Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses.

I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.

Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

I'm far more ready to go with the flow now because I am more accepting of myself.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

The deepest gift you can learn in life is about self-love, and that's not going to happen overnight.

Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being the best people we can be.

Sometimes you have to let your life fall apart and let it come back together on its own and learn to care for yourself in a different way.

I think the best relationship you'll ever have is the one with yourself. That might even be the most important one.

The biggest lesson I've learned throughout the first season of 'Workin' Moms' is that you have to give yourself permission to forgive yourself.

A man who loves himself takes the first step towards real love.

Love yourself and you can heal your life.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

If you want to understand yourself, Then do not examine yourself. Just love yourself more sincerely, More soulfully And more self-givingly.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insecure about, but I've changed by loving me - C-section scars, stretch marks, and all.

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.

So many people go through life, and they never deal with their own issues, no matter what the issues are - ours happen to be gender identity. But, how many people go through life and just waste an entire life 'cause they'd never deal with themselves to be who they are.

Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures.

Women have demanded and gotten better jobs and more power. But the one thing we deserve is a better relationship with ourselves.

In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.

I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.