You'll be challenged but you don't have to be defeated by dominant negative thoughts.
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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
What you FOCUS on grows.
Your commitment to a consistent connection and awareness of the presence of the Divine in your life will result in a greater sense of peace and connection that supports all that you do in every aspect of your life.
To pump some life and excitement into your future possibilities, you need to be joyful, peaceful, and grateful for what you have and what you're doing right now.
Rest. Work. Play. Serve. Give. Receive. Speak. Listen. Life is teaching you how to honor and respect balance.
We cannot change a pain-filled past. What we can do is change how if affects us. We can change how we see it and how we use it.
Talking can take us off the track, knock us off our center and kill our dreams when we speak mindlessly.
It is absolutely necessary to spend some portion of life having fun!
It is our individual responsibility to set the standards for quality in our lives.
Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it.
We've got nothing but time, and it is on our side. This is why we continue to be provided with the opportunity to repeat and re-create in our lives.
To truly feel better, you must be committed to moving forward—you must make the first move, take the first step and do what is required, no matter how difficult.
Put yourself in the center of your life and accept full responsibility for all things that may be spinning out of control.
When we make minor adjustments as we see they are needed, we save time and the expense of a major overhaul.
Remind yourself right now that no matter what your life looks like, you are doing the best you can. And getting better.
You must be willing to release worn-out thoughts, habits, and situations in order to receive the information Spirit will bring to you.
What looks like a failure teaches us what not to do, what does not work. We have lessons to learn from our experiences.
Nothing is ever as it seems. What looks bad today, can be a blessing tomorrow.
When you know where you are going, the universe will clear a path for you.
It's possible to turn even the most upsetting situations into opportunities for growth if you can muster enough willingness, trust, faith, patience and surrender.