Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.

You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.

No matter what is going on in your life today, remember, it is only preparation. People come and go; situations rise and fall; it's all preparation for better things. You must stretch, reach, grow into your goodness. Without the preparation we receive through adversity, disappointment, confusion, or pain, we could not appreciate the goodness when it arrives.

When you give to others to the degree that you sacrifice yourself, you make the other person a thief.

Everything you have done and been through is valuable and important. In order to be who you are, to know what you know, to be where you are in this moment, you needed to go through what you went through.

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.

When was the last time you thanked you for always being there for you? Self appreciation soothes an aching soul.

People you don't love can't hurt you.

Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.

If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!

If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.

Instead of running from what you don't want, walk with commitment toward what you desire. Focus on where you are going rather than being obsessed with where you have been.

When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.

Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.

Do what brings you joy, and your purpose will unfold.

Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change

It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn't mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance, or a struggle for control.

Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.

People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!

Forgiveness is a process of giving up the old for something new. Old experiences and memories that we hold on to in anger, resentment, shame, or guilt cloud our spirit mind. The truth is, everything that has happened had to happen. It was a growth experience. There was something you needed to know or learn. If you stay angry, hurt, afraid, ashamed, or guilty, you miss the lesson. You will be stuck in a cloud of pain.

Release and detach from every person, every circumstance, every condition, and every situation that no longer serves a divine purpose in your life. All things have a season, and all seasons must come to an end. Choose a new season, filled with purposeful thoughts and activities.

Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.

The highest form of praise you can offer to yourself, to God and to the world is to spend time each day expressing gratitude. It says to God that you are aware and appreciative of grace. It says to life that you are acknowledging its awesome presence in you. It says to yourself that you are worth the time it takes to be healed. Time spent in silence, contemplation and gratitude is time spent in devotion to a higher calling and a more loving state of being.

Criticism does not make you smarter or better than the one you are criticizing. In fact, the stuff you are critical of in others is the same stuff you don't like about yourself.

When you don't show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you're not. Then when they find out who you are, that's when they leave.