself, you will probably become aware of the example you have set for others. You may realize that the time has come to set a new example.”

May Moving Grows Realizing Awareness Example Standards Treats Treat Yourself

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“Every day is your day if you claim it.”

Ifs Claims

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“Authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy.”

Way Mean Authenticity Courtesy

Book:One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Towards Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth

Source: One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Towards Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth

“I'm moving into that eldership age, you know? I'm at the 'wise woman' age where it's not about learning, but utilizing the information that I have in a way that serves other people. That's a high calling and it's a great responsibility.”

People Knows Way Age Moving Responsibility Wise Information Calling Wise Women Great Responsibility Utilizing

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“Everybody's got a 'thing.' Some 'things' are nice and quiet. Some 'things' have fangs and claws. Some 'things' stink and have slobber everywhere.”

Nice Quiet Fangs Claws Stink

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“Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.”

Needs Fall Falling Apart

Book:Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

Source: Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

“Begin within. If it shows up in your life, it's coming to tell you something about you that you're acting like you don't know. Something about yourself, or your relationship with God.”

Ifs Knows Shows Acting Like You About Yourself Our Relationship Relationship With God

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

Knows Needs Feels Self Feelings Loss Acceptance Self Love Honor Areas Self Worth Recovery Faster Where You Are Self Acceptance Where You Are In Life

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“Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy. There was a time I wanted to be like every famous writer that ever lived. I tried to copy styles, reframe information, use similar artwork. I almost drove myself crazy! Now I just do what I do. I have mentors. There are people whose work I admire, but I write the way I write. I eat the way I eat. I dress the way I dress. I can't believe that God made us each so unique only to have us do everything the same way.”

Source: One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Towards Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth

“If you want to run the show, God will let you. If you want to pull all the strings, that's up to you. If you want to insist that what you are doing is the way it should be done, even when you are not getting anywhere, go right ahead. God will let you run yourself ragged, if you choose to do so. Unfortunately, you may not always be aware that you are in God's way. . . . God has no need to prove to you what God can do.”

Ifs Way Want Needs Should May Done Shows Running Can Do Prove Gods Will Strings You Choose Up To You Ragged

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“When you are open to receive what God is able to do for you, you stop doing. You learn how to "Be still and know!" You know that your good is on the way, according to God's nature and willingness to give. You also put your faith in the fact that God is always on time.”

Knows Way Giving Stills Facts Able Faith Willingness Doing You God Is Able

Book:Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind

Source: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind

“When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will take in your life then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom.”

Firsts Looks Eye Freedom Steps Roles Taken Acknowledge Beloved First Steps Your Freedom

Book:Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of

Source: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of

“From where you sit, it may seem that certain people should know better. People are who they are and do what they do whether or not you like it or agree with them. We each have different lessons to learn. We each take a different path to our lessons.”

People Knows Should May Different Seems Certain Path Lessons Agree You Like It Different Paths

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“You are the only one who can do it like you do it. You are the best. You have what it takes. You have the power. When you put your mind to something, you get it done. So what are you waiting for?”

Mind Done Waiting Can Do Like You Get It Done

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“Joy is what we are, not what we must get. Joy is the realization that all we want or need in life has been etched into our souls. Joy helps us see not what we are "going through," but what we are "growing to"-a greater sense of understanding, accomplishment, and enlightenment. Joy reveals to us the calm at the end of the storm, the peace that surpasses the momentary happiness of pleasure. If we keep our minds centered on joy, joy becomes a state of mind.”

Ifs Want Needs Mind Has Beens Soul Ends States Helping Joy Understanding Pleasure Greater Growing Enlightenment Calm Storm Realization Accomplishment State Of Mind Momentary

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“How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here about a magic formula of proper and distinct words. Oh no! We are talking about opening your heart and your mouth, saying what's on your mind, knowing that once you do, the answer will be revealed.”

Needs Mind Believe Heart Prayer Answers Talking Knowing Magic Mouths Available Opening Formulas Spells Not Talking Open Your Heart

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“Are you aware that your spirit needs to be fed? Did you know that your spirit would be delighted to partake in a feast of spiritual food? How about a plate full of prayer? Or maybe a few hours of succulent self-reflection. Perhaps a piping-hot selection of spiritual literature, served by the side of a lake or under a tree, would satisfy your spiritual hunger. Can you imagine feasting for a few hours on spiritually uplifting music? What about some forgiveness à la mode, topped with compassion? You cannot imagine how much your spirit would enjoy it.”

“Affirm: I now willingly release all negative beliefs about myself, my life and all other people. I now forgive myself for thinking I ever did anything wrong. I am now filled with the love and the Power that I am. For this I am so grateful! And so it is!”

People Thinking Belief Negative Grateful Filled Forgiving Release Conquer Negativity So Grateful Negative Beliefs

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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.”

Causes Pay Effects Bills Prepared Get Away Motivated Sooner Or Later Be Prepared Pay The Price Stay Motivated

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