Our differences sometimes make agreement difficult to achieve, but they should never make us feel wrong.
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Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She can currently be seen on television as the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, and as a frequently featured guest teacher of Oprah's Lifeclass on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Vanzant was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 13, 1953, as Rhonda Eva Harris. She was given the title "Iyanla", which means "great mother", after being initiated and ordained as a priestess in the Yoruba tradition (as mentioned in her television interview on the Conn Jackson show). She attended Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University. Vanzant holds a Juris Doctor degree from the City University of New York School of Law. She currently resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She is also an ordained New Thought minister. In 2000, she was named one of the "100 most influential Black Americans" by Ebony magazine, which said that "Her books, lectures and television appearances have made her a multimedia high priestess of healthy relationships." In 2012, Vanzant was listed at #7 on Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine list of the 100 most spiritually influential living people." In 2014, she was co-speaker in Oprah's the "Life You Want Weekend" tour, which travelled to eight cities, also featuring Deepak Chopra, Mark Nepo, Elizabeth Gilbert and Rob Bel
If we are thinking we cannot, we will not. If we are speaking of lack, limitation, and obstacles, we will find them at every turn.
Express what you know in a loving way. Share what you know from a place of love. Love harmonizes all things, and all people.
Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving, and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity.
Forgiveness is a function of awareness. Once you are aware of something, it is your responsibility to make the necessary adjustments.
Be willing to embrace different points of views, different habits, and all the differences that exist between you and others.
When your child falters or fall, be there for them without anger or fear. Take the conditions off of your love.
If you trust yourself enough to know you can feel bad and recover, you will do just that.
If you do not get an answer to your prayer right away, hang up and dial again!
We can do this! Each of us has the power to do whatever it takes to make it through our challenges in life.
If you remember to laugh in the bad times knowing that some good must come out of them, you will see the good.
Without patience, we worry, we complain, and sometimes we give up hope. We do not understand that a delay is not a denial.
Your purpose is what you are. Your purpose keeps coming back to you. It fills your dreams. Your purpose is what drives you.
What is going on in the world is not your truth. Your truth is within you.
That thing which you do with all of your heart and soul, which brings joy into your heart, satisfaction into your life: that is your purpose.
Beloveds, the accumulation of material possessions is not the measure of success.
Everything happens first on the inside before it is revealed on the outside.
Time alone with yourself is a space in your life for healing, learning, and empowerment.
Self-trust is not a special talent or gift. It is a skill we learn and relearn. It is a practice we must decide to engage in. Every day.
Do not judge yourself. Understand that we all do what we do based on who we are and the information we have at that time.