Without the a test you don't have a testimony. Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes From Iyanla Vanzant Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility. Iyanla Vanzant forgiveness forgiving heart And perhaps you thought, "Because I'm doing so much spiritual work, I'm only going to attract angels." No! The more spiritual work you do, the more darkness you attract. Because the light don't need more light. The darkness needs light! The light doesn't need more light. Iyanla Vanzant angel light spiritual You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself. Iyanla Vanzant treated standards want 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. Iyanla Vanzant focus running commitment You can't just cry about the pain. You can't just pray about the pain. You must eliminate the pain. Iyanla Vanzant cry pain praying The ego encourages you to constantly prove yourself and what you already know. When you are in the presence of someone you feel the need to impress, the ego's automatic response is 'I know.' The moment you say 'I know,' you are demonstrating that you don't know. You can learn something valuable from everyone, in every situation. Iyanla Vanzant ego moments needs Use your time, energy and talents to do the best you can right now. Spend no time wishing it were better Iyanla Vanzant energy use wish You do not have to love what is going on in your life, but you must accept that it, whatever it is, is going on. As long as you do not accept reality, you are powerless to define the role you will play. Iyanla Vanzant play long reality In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was 'Help me.' Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank you.' What I've discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away. Iyanla Vanzant communication prayer thank-you All of us have ways in which we mask and cover our pain. Iyanla Vanzant mask pain way Feminine power is silent, dark, mysterious, healing, nurturing. A woman can walk into a room and control it. She doesn't even have to open her mouth if she knows where her power is. Iyanla Vanzant healing mouths dark In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over. Iyanla Vanzant issues soul mind When do you feel most loved? Are you willing to be loved today? Self-love is the magnet that attracts deep and profound expressions of love from others Iyanla Vanzant expression self love-is Love is not all that is required in a relationship. It needs understanding, openness, kidness, patience, long-suffering Iyanla Vanzant understanding love-is long Their issues are not your issues. Iyanla Vanzant issues You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all. Iyanla Vanzant combination possession Forgive yourself for believing things about yourself that are not true. Forgive yourself for believing that you were anything other than a child of God. Then, after forgiving yourself for believing the things you were told, forgive the people who told you. Forgive them not for what they said or did. Forgive them because they did not know any better. Iyanla Vanzant believe children people Accept all invitations to do a new thing. Dare not limit yourself. Move toward your wildest # dream , take the labels off your mind, and step boldly into your greatness. Iyanla Vanzant greatness dream moving Rather than beating yourself up for what you are not doing, appreciate and celebrate the things you are doing. When you shift your focus away from what you do not want, you can create a vision for what you do. Don't fight with yourself - focus on what you do, can do, choose to do, are ready to do. Iyanla Vanzant appreciate focus fighting One of the ways that people avoid taking responsibility for their role in their own pain is what I call the BPs - blame and projection. Iyanla Vanzant pain responsibility people
