Everybody is born with a divine purpose, and God has given us everything we will ever need to fulfill that purpose.
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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 you trust yourself enough to know you can feel bad and recover, you will do just that.
We can do this! Each of us has the power to do whatever it takes to make it through our challenges in life.
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.
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.
If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.
Even when it seems that your life is falling apart, there is divine restoration going on.
All things are possible! The key is to identify what you want, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.
Thought Therapy gets you unstuck. It counteracts the challenge of thinking and feeling and the chain reaction of assuming that what we’re going through is the same as something we’ve been through before.
What you learn at any given moment will assist and guide you on the path to where you desire to be.
When moving in truth and righteousness, one must know that the best will manifest.
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.
Life is a gift, open it. Life is precious, don't waste it.
Even when it seems that your life is falling apart, there is divine restoration going on.
Your Self is divine. Your Self is powerful. Your Self can never be altered. This is the truth about yourself.
The only thing that can diminish your power is your belief that you do not have it. Repeat this to yourself. Every day.