Quotes by Shannon L. Alder

You either live the life that is easy or you live the life that is difficult, but appreciate it more.

What you value at the highest level needs to be in alignment with your partner or you will have conflict.

You will know what and who really matters to you the moment you feel you have lost them.

Empowered Women 101: You are either creating drama or creating memories together. The choice is yours.

Sometimes letting go is not about a lack of faith in God, but a lack in faith that you have it in yourself to pull off the greatest plan he has in store for you.

Healing is that place where we step into 20 seconds of insane courage because we need to either close that door or hold it open. Regardless of the outcome, the truth is what sets you free never the fear of not knowing.

With humor and humility you can withstand anything.

Reality was once a dream that took flight.

Your mind is the voice for your heart.

Forgiveness is the one gift you dont give to others. Rather, it is the gift you give yourself, so you can finally be free.

When religious people take the stance that they don’t owe anyone that is hurting closure or answers then God is not winning. Conflict continues because of lack of communication, fear and indifference.

We live in a world that has so many people striving to look normal to a bunch of people that are abnormal, in order to be accepted. What is normal is realizing that being accepted comes at a price that robs the world of the uniqueness that God has created you to be every time you minimize your personality to make someone like you.

Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.

Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.

If you have to convince someone to stay with you then they have already left.

The way you think about yourself determines your reality. You are not being hurt by the way people think about you. Many of those people are a reflection of how you think about yourself.

The only people that cant handle the truth are those that suffer so much anxiety that they will live in denial, in order to prevent their illusion from being destroyed and feeling more anxiety.

Empowered Women 101: Real women dont tell the world or elude to it on Pinterest, Facebook or any other social media platform that they are in an awful relationship. It is disrespectful to the person you say you love. Plus, it is self abusive to yourself. Ask yourself these questions: What if everyone you knew read it? Would your significant other be upset or humiliated? Why are you posting it (pity, anxiety, fear, desperateness, inmaturity)? And why do you want people to know?

Beauty fades and the body becomes old, but nothing can dull the shine of a woman with a good heart.

Never believe someone cares for you because of other peoples reactions. Sometimes you have to drown out the noise from the crowd, in order to figure out if there is a song playing between the two of you or simply annoying static that you thought was a tune.