iyanla-vanzant Quotes About needs

“I am not seeking anything but service to my creator. I do not need a house, I do not need a car, I do not need any of that, but to be present with each guest that sits across from me, and I am committed to a bigger thing than me, which is the vision of own, because own is going to outlive all of us.”

Needs House Vision Car Bigger Committed Seeking Creator Guests

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“All relationships have the same basic components: people, needs, and expectations.”

People Needs Expectations Components

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

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

“Mistakes are lessons that you need to learn!”

Needs Mistake Lessons

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Regardless of how hard, challenging, frightening, or difficult an experience may seem, everything is just as it needs to be in order for us to heal, grow, and learn.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“And perhaps you thought, "Because I'm doing so much spiritual work, I'm only going to attract angels." No! The more spiritual work you do, the more darkness you attract. Because the light don't need more light. The darkness needs light! The light doesn't need more light.”

Needs Light Spiritual Darkness Angel Spiritual Work

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“It is an honor and a privilege to be of service and support; however, I realize people are not putting their confidence in me. Instead, they are actually learning to trust themselves. My job is to affirm and support them in the process and teach them to do what I do when I need strength: I begin within.”

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“There are no guarantees in life, but it is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100 percent of your attention, energy, and time to a thing, you will get exactly that back. Make sure you give all that you have to make sure you will get all that you need.”

Ifs Needs Giving Energy Attention Percent Guarantees Get Back Sure Thing Give 100 Percent Guarantees In Life

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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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

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility.”

Ifs Needs Mind Heart Possibility Forgiveness Forgiving Heart And Mind

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.”

Needs Knowing Impossible Clever Not Knowing Disguise Somewhere Else

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Your job, work, life assignment must be the spark that fuels your fire. It must be a passion that you pursue. You must want it enough to do it for free. You must be willing to stick with it, taking the ups and downs, giving it all that you are for as long as you can! You’ve got to taste it, smell it, know it whether you are awake or asleep. If you do not have a lustful passion for your work, you really need to find something else to do.”

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

“Love is not all that is required in a relationship. It needs understanding, openness, kidness, patience, long-suffering”

Needs Long Suffering Understanding Love Is Being True Openness Be True To Yourself True To Yourself Long Suffering

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Everything happens when it needs to happen; everyone is always where they need to be. You will never miss out on what is meant for you, even if it has to come to you in a roundabout way.”

Ifs Way Needs Happens Missing Things Happen Be You

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“We must learn not to give up when requirements are not met or when commitments are broken. To do so is a refusal to allow mistakes to be corrected and a demonstration of an unwillingness to forgive yourself or anyone else who needs forgiveness.”

Needs Giving Mistake Broken Mets Giving Up Commitment Forgiving Requirements Not Giving Up Refusal Demonstration Forgive Yourself

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

“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

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

“We all want to be liked, loved, or needed. That is fine. What is not fine is what we are willing to do to make sure we are liked, or loved or needed. When we make the needs and wants of others a priority in our lives, we devalue ourselves.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“When you really believe that you are worthy of the best, that you deserve the best & that there is enough of the best for you to have plenty, there will be no need for you to hold on to what you have. Allow yourself to imagine what your life would be like if your hands and heart were to receive something better than what you are holding onto right now.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“People have a right to change their minds and it has absolutely nothing to do with you. People change. As people change, their needs change. When people have a need, it is their responsibility to themselves to see their needs are met. And it has absolutely nothing to do with you.”

People Needs Mind Responsibility Mets Absolutely Nothing Need A Change

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“If you don't ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.”

Ifs Needs Asks Bigger

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“Right where you are is where you need to be. Don't fight it! Don't run away from it! Stand firm! Take a deep breath. And another. And another. Now, ask yourself: Why is this in my world? What do I need to see?”

World Needs Running Fighting Asks Breaths Firm Where You Are Running Away Deep Breath Stand Firm Take A Deep Breath

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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

“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.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“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.”

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