“Words matter, but what matters more than words is forgiveness and compassion.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn’t validate your worth.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Storms don't come to teach us painful lessons, rather they were meant to wash us clean.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Nothing changes until people decide to do the things they must, in order to bring about peace.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the simplest solution out of conflict is becoming someone’s friend, instead of saying goodbye forever.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Cruel people offer pity when they no longer feel threatened. However, kind people offer compassion and understanding regardless.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you’re treating people poorly then you're not emulating God’s love. God always resides with the broken hearted.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Tough love and brutal truth from strangers are far more valuable than Band-Aids and half-truths from invested friends, who don’t want to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“There are only two ways to live your life. One as if all that matters is to have someone love and accept… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“God always brings someone into your life that has traveled the same path and knows the rocks you climbed to get to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Act with God's compassion, mercy and forgiveness in mind and you will always be right. Act with revenge in your heart and… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Often, love is a tangled web of lies that only a broken heart would… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“God is up to something, but you will never know unless you figure out the difference between who is the messenger carrying… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You're going to come across some truly gifted people in your lifetime that seem to know all the answers. However, they lost… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Never mistake the uncomfortable feeling of insecurity and the fear of the unknown with the Holy Ghost’s promptings. Sometimes those feelings are… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I don't really care if people forget me. My legacy wasn't about me. It was about everything I could do for another.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you could do one thing to improve yourself today, it would be this: Rid yourself of bias. If you can do… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Don’t waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“They said my solution was foreign because I lived on another planet. It required honesty. It required communication. It required kindness. It… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“ Six Beliefs That Set the Course of Your Life 1. If you don’t believe the impossible can happen, then you are… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“It is growing up different. It is extreme hypersensitivity. It is a bottomless pit of feeling you're failing, but three days later,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, a person isn’t looking to increase their lifestyle, status or ego when they fall in love. Sometimes, they just want that… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The Anatomy of Conflict: If there is no communication then there is no respect. If there is no respect then there is… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Blessed are those with cracks in their broken heart because that is how the light gets in.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Every broken heart has screamed at one time or another, "I want to know why!” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The day you find out who you are is when you look back and realize that it was never the words, rather… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Truth and facts are woven together. However, sometimes facts can blind you from seeing what is actually going on in someone’s life.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Whenever you can’t balance what you see with what you believe you have conflict.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Don’t waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining who they… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise them correctly,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“God is going to send you someone that will rescue you. Then one day you will rescue them in return and together your story… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“You can be bit in the leg by a rattlesnake and seek help to heal your wound, or you can run after it and… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“It is not the self respect and pride that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind to your children that matters.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“If you have feelings for someone, let them know. It doesn’t matter if they can be in your life or not. Maybe, it is… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“After every storm, there is a rainbow. If you have eyes, you will find it. If you have wisdom, you will create it. If… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Don’t ever feel bad that someone couldn’t give you all of their heart. Be grateful that you can take the least complicated part of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“I don't know why anyone would be scared of a homeless person. The truly scary people are all the murder mystery writers. They spend… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Until you have stood in another woman’s stilettos, you will never begin to know the year of pain she felt breaking them in.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“I don't understand women that call themselves a "bitch". It doesn't empower a woman. Rather, it reveals to everyone that you were deeply hurt… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“ The Prodigal Son They gave the deep end of their heart--a hue of crimson red, They whispered their desire and offered up their… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
