Iyanla Vanzant Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Everybody's got a 'thing.' Some 'things' are nice and quiet. Some 'things' have fangs and claws. Some 'things' stink and have slobber everywhere.
When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!
Transformation doesn't have to be deep, dark and mysterious. If you screw up, fine - laugh at yourself, learn and move on.
I surround people in unconditional acceptance and love to such a degree that everything that is unloving about them rises to the surface.
What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.
A change of perspective may be all it takes to transform a painful experience into a powerful growth experience.
Every day is your day if you claim it. If you wait for somebody else to make it for you, you're going to be disappointed.
Embrace the truth. Speak the truth. Be the truth. When we welcome the truth, we live our lives like it's golden.
From speaking with my mother I learned that forgiveness is a process that begins with the choice to end your own suffering.
When you enter a new experience, all that requires healing rushes to the surface ... You have to pause.
If you want to be at peace, you have to be clear about your intetion and - moment by moment - in alignment with your intention
What looks like a failure teaches us what not to do, what does not work. We have lessons to learn from our experiences.
It is always so much easier to blame someone else rather than accepting responsibility for your experiences.
As we learn to see each other through our spiritual eyes, the physical differences will cease to matter.
Today I am devoted to addressing all the little things about me and in my life that I have not mastered!
If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.
I had to get really clear about what was meaningful & what wasn't, who I was & who I wasn't & who I wasn't going to be anymore.
This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face - learning to love the other parent enough to make the children first.
When you give to others to the degree that you sacrifice yourself, you make the other person a thief.
You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all.
Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven't said to that someone.
When was the last time you thanked you for always being there for you? Self appreciation soothes an aching soul.
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.
Some children do what they're told to do; some children do what they're told not to do; all children do what they're parents have done.
When two broken people bring their broken pieces together, chances are they will never become a whole anything.
If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.
You don't get to tell people how to love you; you get to choose if you want to participate in the way they love.
In 2002, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer. And it was such a shock, a surprise to us.
When the time comes for you to make a change or to grow, the universe will make you so uncomfortable you will eventually have no choice.
Use your time, energy and talents to do the best you can right now. Spend no time wishing it were better
I am now willing to forgive myself ... for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.
When you believe, or are led to believe, you are unable to act upon the greatest desires of the soul, the result is mental and spiritual enslavement.
An unpeaceful mind cannot hear God. Any unpeaceful feeling is the indicator that what I am thinking is forgivable.
The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive.
You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself.
Judgment is harsh and mean and meant to hurt, as if the pain of what we do or say will slap others into our way of believing.
If you want a real experience of serenity, look for the good. Affirm the good. Acknowledge the good.
Sitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed.
Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.
When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.
I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.
Spiritual consciousness does not make your problems go away; it does, however, help you view them from a different vantage point.
Always remember who you are. Know that you are never required to apologize to anyone for being yourself.
It is important to acknowledge all your feelings and not beat yourself up for having them. Your feelings are not good or bad, they just are.