“God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“True friends are not mirrors where we can always see ourselves reflected in a positive light.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Cruelty is a language that the blind can see, the deaf can hear, and the heart feels forever. — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“With dark raven paper and twinkling white ink, I wrote my heart in the night’s sky.” — 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
“Insecure people often falsify the past, in order to make the future pure.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When relationships fail it is usually because someone chooses not to show up for the battle.” — 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
“Anyone can fail at something they really don’t want. What really takes courage is going after something you want and then failing.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Buried emotions are caged nighthawks that have fallen in love with the moon. They don’t understand the sun because they were born… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The words, I love you, are empty without clarification. Women prefer to be told what they can expect. It is measurable like… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Your heart’s strength is measured by how hard it holds on. Your self worth and faith is measured by finally letting go.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you haven't cried at least once while writing a chapter of your inspirational book, then you have to ask yourself if… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to say everything to be a light. Sometimes a fire built on a hill will bring interested people to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Often people that settle in life are those that only do what they can with what they have and where they are.… — Shannon l. Alder Copy Share Image
“If a man, who says he loves you, won’t tell you the details of a private conversation between him and another woman… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Expectations are nothing more than the rules we set, in order to maintain our ego and self esteem. What we seek from… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Unrequited love is the only emotion that allows sane people to taste the “life sentence” of someone with bipolar disorder. The longer… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You can't live in your mind and expect those dreams to become real, without the work. Reality requires actions that might feel… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The only love you have to prove in life is your love of God and helping others. Anyone that can't see that… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I love you. I hate you. I like you. I hate you. I love you. I think you’re stupid. I think you’re… — 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
“The more you talk about it, rehash it, rethink it, cross analyze it, debate it, respond to it, get paranoid about it,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“It is not lies or a lack of loyalty that ends a relationship. It is the agonizing truth that one person feels… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Half of the time, the Holy Ghost tries to warn us about certain people that come into our life. The other half… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“People are going to come into your life, and God is going to use them to help you. To them you’re insignificant… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I think timing is better left up to God to decide then religious leaders. I once met a man that brought his… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Delusions are hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding insane people living in a backwards world.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope.” — 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 biggest lie women tell themselves about men: When I get what I want, I will be happy.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When a man plays with your heart it is for one of two reasons: He knows he can or he is undecided.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever let your spouse or partner blame an outside person or persons for the ruin of your relationship or their past… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Never allow yourself to become a choice in any relationship. The moment you do is when you have reduced your loved one's… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Chasing a man is not winning. The only thing you win is the loss of your dignity. Confidence is knowing your value,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“While you were busy trying to prove God stands behind you, God was before me lighting the trail, so he could lead… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You will never accept gratitude as a solution to your problems, until you have reached the last stage of grief--acceptance.” — 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
