Tell your story because your story will heal you and it will heal someone else. Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes From Iyanla Vanzant Each of us face a moment in our lives called 'the breakdown moment.' This is the time when you must stand toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball, with the very thing you have tried desperately to avoid. In that moment, when there is nothing standing between you and the thing you fear the most, you will be forced to step into your greatness, because that is what life is demanding of you. Iyanla Vanzant toes greatness faces There comes a point in time when you must know that everything you have already given or done is enough. This is not something anyone else can tell you. You must know. Giving without receiving doesn't prove anything except that you know how to be taken advantage of. Iyanla Vanzant receiving taken giving What do you do when it seems as if people want to stay in their pain. They have a story to tell and they tell you every chance they get. Well, believe it or not, they may like where they are. Our job is to leave them there. You can point the way out of pain, but you cannot force them to get out. You can support the move beyond their limitations, but you cannot make the move for them. Iyanla Vanzant get-well pain jobs Choice is a divine teacher, for when we choose we learn that nothing is ever put in our path without a reason. Iyanla Vanzant choices path teacher Comparison is an act of violence against the self. Iyanla Vanzant positive-thinking violence self If you don't have a vision you're going to be stuck in what you know. And the only thing you know is what you've already seen. Iyanla Vanzant stuck vision knows 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. Iyanla Vanzant disappointed claims waiting You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid. Iyanla Vanzant thoughts-and-feelings feelings inspiring Sitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed. Iyanla Vanzant blessed listening heart If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love. Iyanla Vanzant lack-of-love encounters today Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt. Iyanla Vanzant falling-apart fall needs Until today, you may not have realized that your life provides the content of your obituary. Just for today, examine your life. Think about all of the things you want to leave behind. Remember, the good thing about doing this today is that you still have time to rewrite your life's content if necessary. Iyanla Vanzant want may thinking If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make. Iyanla Vanzant regret fear mistake Everything that's happening in our world is a function of what is going on inside of people. We are violent in our minds. We are violent with one another. We walk past one another in the street and don't even look nor make eye contact - don't speak. We can be outraged about the missiles and the planes. I'm more outraged that somebody will walk past me in the street and not look me in the face and say good morning. Iyanla Vanzant eye morning past There are no guarantees in life, but it is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100 percent of your attention, energy, and time to a thing, you will get exactly that back. Make sure you give all that you have to make sure you will get all that you need. Iyanla Vanzant guarantees-in-life energy giving Until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed Iyanla Vanzant old-wounds heal past Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing. Iyanla Vanzant perception hurt healing Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have heard or un-see what you have seen. What you can do is stop believing that what occurred has somehow left you broken, damaged and wounded. While forgiveness ain’t easy, it’s the most important inner work you can do within your mind and heart. Iyanla Vanzant heart mean believe Never judge your clarity based on someone else's response. Iyanla Vanzant clarity response judging Be patient when it seems things are not going right and may never be right again. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment. Iyanla Vanzant patient may way
