A stable and nurturing childhood is essential for the healthy psycho-emotional and spiritual development of a human being. While we may understand what is supposed to happen to us physically, we must begin to better understand what happens to children mentally, emotionally and spiritually as a result of the families into which they are born.
Iyanla VanzantPlanning is the only way to keep yourself on track. Plan your moments to be joyous. Plan your days to be filled with peace. Plan your life to be an experience of growth. When you know where you are going, the universe will clear a path for you.
Iyanla VanzantI took my kids everywhere. I didn't have money for child care, so I took them to college with me and they sat in the hallway.
Iyanla VanzantLove is durable. It's like Teflon. ...Trust is like fine china. Secrets destroy trust.
Iyanla VanzantWe must learn not to give up when requirements are not met or when commitments are broken. To do so is a refusal to allow mistakes to be corrected and a demonstration of an unwillingness to forgive yourself or anyone else who needs forgiveness.
Iyanla VanzantYou're never healing the level you're on. You're always healing the level you came from. For example, you know things today that you didn't know in your first marriage.
Iyanla VanzantYour job, work, life assignment must be the spark that fuels your fire. It must be a passion that you pursue. You must want it enough to do it for free. You must be willing to stick with it, taking the ups and downs, giving it all that you are for as long as you can! You’ve got to taste it, smell it, know it whether you are awake or asleep. If you do not have a lustful passion for your work, you really need to find something else to do.
Iyanla Vanzant