Top 500 Shannon L. Alder Quotes (2023 Update)
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101. “The true measure of a best friend is where they are when you “make” the biggest decision of your life, not where they were during the decision process.”

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102. “When you love yourself you will never need closure from any man. That doesn’t mean you didn’t love him, it simply means you love yourself enough to realize God has a better plan for you that doesn’t involve one more conversation that will remind you of that person’s lack of respect for you.”

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103. “Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When “I” is replaced by “We”, illness becomes wellness.”

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104. “The people that truly love us in life don’t fight for us to remain a doormat for others.”

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105. “You can ignore your heart and mind, but it will always find its way home.”

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106. “The real warriors in this world are the ones that see the details of another’s soul. They see the transparency behind walls people put up. They stand on the battlefield of life and expose their heart’s transparency, so other’s can finish the day with hope. They are the sensitive souls that understand that before they could be a light they first had to feel the burn.”

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107. “There is nothing worse then being surrounded by a bunch of people telling you to do what is right, when they can’t define that definition, without a lot of hatred and judgment behind it.”

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108. “When you can identify the insecurities inside the person that is hurting you then you can begin to heal. It isn’t about you. It is about their past.”

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109. “Money isn’t the solution to your problems. It only lets you carry your unhappiness around in style.”

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110. “You will never know love’s depth, until it is gone.”

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111. “Angels come in many forms, but they always bring the same message – wisdom.”

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112. “There is always a storm. There is always rain. Some experience it. Some live through it. And others are made from it.”

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113. “You will know you are in love when it doesn’t matter if you sit in heaven or hell with that special someone just as long as they can make you laugh, while you put out the fires.”

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114. “The day I found my smile again was when I stood in my own storm and danced with my tribe.”

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115. “In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.”

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116. “People seldom change. Only their masks do. It is only our perception of them and the perception they have of themselves that actually change.”

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117. “Some of the most beautiful things worth having in your life come wrapped in a crown of thorns.”

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118. “They say time heals and makes us forget, but what two people shared can never be erased.”

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119. “Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn’t validate your worth.”

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120. “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 doesn’t see your worth the problem is them, not people outside your relationship.”

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121. “She builds people up because she knows what it is like to be torn down.”

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122. “If you don’t find the right set of eyes to see through your bull, you will always be surrounded by friends that will tell you white lies because they like your company and don’t want to ruin the evening.”

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123. “In a narcissist’s world you are not their one and only. You are an extension of that person and last place in their mind, while they secure back up narcissistic supply.”

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124. “Winning and losing is not an external game. It is an internal battle over telling yourself the truth vs. lies regarding why you haven’t stepped into the life you dreamed of.”

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125. “And when they dusted my mind for your fingerprints they found yours.”

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126. “Narcissists will never tell you the truth. They live with the fear of abandonment and can’t deal with facing their own shame. Therefore, they will twist the truth, downplay their behavior, blame others and say what ever it takes to remain the victim. They are master manipulators and conartists that don’t believe you are smart enough to figure out the depth of their disloyalty. Their needs will always be more important than telling you any truth that isn’t in their favor...”

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127. “Sometimes painfully lost people can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed to know, or be reminded of – the more history changes, the more it stays the same.”

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128. “Every journey taken always includes the path not taken, the detour through hell, the crossroads of indecision and the long way home.”

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129. “Kindness is love in action, not feeling emotions or thoughts of empathy only. Kindness is doing!”

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130. “Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person’s pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or blame. When you are being psychologically, spiritually or emotionally abused by a person, and they don’t care how it hurts you, then it is time to leave what is polluting your relationship with God.”

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131. “Nobody knows what God’s plan is for your life, but a whole lot of people will guess for you if you let them.”

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132. “You will never develop courage if you don’t stand in the middle of the battle afraid and pick up the sword anyways, to defend what is right. You might feel like you are outnumbered, but heroes always are.”

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133. “Your true power is not in your difference, but in your consistency of being different. The world will always adjust to consistency, yet struggle with change.”

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134. “It is not until you change your identity to match your life blueprint that you will understand why everything in the past never worked.”

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135. “You cannot become a peacemaker without communication. Silence is a passive aggressive grenade thrown by insecure people that want war, but they don’t want the accountability of starting it.”

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136. “Marriage is a journey of disasters, only to fall in love all over again, with the person that rescues you each time.”

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137. “Sensitive people feel so deeply they often have to retreat from the world, in order to dig beneath the layers of pain to find their faith and courage.”

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138. “Being kind to someone, only to look kind to others, defeats the purpose of being kind.”

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139. “And then it happens all at once and unexpectedly. That is how things happen, I suppose. You pack your bags and find yourself walking yourself home.”

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140. “The best stories are the ones with the unexpected plot twists that no one would have guessed, even the writer.”

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141. “More often than not, you will never be judged by your intentions because the world can’t read minds and very few will know the heart of a person they have not given time to know personally.”

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142. “Your soulmate wasn’t suppose to be perfect. You were meant to see the cracks in her soul and fill them with what you have and she was meant to see yours. Together you would be complete.”

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143. “Sensitive people either love deeply or they regret deeply. There really is no middle ground because they live in passionate extremes.”

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144. “When love and duty are one then grace is within your soul.”

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145. “I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition.”

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146. “When God has a mission for you to complete he will give you the intelligence, talents and resources to complete the job. He will also give you an army of people to protect you.”

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147. “Don’t waste your time being what someone wants you to become, in order to feed their list of rules, boundaries and insecurities. Find your tribe. They will allow you to be you, while you dance in the rain.”

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148. “An insecure woman chases love; a confident woman invites a man to find her.”

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149. “Some people can’t be in your life because they don’t have the power to help you improve it. That doesn’t mean you don’t wish them well, it just means that you are on Chapter ten of your life, when they are on Chapter five. Maybe, it is just enough to meet at the crossroads in life and agree to take separate paths, then with a cheshire grin you both look back and shout, “Beat you to the top of the mountain”, followed by the funnest sprint of both of your lives.”

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150. “Never presume to know a person based on the one dimensional window of the internet. A soul can’t be defined by critics, enemies or broken ties with family or friends. Neither can it be explained by posts or blogs that lack facial expressions, tone or insight into the person’s personality and intent. Until people “get that”, we will forever be a society that thinks Beautiful Mind was a spy movie and every stranger is really a friend on Facebook.”

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