Life is a gift, open it. Life is precious, don't waste it.
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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
When life is ready for us to move forward and we resist, life will move us by any means necessary.
When the time comes for us to let go of the things we know are holding us back, all hell breaks loose.
We have a responsibility to eliminate any and all things that stand between us and the realization of God's vision for our lives.
Clean up your messes. Examine, acknowledge and clean up the little things that create such a mess in your mind and life.
Remain open to being guided, supported and protected by the universe. Open your mind and heart to life.
If we do our best in this moment, we have no time to worry about what may come or has gone.
Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it.
Life is a process in which everything that unfolds is meaningful and purposeful. Every feeling has a message and a lesson.
Even when it seems that your life is falling apart, there is divine restoration going on.
Beloveds, the best teacher you will ever have is experience.
Every person, situation, circumstances, and experience in your life is a reflection of some aspect of who you believe yourself to be.
I know there is only one Life, one Power, one Mind, one Spirit of universal intelligence, wisdom, and judgment.
You don't always have to have something to do. Don't rush. Conserve some of your resources for yourself.
Your reality is what you perceive it to be. Whatever you perceive to be true will become your truth.
It's very discouraging to think/believe that every unpleasant thing that happens in your life is caused by something or someone outside of you. If they caused it to happen then you will have to wait for them to change. If you create it, then you have the power.
Life is a process of giving and receiving. When you give with love or in joy, you must receive in equal measure.
A successful life is the result of making the assumption that you will be successful.
Everything we receive in life is food for our growth. If we eat from the plate, we must give thanks.
Nothing is separate from anything else; the connective consciousness of life is everywhere.