Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

One of a person's greatest emotional needs is to feel appreciated. Start by appreciating yourself.

It's so important to embrace what you have because if you don't, that can be the root of very self-destructive habits, which I think people waste a lot of energy on.

Accept yourself. Love yourself just as you are. Your finest work, your best moments, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self love. Roll in it. Bask in it, as you would the sunshine.

Here is my wish for you and every other child, woman, and man on the face of the earth: Spend one week saying only kind, caring things to yourself. Say thank you at least ten times an hour, direct five toward yourself and five to the world at large. Compliment yourself (and others) each time an effort is made. Notice all the wonderful qualities and characteristics about yourself and those around you. One week. You will never go back. And your whole life will be a glorious meditation.

I want to accept myself completely, just as I am.

I no longer agree to treat myself with disrespect. Every time a self-critical thought comes to mind, I will forgive the Judge and follow this comment with words of praise, self-acceptance, and love.

All I can say is I've been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, 'You're very good.'

You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.

One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself... to take care of yourself.

We all look in the mirror and name the things that we don't like about ourselves or wish we could change. Instead, name the good things and focus on that!

If you just work on that one thing that's, like, important to you, that has been supportive of you, who has been loving you all this time, if you are able to see that, then that is your 'best love'.

I know firsthand how long it takes to learn how to love yourself.

As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself.

See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance

I'm always talking about loving yourself and expressing yourself and learning how to love yourself. I'm still the same.

If you don't have self love you can never find it outside of yourself.

Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

When I say "major key," I think being grateful is actually respecting yourself.

Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea.

I've learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect, because I like me.. I think I'm kind of cool.

Love yourself and you can heal your life.

I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life - joyfully.

When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.

We can stop picking on ourselves for picking on ourselvesWe can cherish ourselves and our lives. We can nuture ourselves and love ourselves. We can accept our wonderful selves, with all our faults, foibles, strong points, weak points, feelings, thoughts, and everything else. It's the best thing we've got going for us. It's who we are, and who we were meant to be. And it's not a mistake. We are the greatest thing that will ever happen to us. Believe it. It makes life much easier.

See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation - to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.