ble to conquer and master the little things in our lives, the big things
will remain undone.
ot
- Learning, understanding, or practicing spiritual disciplines will not
ur
anything. Giving up is not an option!
- iving encourages you to leap and to fly, to run and to soar, to
e and to release. What you tell yourself
e things at any given time
d,
s the throat, your power,
worry about things we cannot control. We worry about
ight now. We worry
ause we
ithout
ting the worry, briefly
and concisely write it down. Place the paper on which you have written in a
and then it is gone.
zant
big things, like injustice, inequality, poverty, and disorder. Until we are
each a
- Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are n
equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared
to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are
demanding our power be turned on.
immunize you against any of the lessons you must “grow through” in yo
life.
- Remember that you can trust life to give you the courage that is required to
do anything or face
The process of l
meander and to piddle, to embrac
about your ability to do one or all of thes
determines how hard life will be for you.
- Worry is the vampire that drains life of its force. Worry stagnates the min
creates an imbalance in the immune system; weaken
and authority center; impairs the ability to see beyond the thing being
worried about. We
the past and future. We worry about those things we cannot do or have not
done and how they will affect what we are doing r
about what we do not have, cannot get and things we have lost. Worry
creates confusion, disorder, and helplessness. Then we worry bec
cannot figure things out. We must eliminate the tendency to worry w
worrying if it will work out. Take the situation crea
window, facing the sun. Make a commitment to yourself to let it go and
move on. Everyone knows that when sunlight hits a vampire, it shrivels up
The Best Way to Get Started with Iyanla Van
he best place to get started is with Vanzant’s book, In the Meantime. But what
is the “meantime”? According to Vanzant, being “in the meantime” means
eing in a state of limbo. She explains, “When you are not happy where you are
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exactly
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