In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want
by Iyanla Vanzant
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You know where you want to be, but you have no clue how to get there. You know exactly what you want in life, but what you want is nowhere in sight. Perhaps your vision is unclear, your purpose still undefined. On top of it all, your relationships, particularly your romantic relationships, are failing. If these scenarios feel familiar way down in the deepest part of your gut, then you, my dear, are smack dab in the middle of the meantime. Your mother, bless her heart, and your father, with show more all of his good intentions, did not prepare you for the meantime. They did not because they could not. No one can prepare you or help you find what you are looking for. What you need is love, not romance. Love, not more money. Love, not a new car. Love is the only thing that can make the meantime worthwhile. Once you find love, true selflove, and unconditional love for everyone all the time, things will look, feel, and be a lot better. The question is: What do you do in the meantime? Every living being wants to experience the light of love. The problem is that our windows are dirty! The windows of our hearts and minds are streaked with past pains and hurts, past memories and disappointments. The windows are so clouded by fear, self-doubt, and inaccurate information that the light of love cannot shine through. In the meantime, we keep looking through the foggy window, trying to convince ourselves that what we see is the real thing. It's not, and we know it, but we can't seem to figure out what to do until the real thing comes along. What we must do is clean. We must clean the windows, floors, walls, closets, and corners of our mind. We must mop and sweep away the stuff that trips us up, keeps us confused, and makes the meantime miserable. In this book, Iyanla Vanzant tells us how we can do this thorough mental housekeeping. If we do a good job of it, the light will come through. Once that happens, our spirits will shine, bringing in the light of true love and happiness. show lessTags
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Iyanla Vanzant.....Is straight to the point and direct. Through her own experiences and knowlege.Iyanla holds your hand through her book.pointing out the lessons to be learned over and over. When i bought the book I was in need to be guided .through a self help motovational book. Which i sucessfully walked my-self through a book with good advice direction and exciting read
You're looking for love. What do you do in the meantime?
The author suggests an interesting way of getting out of one's ruts and staying out.
Excellent Book!
If you're lost and looking for guidance this is a very good read to help you along your journey!
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Iyanla Vanzant was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from the Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York in 1978 and earned a law degree from the City University of New York Law School at Queens College in 1988. She was a public defender in Philadelphia for three years. She is an author, inspirational speaker, and talk show show more host. She is the author of several books including Peace from Broken Pieces, Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, Up from Here: Reclaiming the Male Spirit, and Yesterday, I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving. She is the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want
- Original title
- In the meantime
- Original publication date
- 1998
- Dedication*
- Dit boek wordt in liefde en met liefde opgedragen aan: Dr. Betty Shabazz, die de wereld leerde hoe je in de tussentijd moet leven en hoe je daar iets heel waardevols van kunt maken. Coleen Goldberg, die onophoudelijk voor me ... (show all)heeft gebeden en die in de laatste dagen van haar leven naar mij toereisde voor mijn huwelijk. De Eerwaarde Fernette Nichols, die de preek hield waardoor dit boek is ontstaan. En aan mijn man, Ifayemi Adeyemi Bandele, die me hielp beseffen dat de tussentijd echt de moeite waard is!
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