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Spiritual consciousness does not make your problems go away it does, however, help you view them from a different vantage point.

Iyanla Vanzant

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Iyanla Vanzant
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 13
Motivational Speaker
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Brooklyn
New York
Rhonda Eva Harris
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