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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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Famous Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

“Thinking is the problem. Thinking is hazardous to your progress in life. Don't think - feel.”

Thinking Feels Problem Progress Progress In Life

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“Tell the truth about who you are, what you feel, what you want, what you're up to. Tell the truth about that first to yourself and then to anybody else that'll listen.”

Want Feels Firsts Who You Are What You Want Telling The Truth

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“We must each learn to feel comfortable in our own uniqueness by rising above the fear of being wrong and the aversion to being different.”

Feels Different Comfortable Rising Uniqueness Rise Above Being Different Aversion Being Wrong

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“When you are not happy where you are, and you are not quite sure if you want to leave or how to leave, you are in the meantime. Its a state of limbo. You are hanging on, ready to let go, afraid to fall, not wanting to hurt yourself, afraid you will hurt someone else. In the meantime, you pray the other person will let go first so that you will not feel guilty.”

Ifs Want Feels Firsts Persons States Fall Hurt Ready Praying Letting Go Guilty Where You Are Not Happy Hanging On Limbo Hurts Someone

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

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

“You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'”

Ifs Want Feels Care Choices Forget Built Weak Don't Care What You Want Guilty I Don't Care Muscles Forget It Saying No Our Choices

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“I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.”

Feels Believe Matter Would Be Order Felt Emotion Happened Taught Okay No Matter What Chaos Permission Being Afraid

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“In order to feel loved, be respected and stay connected, we humans have a tendency to lie. We lie about who we are, what we want, what we need, what we have done or will do. Perhaps 'lie' is too strong a word. Let me say that what we do is withhold the truth.”

Want Needs Feels Humans Done Lying Order Strong Let Me Connected Tendencies Who We Are

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“I hope that my story, I hope that my life is... an encouragement for people, especially in Brooklyn. I feel humbled and blessed.”

People Feels Stories Life Is Encouragement Blessed Brooklyn

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“When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!”

Ifs Needs Feels Shows Pay Compelled

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“I realized it was happening, but most people didn't realize it was happening. I mean, because as a self-employed person, when there is a recession or a cutback in the economy, we feel it first. Because many self-employed people provide services that are nonessential.”

People Feels Firsts Mean Persons Self Realizing Economy Happenings I Realized Employed Recessions Cutbacks

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“I think as men begin to see things that address them, they will feel that they can relate. They can't relate to 'Basketball Wives,' 'Housewives of Atlanta.' I am not judging or criticizing those shows at all; what I am saying is the perspective is not necessarily the male perspective. 'Iyanla: Fix My Life' is inclusive of everyone.”

Thinking Men Feels Shows Life Is Wife Judging Perspective Basketball Males Relate Addresses Criticize Housewife Atlanta Not Judging

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“When you need to be loved, you take love wherever you can find it. When you are desperate to be loved, feel love, know love, you seek out what you think love should look like. When you find love, or what you think love is, you will lie, kill, and steal to keep it. But learning about real love comes from within. It cannot be given. It cannot be taken away. It grows from your ability to re-create within yourself, the essence of loving experiences you have had in your life.”

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“One way to eliminate self negating thoughts and behavior is by gaining more understanding through realizing that you cannot force others to see that what you feel is real.”

Way Feels Real Self Force Understanding Realizing Behavior One Way

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“There are times when we do not recognize that it is time for us to move forward. When life is ready for us to move and we resist, life will move us by any means necessary. What may feel like a disaster is actually a graduation. Remain open to being guided, supported and protected by the universe.”

Feels May Mean Moving Life Is Universe Ready Disaster Moving Forward Protected

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“The key to success is not what you do, it is how you feel about what you are doing.”

Feels Keys Key To Success How You Feel

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“In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude.”

Thinking Feels Mind Firsts Art Important Values Opportunity Understanding Silence Steps Masters Solitude Gains Insight Breathe Clarity Guidance Peace Of Mind First Steps

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“THE KEY TO SUCCESS is not what you do, it is how you feel about what you are doing. Success begins with a positive attitude, it is the most valuable asset we may own. Success begins with a good feeling about where we are and a positive attitude about where we want to be.”

Want Feels May Feelings Attitude Keys Valuable Positive Attitude Assets Key To Success How You Feel Good Feeling

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“Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.”

Knows Needs Feels Firsts Healing Steps First Steps

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“Spirituality is a journey inward that connects the Self to yourself. When you know who you are from the inside out, when you do what you sense is right for you, when your thoughts lead you to actions that serve others as well as make you feel good, then you have encountered spirituality.”

Knows Feels Wells Self Action Spirituality Journey Who You Are Feel Good Inward Make You Feel Good

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“When there is breakdown in a relationship, you must have the hard conversation. It may not be pretty and it may not feel good. But if you are willing to listen and tell the truth, it will open up.”

Ifs Feels May Hard Willing Conversation Feel Good Telling The Truth Breakdown

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“When do you feel most loved? Are you willing to be loved today? Self-love is the magnet that attracts deep and profound expressions of love from others”

Feels Self Today Love Is Willing Expression Self Love Profound Magnet Expressions Of Love

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“Do not be afraid to experience your emotions; they are the path to your soul. Emotions erupt to remind us we are alive, that we are human. And to let us know we are growing. Trust yourself enough to feel what you feel.”

Knows Feels Humans Soul Enough Emotion Path Alive Growing Your Soul Trust Yourself

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“Stop hiding! Stop holding yourself back and playing yourself down! Stop worrying about how you look and what people are saying. Stop listening to what people are saying and trying to find out if they are whispering about you. Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you are okay or to make you feel special. Life is special! It is a special gift. This is your life! Now take your gift and live it out in the open! Decide today that you are going to live out loud!”

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

“When we want to move beyond the pain, when we want to feel better, when we are ready to move beyond where we are, emotionally and spiritually, we must forgive.”

Want Feels Pain Moving Ready Forgiving Feel Better

Book:Value in the Valley: A Black Woman's Guide through Life's Dilemmas

Source: Value in the Valley: A Black Woman's Guide through Life's Dilemmas

“The ego encourages you to constantly prove yourself and what you already know. When you are in the presence of someone you feel the need to impress, the ego's automatic response is 'I know.' The moment you say 'I know,' you are demonstrating that you don't know. You can learn something valuable from everyone, in every situation.”

Knows Needs Feels Moments Situation Prove Ego Response Valuable Impress Demonstrating Proving Yourself

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“A wound needs air in order to heal. We must talk about and expose those things which have hurt or harmed us in some way. Our wounds need nurturing care in order to heal. If we are to nurture and heal, we must admit that the wounds exist. We must carefully do what is necessary to help ourselves feel better.”

Ifs Way Needs Feels Helping Care Order Hurt Air Wounds Heal Feel Better Nurture Nurturing

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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.”

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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