I'm really not that fierce. Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes From Iyanla Vanzant From where you sit, it may seem that certain people should know better. People are who they are and do what they do whether or not you like it or agree with them. We each have different lessons to learn. We each take a different path to our lessons. Iyanla Vanzant lessonsdifferentpeople Your divine mate already exists. When you get to the place in yourself that is peaceful divine love, your true mate will be revealed. Iyanla Vanzant soulmatepeacefullove Today, I choose awareness. I choose to be aware of the beauty of life and living. I choose to be aware of the simple pleasures in life. I choose awareness of joy, awareness of peace, and awareness of love. Iyanla Vanzant simplejoytoday If you want to run the show, God will let you. If you want to pull all the strings, that's up to you. If you want to insist that what you are doing is the way it should be done, even when you are not getting anywhere, go right ahead. God will let you run yourself ragged, if you choose to do so. Unfortunately, you may not always be aware that you are in God's way. . . . God has no need to prove to you what God can do. Iyanla Vanzant up-to-yourunningneeds Beloveds, you are fine, just the way you are! Perfect in your imperfection! You are divine! Growing brighter and more brilliant each day, you can accept the truth of who you are. Iyanla Vanzant growingeach-dayperfect Do not be afraid to experience your emotions; they are the path to your soul. Emotions erupt to remind us we are alive, that we are human. And to let us know we are growing. Trust yourself enough to feel what you feel. Iyanla Vanzant alivesoulpath You know why the road curves as you're driving along? It curves because if God showed us the distance from where we are to where we’re going, we’d think it was too far. Iyanla Vanzant curvesdistancethinking We cannot expect to be in control of the circumstances in our lives when we cannot control our minds for five minutes. Meditation is the daily minimum requirement that will prevent us from breaking down and falling apart at the most inopportune moments. It is the art of listening. It is a practice which enables us to tune in and fine-tune the key areas of our lives: the mind and the spirit. Iyanla Vanzant keysartfall Parents are teachers, guides, leaders, protectors and providers for their children. Iyanla Vanzant parentingteacherchildren It is not your duty or responsibility to change the minds of other people. The nature of their thinking is advanced or limited by their experience. In your presence, they have an opportunity to learn about you and, perhaps, to grow. Iyanla Vanzant responsibilityopportunitythinking When you gossip, it's self-hexing. Because when you do it, it comes back to you. Everything starts with the word. The word is demonstrating a condition of the mind. If it's in your mind and comes out of your mouth, it will be created. Iyanla Vanzant gossipselfmind We think we have to do something to be grateful or something has to be done in order for us to be grateful, when gratitude is a state of being. Iyanla Vanzant gratitudegratefulthank-you We must learn not to give up when requirements are not met or when commitments are broken. To do so is a refusal to allow mistakes to be corrected and a demonstration of an unwillingness to forgive yourself or anyone else who needs forgiveness. Iyanla Vanzant giving-upmistakecommitment If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans. Iyanla Vanzant planswantlaughing If you don't ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger. Iyanla Vanzant asksbiggerneeds Who you are is strong enough to bare your pain Iyanla Vanzant painstrongenough Why can't women get along? Because we're afraid. We're afraid to be vulnerable. We're afraid to be soft. We're afraid to be hurt. But most of all, we're afraid of our power. So we become controlling and aggressive and vicious. Iyanla Vanzant viciousvulnerablehurt I encourage people to have a daily spiritual practice; that's the best way to take care of yourself. If you have that daily practice, it means you're getting divine guidance, and you're not being guided by your ego or your personality. Iyanla Vanzant spiritualmeanpeople When you give to others to the degree that you sacrifice yourself, you make the other person a thief. Iyanla Vanzant degreessacrificegiving Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit! Iyanla Vanzant why-nottodaygiving
