Remember to be patient and loving with yourself and others because that is what God does all the time.
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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
Life wants us to be aware of ourselves so we can make the necessary adjustments in order to live more harmoniously.
You know that prayer can get you into places you can't; prayer changes things. Even better, prayer changes people, and people change things. So go ahead and pray.
Worry stagnates the mind, creates an imbalance in the immune system, and impairs the ability to see beyond the thing being worried about.
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.
Silence is an art, a tool of the wise. When we perfect the art of silence, chances are that we will get a lot more done.
Talking can take us off the track, knock us off our center and kill our dreams when we speak mindlessly.
When we lose a loved one or end a long-term relationship, grief is natural. We must honor each stage of grief and emotion we have.
Give praise and thanksgiving for everything to let the universe know that you are ready to receive more.
Do not measure your value and worth by external standards.
Isn't it a shame that we don't remember as adults that we are always children of God.
Allow yourself to release all doubts about your ability, the mistakes of the past, the fear of the future.
You can put your mind in order by focusing on one thing at a time, doing it well, and appreciating the opportunity that this doing offers.
Meditation will bring to your awareness aspects of your self that go unnoticed because of the chatter and activity of the mind.
It is absolutely necessary to spend some portion of life having fun!
God is the source of our true and divine nature; affirming that spiritual source and nature is essential to the process of creation.
Prayer raises the vibration of your mental and emotional energy, making it possible for you to see what once may have seemed impossible.
It is our individual responsibility to set the standards for quality in our lives.