685 Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant

In speaking the truth of your experience to another, it will serve you well to realize that how they choose to respond is not your responsibility.

I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lived it and I'm still here to talk about it and help someone else if I can.

When you make a decision and a commitment to do something good for yourself, it is like dropping a pebble in a pond. It has a rippling effect. The firmer the decision, the stronger the frequency and wider the range of things that will be reached.

Transformation doesn't have to be deep, dark and mysterious. If you screw up, fine - laugh at yourself, learn and move on.

If you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will.

We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.

I hope that my story, I hope that my life is... an encouragement for people, especially in Brooklyn. I feel humbled and blessed.

It is a given that we will all make some mistakes in life. It is a given that you will make inappropriate choices for inappropriate reasons. They will in no way affect your worth. No matter what you say or what you do, nothing can minimize the worth of your being. Your worth is a gift from God.

Nothing destroys self-worth, self-acceptance and self-love faster than denying what you feel. Without feelings, you would not know where you are in life. Nor would you know what areas you need to work on. Honor your feelings. Allow yourself to feel them.