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The only thing that goes on in your life is what your allow to go on in your life

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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You must be willing to give total unconditional love to everyone, under all circumstances. That means being willing to be totally responsible for what you do and how you do it.
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In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow.
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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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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.
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Who you are is strong enough to bare your pain
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I really don't have any weaknesses. I do have areas of my life that I am working on to grow, heal and evolve. Giving myself permission to rest is an area I am working on. Not rescuing my children and grandchildren is another area.
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Everybody does not have to like you. That is not their job. Liking you is not anyone's purpose in life except yours.
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When you are in alignment with the desires of your heart, things have a way of working out.
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I must have decided wrongly, because I am not at peace.
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When you give to others to the degree that you sacrifice yourself, you make the other person a thief.
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Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.
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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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The goal isn't to be perfect, but to be authentic!
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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.
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You are the light of the world. You are an instrument of the Divine. You are the greatest miracle in the world. Life is graced by your presence.
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Every choice you make supersedes and overrides every other choice you make.
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One of the ways that people avoid taking responsibility for their role in their own pain is what I call the BPs - blame and projection.
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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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The beloved is one who nurtures you, trusts you, supports you, encourages you, loves you without conditions. That's you.
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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.
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