Shannon L. Alder Quotes
The journey is the mystery…the destination the answer. If you don’t have a happy ending yet, you have not finished reading the right book.
The goal for most people should not be to feel better, but to get better at feeling.
All of us at one point end face up in a ditch, but only a few will choose to look up at the stars and dream.
Apathetic people sit back and wait for things to get better before they move. Radical people make things get better, by how they move.
Do not except anything as love without truth because love and truth have always been best friends.
Humility is the only thing that can restore a relationship, when respect has been lost.
I’ve never been bothered with my conduct. I’ve only been bothered by people that don’t get it correct when they gossip about me.
Every person has a life mission to fulfill. Never attempt to destroy what God has put in another person to do. You don't know God's plans, but Satan will most certainly use you to stop his plans.
Anyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess.
God is always trying to give blessings to us, but our minds are usually too full to receive them.
You were the poem I never knew how to write because no words could describe the wind you cannot see, but feel.
Long standing hatred between a man and a woman is just unspoken attraction that has bruised egos.
You will never say goodbye to the past, until you understand why the flashbacks haunt you.
God doesn't always bring you the entire truth. He sometimes gives it to you in pieces, in order to learn. Regardless, it is the piece that you got today that will renew your faith for tomorrow.
Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.
True friends are not mirrors where we can always see ourselves reflected in a positive light.
Do you really think all angels are sweet and gentle? You must have forgot that the front lines of the War in Heaven were littered with bold women that had something to say.
Why would you ever premedicate honesty? To hesitate is to overthink how you feel. A blurted out answer is usually the most genuine.
When things don’t add up, either you don’t have a calculator or you forgot to use commonsense by simply asking.
We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry our mischief to the distant ports in people’s minds.
We are all lies waiting for the day when we will break free from our cocoon and become the beautiful truth we waited for.
People's behaviors are messages, not a diagnosis because I can no longer discern the world's version of insanity.
Be leery of silence. It doesn't mean you won the argument. Often, people are just busy reloading their guns.
Like hatred, guilt can’t be locked in the silence of forgetting, without taking part of your soul with it.
Sometimes, we are unable to break free because we are held captive by divine assignment because in our problem God has given us a unique purpose.
People who made their dreams come true didn’t simply go after it. They changed the person they were, in order to fit the type of person that would live that type of dream.
Anyone can find the dirt on someone, but very few can wipe it from their own shoes.
Don't do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the "why" that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.
It is not until you find yourself lost in the silence that you will learn to let go because everyone has let go of you.
Choosing a mate is not a matter of can they do the job, rather will they. A partner of "potential" doesn't make for a happy marriage. Their actions have to be in line with your needs.
Learn the difference between a person that would have never given up on you and a person you pushed away.
Your tears are never invisible---there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.
To be a strong and empathetic person always requires us to trust that God will send angels to the people's heart we tried to reach, but couldn't.
If you choose to be fearless, then be fearlessly authentic not an imitation of someone you envy.
Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.
When dealing with critics always remember this: Critics judge things based on what is outside of their content of understanding.