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I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.

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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Believe
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