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I am not my sister's keeper. I am my sister.

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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If it's not your story to tell, you don't tell it.
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I must have decided wrongly, because I am not at peace.
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