“There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless and never feel alone.”
"Anger, resentment, and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours."
- Shannon Alder
Awareness
"When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you."
- Shannon Alder
Hope
"Second chances are not given to make things right, but to prove that we could be better even after we fall."
- Shannon Alder
Personal Growth
"Time doesn’t heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them."
- Shannon Alder
Healing
""I am not a perfect person by any means. I am far from it. But I try to live my life so that I would be proud of my children if they turned out just like me.""
- Shannon Alder
Self-improvement
"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."
- Les Brown
Self-esteem
"You are your best thing."
- Toni Morrison
Self-esteem
"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."
- Nobito
Self-esteem
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Self-esteem