Quotes from Shannon L. Alder

You are not your past. You are the warrior that rose above it to become the example of someone who didn't survive, but thrived in creating the most beautiful last chapter of their life.

There is nothing more dangerous to the adventurous spirit than a secure future that can predict the same sun on every horizon because they only see the same view.

There are many things evil people can take from you. However, they can never steal your ability to laugh and laugh loud.

All of us at one point end face up in a ditch, but only a few will choose to look up at the stars and dream.

We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry our mischief to the distant ports in people's minds.

You have two choices in life: Live the life you want or live the life of acceptance.

Sometimes another person's fear tells you that everything you're about to do is right.

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

Life has always been a series of the same choices: enslavement, apathy or freedom.

You have to have more than hope to get what you want in life.

Design a life! Don't maintain it.

Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.

There is an excitement in creating a life, rather than maintaining a life you are not excited about living.

To know your life purpose is to connect with a higher power.

Time doesn't heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them.

Often what people don't say or leave out, tells the real story.

Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently?

The most important legacy you will ever leave is your vision planted in the minds of your disciples and a passion as strong as a storm in their hearts.

The healthy should be reminded that we are all dying because it is through our own reminder of mortality that we accelerate our good intentions, into actions people can see.

True love is not a question. It is an answer that you never have to spend a lifetime figuring out.

Always trust your gut instinct. There will come a time when you will understand, but for now trust God has a plan greater than you have ever imagined.

Sometimes our wants or needs have nothing to do with being ungrateful and everything to do with making a mistake.

I rather be a stupid person wanting clarification and answers, in order to be wiser, than be a stupid person that blindly believes the lies they are told, without question.

God will always deliver the truth when you have enough faith to believe in miracles.