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Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us.

Iyanla Vanzant

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Iyanla Vanzant
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 13
Motivational Speaker
Spiritual Teacher
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Rhonda Eva Harris
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Perhaps you went to bed last night thinking about the overdue bills, the lack of finances, the problematic people and situations you have to face. This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? If you didn't, it is probably because you forgot that when praise goes up, the blessings come down. That should be enough to inspire you to be thankful.
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I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more troubled by the lack of space being provided for the truth to unfold. Humans cannot seem to wait for or honor the truth. Instead, we make it up based on who we believe people should or should not be.
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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.
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A man can't be in the space where there is feminine rage and bitterness. He doesn't know how to navigate it.
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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.
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I'm focusing on healing lives and teaching people that they can heal - giving them tools to heal.
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We can think, speak, and bring the best possible outcome into existence by focusing on where we are going, not on where we think we are.
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Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.
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Prayer is asking for rain. Faith is carrying an umbrella. Faith is the inner sense of knowing that with divine order working on your side, all things will come together for your good. Faith is knowing that there is a divine plan and purpose for everything in life
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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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I am not my sister's keeper. I am my sister.
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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.
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If you want to be at peace, you have to be clear about your intetion and - moment by moment - in alignment with your intention
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When the time comes for you to make a change or to grow, the universe will make you so uncomfortable you will eventually have no choice.
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My father never kissed me, hugged me or told me that he loved me. As my only living parent, he became the filter through which I saw myself, the possibilities for my life, the world and all men. He was a conflicted and dark filter.
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Black Girls rock because we have no other choice.
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Just for today, allow yourself to embrace all that you are every moment. Know that you are a vessel of light. Allow yourself to release all doubts about your ability, the mistakes of the past, the fear of the future.
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Once we become aware of our issues and challenges, we become accountable to do something about it.
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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.
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