Top 500 Shannon L. Alder Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “A fantasy is nothing more than a dream you were too scared to chase.”

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152. “Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.”

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153. “Grace will meet you in the valley, and her song will carry you home on the wind to another sky filled with ethereal beauty unfolding and love everlasting.”

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154. “People with anxiety and trust issues find themselves drawn to people of consistency because they feel safe with someone who is predictable. However, that doesn’t cure their problem. The anxious person still remains the same because anxiety is a wave that crashes on the shore every time an unpredictable circumstance challenges their expectations and comfort zone.”

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155. “A warrior doesn’t worry. He or she evaluates the situation, investigates the source, calculates the risks and benefits, formulates a plan then puts it into action.”

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

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157. “Unhappiness comes from living the life of two people – the one people want you to be and the one you want to be.”

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158. “Extraordinary change can happen in your life, but it will take extraordinary people, extraordinary courage and extraordinary faith to believe that this won’t be a repeat of your past.”

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

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160. “It takes courage to let go of the past and all the mechanisms you have put in place, in order to ease your pain, regret and fear through avoiding responsibility for it.”

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161. “You don’t give up on people you truly love. Whether they are in your life or stand on the edge of your heart, you want them to be happy. This is the truest kind of love because it gives more than it ever receives.”

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162. “Your tears for others will float you closer toward God.”

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163. “See it for what it is and own it, rather than rethink it so you don’t have to deal with the trauma of the abuse. This is the only way to move on – through acceptance.”

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

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

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166. “Always do good for others because when people try to drag your name through the mud, God will always bring a storm to wash it away.”

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167. “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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168. “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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169. “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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170. “I would fight every angel between us until God said, “Yes.”

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171. “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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172. “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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173. “The only people that can’t 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.”

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174. “Loyalty will always be found in the things you regret because it mattered.”

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175. “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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176. “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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177. “When love and duty are one then grace is within your soul.”

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

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179. “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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180. “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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181. “You will never overcome your self righteousness if you continue to believe that God prefers you over other people. The moment you feel entitled is the moment you feel superior and distance yourself from a humble heart that believes God knows what he is doing.”

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182. “There comes a time in your life when you can no longer put off choosing. You have to choose one path or the other. You can live safe and be protected by people just like you, or you can stand up and be a leader for what is right. Always, remember this: People never remember the crowd; they remember the one person that had the courage to say and do what no one would do.”

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183. “Sometimes losses in life are not losses at all. They are simply the evidence God provides, in order to build a story so profound, that it will cause social change.”

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184. “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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185. “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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186. “Sometimes, it will never make sense until you find the right path that makes sense to you and no one else.”

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187. “Dignity is never silent. It has a voice, heart and soul. Truth and courage is its foundation. It will stand against the masses and speak the truth. Because every great person has always done what others found fear in doing.”

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

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190. “You will never say goodbye to the past, until you understand why the flashbacks haunt you.”

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191. “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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192. “God’s justice will always be found at the end of a pen.”

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193. “The right man in your life will fly across the world to say hello, instead of saying goodbye.”

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194. “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.”

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195. “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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196. “You were the poem I never knew how to write because no words could describe the wind you cannot see, but feel.”

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197. “When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, “What was it that you wanted and why didn’t you fight for it?”

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198. “No connection can ever be broken if love holds tight at both ends.”

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199. “God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the obstacles they encountered out of the pathway for others.”

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200. “Sometimes, you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens – God heals you. Don’t be disheartened when the people you love don’t see things like you do. There will be Pharisees in your life that will laugh it off, deny that it happened, or will mock your experience based on righteousness they think you don’t possess. God won’t deny you a spiritual experience because you are not a spiritual leader. He loves everyone equal. The only people that really matter in life are the people that can “see” your heart and rejoice with you.”

— Shannon L. Alder