Quotes by Shannon L. Alder

Worry is like a roller coaster ride that you think will take you somewhere, but it never does.

A life out of balance is a person that doesn’t believe happiness can be achieved now, or in the future. It is as fleeting as the wind.

That is who I was yesterday. Today I walk with God.

Be honest with who you are, what you want and how you want to be treated. Boundaries only scare off the people that were not meant to be in your life.

Some will wear masks their entire life because they care about what other people think, while others remove the mask to be who they truly are. The difference between the two is not the ability to trust others, but to trust in God.

Dont beg for approval or expect respect. Respect comes from within and your choice to allow people to take it from you, by how you teach them to treat you.

Empowered Women 101: A confident woman knows that forgiving is important, but sticking around for constant abuse isnt being confident; it is called being a doormat.

If you have to convince someone that you are their soulmate then you didnt realize the thousand other guys applying for the job.

Empowered Women 101: Confident women know the difference between being a meal ticket and being the meal.

True self confidence happens when you stop blaming others for not seeing what you love about yourself. Not everyone has the same list of needs.

Never speak unless you can improve upon the stupidness of peoples silence.

Some women are built by the fire. Yet, there are some that are the FIRE!

The victory is not to change the mind of the critic; it is to evaluate what you can learn and discard, yet still walk away with peace in your heart.

How you react doesn’t tell a person about your character, as much as it does your fear or Gods fire. Which is it?

Pressure has the power to create a diamond, but it has to be the right pressure.

The only way you will ever be free is when you decide you have had enough of living up to the standards other people force upon you through shame. Never wear their chains of judgment when they can’t break free of their own.

Never be ashamed of who you are. True shame always belongs to the person that enjoys being ashamed of who you are.

Heroes are not made. They are born out of circumstances and rise to the occasion when their spirit can no longer coexist with the hypocrisy of injustice to others.

Never allow yourself to become a choice in any relationship. The moment you do is when you have reduced your loved ones affections to a daily biological question: Should I take a dump here or wait till I get home?

I don’t even pretend to believe I know everything; I just believe in arguments God told me I had a pretty good chance of winning, while I was traveling through hell.