You are never angry for the reason you think you are. There's an older hurt under that. Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant More Quotes From Iyanla Vanzant In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow. Iyanla Vanzant spiritualloveorder When we find ourselves in the same situation repeatedly as a result of our conditioned responses, we must stop and do a new thing. The situation may look different. The route we take there may be altogether different. The lesson we must learn does not change. Get honest! Pay attention! Change what you do to create a change for yourself! Iyanla Vanzant doemaypay Remain open. There is something bigger than you know going on here. Iyanla Vanzant enlighteningbiggerknows Create what you want as opposed to being stuck in what you didn't have. Iyanla Vanzant stuckwhat-you-wantwant What would it take for you to forget all your troubles? Are you willing to simply forget all your troubles today? When you remove your attention from a problem, it gets bored and moves away! Iyanla Vanzant boredattentionmoving All things are lessons that God would have us learn. Iyanla Vanzant lessonsall-things Trust is not about being comfortable. It is about being willing to move beyond your comfort zone when there is absolutely no evidence you will be supported. Think of it this way. Trust is based on your ability to stand your ground and rely on your own abilities, knowing that no matter what happens, you will be better off than you were in the beginning. Iyanla Vanzant knowingmovingthinking If you want a real experience of serenity, look for the good. Affirm the good. Acknowledge the good. Iyanla Vanzant serenityreallooks The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive. Iyanla Vanzant breakupclassbook I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay. Iyanla Vanzant would-beorderbelieve A man can't be in the space where there is feminine rage and bitterness. He doesn't know how to navigate it. Iyanla Vanzant parentingspacemen The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first. Iyanla Vanzant helpingwayfirsts Spirituality is a journey inward that connects the Self to yourself. When you know who you are from the inside out, when you do what you sense is right for you, when your thoughts lead you to actions that serve others as well as make you feel good, then you have encountered spirituality. Iyanla Vanzant feel-goodjourneyself Everyone has a purpose because God is a purposeful God. Iyanla Vanzant purpose My purpose is to teach and demonstrate what is possible. To demonstrate love of God and good. Remember what my role is as a woman: to be... good. My role as a mother: to teach, support and nurture my offspring. My role as a grandmother: to remind everybody - right where you are, God is. Iyanla Vanzant supportrolesmother It's about your heart and about your consciousness. It's not about length of time you pray. Some of the most powerful prayers I've ever heard come from children, who can barely speak. Iyanla Vanzant powerfulprayerchildren Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. No matter what you have done, where you have been, know, accept, and love who you are. Iyanla Vanzant self-loverecoveryloss Everything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose. Iyanla Vanzant motivationpurposedoe The voice I had accepted as Divine Guidance was actually the voice of my ego leading me right into destruction. Iyanla Vanzant divine-guidanceegovoice So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It's time to invest on the inside. Iyanla Vanzant looksworldfall
