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Iyanla Vanzant is a respected spiritual teacher and author, born on September 13, 1953. She is dedicated to helping individuals achieve spiritual fulfillment and personal growth through her teachings on self-improvement, healing, and transformation. Vanzant's work has been influential in inspiring many to embrace their spirituality and make positive changes in their lives.

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“Our minds work like a garden. It is fertile ground that accepts any and everything we plant. Good or evil, constructive or destructive, our lives will bear the fruit of the seeds we plant in our minds.”

Thinking Mind Evil Accepting Our Lives Bears Garden Plant Fruit Seeds Destructive Constructive Fertile Fertile Ground

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

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

“Sooner or later, we must all accept the fact that in a relationship, the only person you are dealing with is yourself.”

Persons Facts Accepting Relationship Sooner Or Later

Book:In The Meantime: Finding Yourself And The Love You Want

Source: In The Meantime: Finding Yourself And The Love You Want

“Your interests will guide you. Give no concern to what they say you cannot do. Be willing to accept the challenge. Take time to retreat to that quiet place within the pit of your soul and unleash your right to decide what is best for you.”

Giving Soul Interest Challenges Accepting Willing Quiet Concern Guides Your Soul Take Time Retreat Pits Quiet Place

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“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people. But until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed.”

People Way Past Accepting Wounds Heal Treated Rejects Our Past Your Past Old Wounds

Book:Interiors: A Black Woman's Healing--in Progress

Source: Interiors: A Black Woman's Healing--in Progress

“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex, but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them.”

“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.”

Mean Self Growth Responsibility Accepting Development Selfish Self Centered Loving You Loving Yourself Accepting Yourself Being Selfish

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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.”

Long Play Reality Accepting Roles Powerless

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“Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself.”

Believe Waiting Accepting Acknowledge About Yourself Brilliance

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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.”

Way May Moments Seems Accepting Patient Right Way Be Patient 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.”

Trying Mean Doe Situation Accepting Struggle Letting Go Resistance Overcoming Fear Accepting What Is

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

“In love, there is a total acceptance of self, and a willingness to give of self without an expectation of receiving anything in return. When you love, you are not afraid to share the truth of who you are, and you accept the truth of others without judgment.”

Giving Self Accepting Share Love You Acceptance Return Judgment Expectations Who You Are Willingness Self Acceptance Not Afraid Receiving Accepting The Truth

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“Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have heard or un-see what you have seen. What you can do is stop believing that what occurred has somehow left you broken, damaged and wounded. While forgiveness ain’t easy, it’s the most important inner work you can do within your mind and heart.”

Mind Believe Heart Mean Has Beens Important Left Easy Can Do Accepting Heard Willing Broken Becoming Wounded Heart And Mind Accepting What Is

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“Don't hold yourself back because you're afraid or because you've been hurt...acknowle dge your fear, accept it, and walk through it with confidence.”

Hurt Walks Accepting Been Hurt

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“Until you are willing to accept total and complete responsibility for every aspect of your life, your life will keep sending you experiences designed to get your attention.”

Attention Responsibility Accepting Willing Aspect

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“I let go of the past and choose to accept every situation as being for me and not against me.”

Past Situation Accepting Letting Go

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“Have the courage to speak your mind and tell the truth from a position of love rather than anger or fear, being open to accept the views of others without feeling threatened or defeated, relinquishing the ego's need to be in control by demonstrating the willingness to do whatever it takes to establish peace.”

Needs Mind Feelings Speak Views Accepting Position Ego Telling The Truth Willingness Defeated Threatened Whatever It Takes Demonstrating Relinquishing Speak Your Mind Relinquishing Control

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“There is nothing you need to do to make yourself more acceptable to God. You don't have to work harder, nor do you need to change the kind of work you do. You don't have to give more money to charitable organizations. The reality is, God doesn't want you to give anyone anything if you only do it to impress God! God does not love you or find you acceptable because of anything that you do. God loves you and accepts you because you are a part of God.”

“Changing your life does not always mean that you stop doing certain things. It may mean that you start doing certain other things. What you really want to do is nurture the attitude that you are open to learning more about yourself. Accepting more about yourself. This is what will inspire you to do something new.”

Want May Mean Doe Certain Attitude Accepting Inspire Something New About Yourself Nurture Changing Your Life Learning More

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“Accept all invitations to do a new thing. Dare not limit yourself. Move toward your wildest #‎ dream , take the labels off your mind, and step boldly into your greatness.”

Mind Dream Moving Accepting Steps Greatness Limits Dare Labels New Things Invitations Wildest Dreams

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“Beloveds, you are fine, just the way you are! Perfect in your imperfection! You are divine! Growing brighter and more brilliant each day, you can accept the truth of who you are.”

Way Perfect Accepting Growing Divine Fine Who You Are Brilliant Each Day Imperfection Brighter Accepting The Truth

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“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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“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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“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.”