Just as we would never consider running our car without gas, we should not consider running our lives without the power of the Divine.
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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
Transformation is a life long process. Your daily spiritual practice makes the process a peace-full journey.
Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving, and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity.
If you know that life is a journey, you must learn to travel light. Pack a tidbit of truth, a fistful of faith, and a pocket of prayer!
Prayer raises the vibration of your mental and emotional energy, making it possible for you to see what once may have seemed impossible.
Strengthening our inner connection to God strengthens our inner connection to all things.
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.
Prayer and affirmation and other time-honored spiritual practices are the actions taken in the process of changing one's life. When embraced and mastered they can and will alter your brain and change your mind.
Prayer is one of the fundamental pillars of thought therapy. It reprograms the mind about what to expect and elevates your consciousness. The ego has very few arguments that can survive the power of an earnest and heartfelt prayer.
If you are finding yourself stuck in a way of thinking that triggers certain emotional responses ask yourself one simple question: 'What is my prayer?'
The psychospiritual thought therapy process provides prayers and affirmations written specifically to neutralize your negative thought patterns and the emotional energy most often associated with those patterns.
No matter how many thousands of thoughts parade in your consciousness today, the power of focused intention can never be overestimated. Affirm: 'It is my intention in this moment to align my will with God’s Will.'
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.
Affirming the desired intention as if it’s already happened, affirmative prayer teaches us to program the mind about what to expect.
Your awareness of and ability to align with your Source is just one of the many benefits of a conscious, committed prayer practice.
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.
Isn't it a shame that we don't remember as adults that we are always children of God.
Prayer raises the vibration of your mental and emotional energy, making it possible for you to see what once may have seemed impossible.
Prayers are always answered. The key is to pray with faith, knowing and believing that, what you ask for, you already have!
The spirit within is there for us, always. We just have to acknowledge it, praise it, thank it, and know everything is all right now.