Quotes from Shannon L. Alder

To be a strong and empathetic person always requires us to trust that God will send angels to the people's heart we tried to reach, but couldn't.

Any woman of virtue won't be easy to come by. She will make you jump over hurdles to reach her.

A wise woman protects her kids. A wiser woman hangs out with police officers, retired FBI agents and private investigators.

What you feed your soul is what you harvest with your actions.

The actions of our closest friends say a lot about our character—what we overlook, what we contribute to and what is important to us when the world doesn't take notice.

Learn the difference between a person that would have never given up on you and a person you pushed away.

Choosing a mate is not a matter of can they do the job, rather will they. A partner of "potential" doesn't make for a happy marriage. Their actions have to be in line with your needs.

God is always trying to give blessings to us, but our minds are usually too full to receive them.

Your need to feel significant will never be met, until you can conquer your fear and manage your focus.

Art is nothing more than creating an emotion in your own form.

Sometimes taking a leap faith requires an imaginative mind that can create the ending you are unable to see.

A brilliant mind was first a listener that observed the actions of the people that loved and hated them, then found a way to express their feelings, when real communication was lost.

If your love for another person doesn't include loving yourself then your love is incomplete.

There are so many things we can have in this world, but only 10 percent of it changes the condition of someone's heart.

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.

Tough love and brutal truth from strangers are far more valuable than Band-Aids and half-truths from invested friends, who don't want to see you suffer any more than you have.

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Outward beauty is the frame for the masterpiece of your soul.

Don't do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the "why" that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.

Death says a million words that the heart can't pen.

Stupidity is letting your pride rob you of God's blessings.

If you have to explain your sense of humor, then you are performing for the wrong crowd.

Unhappiness comes from living the life of two people--the one people want you to be and the one you want to be.

If you live life on your own terms it shouldn't feel like a jail cell.