Quotes by Shannon L. Alder

We are all daughters of God in various stages of construction.

The moment you have to recruit people to put another person down, in order to convince someone of your value is the day you dishonor your children, your parents and your God. If someone doesnt see your worth the problem is them, not people outside your relationship.

You will never choose love greater than what you believe you deserve and what other insecure people tell your lack of self esteem to have faith in.

Anger, resentment and jealousy doesnt change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.

There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.

No one can change a person, but a person can be the reason someone changes.

Evolving is not arrogance. It is confidence that wont be pulled backwards, by those that feel left behind.

You always had it in you to create miracles, but you forgot that it required you to do the opposite of what you are doing now.

You are not a victim. You are a willing participant that has created your own anxiety through your negative mind, insecurities and actions. If you want to secure your future then the only way is through love, forgiveness and the willingness to admit you have participated in the uncomfortableness you are experiencing now. Stop telling yourself you are justified in hate, indifference, silence or bias. You are not. You cant build a positive life through battling others. The world is full of victims. No one wants to hear that story. People want to know how you did what the majority wouldnt do-you forgave and built up your enemies. It is seems totally rare and unheard of these days to swallow your pain and take the high road, but guess what? Those are the leaders that people admire and want to know. Those are the 1% who change the world and peoples lives. So why do you want to be like the world when you can be beyond it?

Telling the world you are trying is not doing.

The empty spaces of your soul are the ones you search for, pray for and want so desperately to be filled. They are also the spaces that will never be filled, until you are ready to do something you have never done.

Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.

Who would you impress if the world was blind?

You might not get the apology you deserve. You might not get answers to explain the actions of others. You might not get truth that makes sense to you. You might not get people to understand what you went through because of them. You might not get communication. You might not get maturity. You might not get mercy or even common decency. You might not get respect or the chance to explain your side of the story. However, you do get to choose how people treat you. God loves you enough to bring people into your life who wont hurt you, abuse you, betray you, lie and gossip about you, psycho analyse you, break your heart or make you an option or choice. He will bring people into your life that will love you, respect you, fight for you, show gratitude for your love and want to be a part of your life mission. The best part of this is you dont have to convince them of your worth. They want to be there. They know your value. They know your struggles. They are in touch with their own faults and understand you struggle just like everyone else. They wont hold you to a greater standard then they do themselves. They care about you and dont want to see you cry, feel discouraged or give up on this life. When you know the power of who you are and what you have to accomplish you will scratch your head in disbelief that you allowed other people to dictate who you are based on little knowledge of what God knows about you and your life purpose. Letting go isnt about accepting defeat or acknowledging you were wrong. Sometimes letting go is realizing that God has something better in store for you.

I was never weighed down by beauty in my lifetime. However, I was beaten down by the sad fears of my gender- women who didnt allow you to feel pretty or rejoice in who you are, unless it fell beneath how they thought about themselves.

When you take the high road you will see things that some people cant.

To be a follower of Christ and not just a fan means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

You can have regret from yesterday, fear tomorrow, but peace today by sharing your heart’s deepest feelings. A life spent being fearful of showing your soul is a life not worth living.

If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about.

You must do what you need to do to survive, but you will never survive your own heart if you dont also make it a need.