T.W. Shannon Quotes

Is not the true respect and worship of God the exercising of our power in such a way that we are also respected?

When you believe you have lost your power and control nothing will ever seem easy or simple.

There is always a storm. There is always rain. Some experience it. Some live through it. And others are made from it.

I can travel around the wold and back with out ever leaving the warmth from my bed.

The world is waiting for us to graduate from ourselves.

The earth is hiring and the pay is your legacy.

We are not at the bargaining table in agreement to end abuse to our world. We are on the battlefield deciding everyday if we will let this world die or live, by how we contribute to its treatment.

One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.

Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.

Confidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someone’s version of reality is not your reality.

You're only a victim to the degree of what your perception allows.

Her wounds brought her a great source of power because they lived in the same place as her heart.

Sometimes you have to walk through the fire, in order to reach your calling.

I don't fear the future. I fear letting it pass by me, without ever trying to make it mine.

Surviving isn't around us, but in us.

Sometimes, it is how you shine in the darkness during other people's misery that is remembered more than anything you could have said or done when you have suffered just as much.

Vulnerability gives us freedom, power and connects us to a network of injured souls. It is through the art of being real that we can heal ourself and others.

Angels come in many forms, but they always bring the same message--wisdom.

Extraordinary change can happen in your life, but it will take extraordinary people, extraordinary courage and extraordinary faith to believe that this won't be a repeat of your past.

You will never get what you want if you believe that you are not worthy of having it. God doesn't create us to be defeated.

People that don't know what they are worth will always see their capture's wings, but never their tail.

If your children know who God is they will know who they are, regardless of where you or they call home.

When you can't escape your mind then God is telling your heart to catch up. Fight for the balance you need.

It is not through fighting the opposition that will win you dignity. It is when you fight the fear in yourself that asks you why you don't feel you have it, regardless if you win or lose.

A kind word will never replace the conversation that God has prompted you to repeatedly have.

How you correct your mistakes will define your character and commitment to a higher power.

Leave a legacy of love, not a legacy of fear.

Your blessings lay beyond your fear.

Reality is a dream that someone was brave enough to conquer.

Life will either shrink or expand based on your decision to have courage.

It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your own life you have to rescue yourself.

You have to have more than hope to get what you want in life.

Courage is feeling justly afraid and yet still doing what is right.

Settling is not a destination, rather a vacation rental staring at an endless sea that dares you to cross its waves.

Courage is not fearlessness.

Money isn't the solution to your problems. It only lets you carry your unhappiness around in style.

God doesn't hand you an easy life because you will grow in it. He hands you a dream with hurdles, obstacles, setbacks, battles and challenges because he knows the real you is at the finishing line.

When you really want something, you will give up a million times, but your heart keeps taking you back to the starting line.

Fight for what you want because forever is a long time to be a quitter.

Don't look for the ninety percent of the darkness in a person's soul. Look for the ten percent of light they have left, then lend them yours because light was meant to be shared.

When you are no longer afraid is when you can be yourself.

The people that truly love us in life don't fight for us to remain a doormat for others.

You might lose battles in your life time. However, every person that stands bravely on the side of justice, for people that have no voice, wins the true battle---Gods.

It is through strength of character, not luck, do we form the predictable path of our future.

You cannot become a peacemaker without communication. Silence is a passive aggressive grenade thrown by insecure people that want war, but they don't want the accountability of starting it.

Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego.

Be the hero of your children’s story. Never let them believe for a minute that honor, courage and doing what is right is only reserved for other fathers and mothers.

Courage is God's way of testing the virtues you profess to have and your level of commitment to everything you think you are.

Always do good for others because when people try to drag your name through the mud, God will always bring a storm to wash it away.

Truth was never meant to make you comfortable, unless you stand in the middle of it with acceptance.