Tag Archive: iyanla vanzant

Jul 30

Three perfect gifts

I have received three Perfect Gifts in my life.  No, not the type that come out of a genie lamp or are bestowed by fairies upon a child’s birth.  I’m talking honest-to-goodness gifts that I could hold in my hand and unwrap.

What made them perfect?  Each of them was so incredible because I felt …

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Jun 21

Worldwide Miracles

Today I got an email from a reader in South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA!!!!

Hel-lo!

And then I heard that Iyanla Vanzant mentioned me by name on her Hay House Radio program this week.

Yep, good day.

Thanks Nikki and Iyanla.  You totally made my day!  🙂

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Oct 11

Looking for a fight?

Two interesting things have intersected for me and tonight it’s got me thinking about the nature of pain and healing.

Yesterday someone named Thomas put up a comment on the post Clearing the Bookshelf, in which I talked about letting go of books that brought up a sense of guilt in me because I felt …

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Jul 18

Recognizing Crazy

I’ve been having a serious bout of Crazy the last few days.  You wanna know how Crazy?

Today I stopped at McDonald’s and got some french fries.

That may not seem like a very big deal, but I don’t know the last time I did that!!

Then on the way home today I stopped at …

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May 23

Loving me enough to tell the truth

I have the coolest friends in the world.  Really, I do.  For the last few months, I’ve been putting together a presentation in my head.  It’s a presentation about doing a successful press interview for a human interest story – my target is people like me who do personal development/personal growth kind of work and …

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Feb 16

The miracle of a life saved

Is there a word greater than “miracle”?  Is there a word that fully expresses that moment when the sky and the Universe open up and rain their blessings upon you?  Whatever that word is, I invoke it today.

Today I watched as Oprah Winfrey welcomed Iyanla Vanzant back to the Oprah Show after an 11 …

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