Iyanla Vanzant

I don’t think anybody can be held accountable or responsible for anyone’s behaviors expect the individual. This goes beyond that particular situation.

Iyanla Vanzant

I don’t think there’s such a thing as a selfish prayer. Prayer puts you in communication so you can talk about whatever you want to talk about.

Iyanla Vanzant

I encourage people to have a daily spiritual practice; that’s the best way to take care of yourself. If you have that daily practice, it means you’re getting divine guidance, and you’re not being guided by your ego or your personality.

Iyanla Vanzant

I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.

Iyanla Vanzant

I learned that telling the truth was a big part of loving yourself.

Iyanla Vanzant

I let go of the past and choose to accept every situation as being for me and not against me.

Iyanla Vanzant

I now know that nothing in my life will change until I change the way I see my life and myself.

Iyanla Vanzant

I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.

Iyanla Vanzant

I now understand that our life experiences come forth from our souls and that nothing really happens to us; it all happens for our benefit.

Iyanla Vanzant

I’ve always wanted people to know who they are from the inside. Then they can create the life they desire and deserve. I’ve always believed that my job was to facilitate the evolution of the human consciousness.

Iyanla Vanzant