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I learned that telling the truth was a big part of loving yourself.

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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Bigs
Truth
Part
Loving
Telling

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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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Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.
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Trying to prove something to someone is never a valid reason for doing anything.
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Their issues are not your issues.
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I must have decided wrongly, because I am not at peace.
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