Top 500 Shannon L. Alder Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “If soulmates did exist I am pretty sure they would never divorce you, dump you, kick you out, separate from you or make you an option. They would never give up because you meant that much to them.”

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302. “You can’t live in your mind and expect those dreams to become real, without the work. Reality requires actions that might feel scary, but that is what is required if you want to find true love. Don’t expect it to come and rescue you. You have to rescue yourself.”

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303. “Fear and focus are the only two things standing between you and staying positive.”

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304. “It is so simple, yet so hard for some people to do. If you want someone out of your life then you and only “you” must tell him or her to leave. This can only be done by you. Otherwise, your silence shouts, “I am undecided.” When other people get involved it sends mixed signals. If only more people would be so bold, hearts would not linger so long.”

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305. “Never settle on a life you don’t want when God is trying to give you a better life.”

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306. “Courage can’t exist without action. Anything else is a lion without his roar.”

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307. “Guilt is a lazy feeling that takes no action; the wings of integrity are the only thing that sets it free.”

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308. “Truth and facts are woven together. However, sometimes facts can blind you from seeing what is actually going on in someone’s life.”

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309. “Never believe someone cares for you because of other people’s 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.”

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310. “The problem will never be diversity, the challenging of tradition or the one person that questions the way life should be. The person that shows the world that this is wrong, there is a perspective you didn’t consider, this is worth fighting for and being different is a blessing, will always be the solution for change.”

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311. “If you truly loved someone you won’t become their enemy. You will become their guardian angel.”

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312. “Empowering Women 101: Know the difference between real love and a person that is with you because it is easy and convenient. A real woman doesn’t live in the fantasy that he just all of a sudden knew you were the one and no one else believes that either. Be willing to settle and accept the situation or work on it. However, don’t sit in denial and pretend going through hell in a relationship was required before he saw your worth. He should have known from the beginning.”

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313. “If you want to heal your heart surround yourself with people that won’t tell you hating other people is how you get over being hurt. Surround yourself with people that will tell you to be more like Christ and reach out to those you don’t understand or are offended by. Bitter insecure and anxious people will tell you everything you need to hear to help you move on, but very little of it will be the true teachings of Christ.”

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314. “Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.”

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315. “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.”

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316. “Timing is only lack of enough emotions.”

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317. “Every broken heart has screamed at one time or another: Why can’t you see who I truly am?”

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318. “Gratitude was never a noun; it’s secretly a verb. It is not a place you accept defeat, settle in for broken dreams or call it the best life will get. Gratitude is getting out of laziness, self pity, denial and insecurity, in order to walk through that door God has been holding open for you this entire time.”

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319. “There really is nothing normal about being in love with someone. It’s a million emotions with a million excuses.”

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320. “Be patient and believe in your future. God is already there and is preparing a way.”

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321. “Great leaders get people to admit the truth because they know that dreams are buried under the lies they tell themselves, in order to feel okay with giving up.”

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322. “The only man worth having in your life is one that would never let you walk away.”

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323. “Empowered Women 101: A man doesn’t have to put down other women to prove his love for you. In fact, why would you teach him to be less than Christlike, in order to show his devotion? Real women don’t need the people in their life to lower others, in order to raise them up.”

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324. “Where you hang your feelings is where you hang your focus.”

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325. “The people meant to be in your life will look inside, not just stare at the pretty bow on the box.”

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326. “Reality was once a dream that took flight.”

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327. “A daughter of God knows that insecurity is not an excuse for doing evil to others, nor will God rest until caring for everyone is a lesson you learn.”

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328. “Don’t talk yourself into falling in love with someone. Either, you are in love or you are not. True love is not a choice. It is something you know in your heart when all guilt, doubt and fear are removed.”

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329. “My love has no boundaries and is bound by no rules, except one: Love all of me and I will love all of you.”

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330. “Mental illness is not a fraternity or a social club for like minds. It is its own religion to each person that has it. Their mind is their pastor, their feelings are their scriptures and their delusions are their own bible story. To break them free, is to break their faith in signs. That is why so many feel lost.”

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331. “If you chase anything in life chase the things that get you excited about living. Chase the things that give you hope, happiness and a glimpse of a better life. Chase the things that make you want to be a better person. Chase the things that inspire you to think, create and live joyfully. Chase the things that reinforce in your soul that you can make a difference. Chase the things that make you want to transform your heart from selfish to selfless. When you chase that kind of storm you are chasing rainbows.”

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332. “Have you ever thought that the battle you are in was never a lesson, but a test? Will you choose your comfort, ego and feelings or will you choose to prove your love of Christ by humbling your heart and seeing that the solution was always the one thing hardest for you to do – giving instead of receiving?”

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333. “When you live with dignity no man will ever take it. Live without it and every boy will steal it.”

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334. “Empowered Women 101: Empowered women never live the life they wouldn’t want for their daughter. They teach them what self respect looks like.”

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335. “When you invite people to share in your miracle, you create future allies during rough weather.”

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336. “It has always been simple, but making it hard was always your way of avoiding pain. If you want to change your life, you have to change what you are doing. It wasn’t his fault, her fault, their fault or the circumstances. It was your inability to choose. So, life chose for you. Somewhere in that crazy mind of yours time stopped. You thought someone would rescue you, but they didn’t. You have to rescue yourself. This is not a fire you can put out; you have to walk through it, in order to reach life. Getting burned is apart of growth, didn’t you know?”

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337. “If they keep coming back to you, it isn’t love. It is because you made yourself and easy option. The moment the thing they truly want becomes less difficult to obtain is when you will realize that your worth was on sale.”

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338. “The problem was never my mind; it was a heart that could never hold all that it felt.”

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339. “The biggest battles you face in love are the battle to know your worth and the battle to know when your boundaries need to be protected.”

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340. “But here is the thing about anger: People hold onto it because letting go means dealing with pain. It is a coping strategy that seems to show strength and confidence, but in reality it shows how much you care about someone’s actions, which leads to this question: Why is this person’s respect so important to you?”

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341. “Never speak unless you can improve upon the stupidness of people’s silence.”

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342. “Life is always a series of encounters that demand you prove your love.”

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343. “You can find anyone that will tell you what you want to hear, but the only one worth valuing is the one that tells you what you need to learn.”

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344. “It is a wonderful thing to be liked by a stranger, but without respect it is pointless. It is like pulling the pedals off a rose and throwing the stem at the person you like. It’s creepy, but had good intentions that suddenly experienced some strange form of verticillium wilt, during the climate change of their mood.”

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345. “If someone is not spiritually present during a time when you need their help, then how will their physical presence make a difference?”

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346. “You will never get to your destination on time if choose to walk two paths through life.”

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347. “You can’t be tempted, unless you want what is tempting you.”

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348. “God doesn’t hand you an easy life because you will grow in it. He hands you a dream with hurdles, obstacles, setbacks, battles and challenges because he knows the real you is at the finishing line.”

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349. “You will know if you are on the right path when God directs your choices, not your spouse or significant other.”

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350. “Madness is loving the unsolvable puzzle of your soul and replacing the lost pieces with my own.”

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