Shannon L. Alder

"The most important journey you will take in your life will usually be the one of self transformation. Often, this is the scariest because it requires the greatest changes, in your life."

"Regrets are the last words you speak to your loved ones when you die and the one thing we all fear when we live. I'd rather regret the things I've done and said than regret the things I haven't done or said. It is all the experiences and people you missed out on in life that you will feel the most regretful for in the end. God will forgive you of your mistakes, but there is nothing to forgive if you have never even tried, done or said anything that made a difference in your life or others."

"If you want to know if someone was meant to be in your future, then remove all the worldly things about them from your mind. Don’t think about their looks, the intimate moments or their personality. Now, think about how they made you feel, how they improved your life and what virtues they possess that push you to want to become better. Did they bring you closer to God? Did they bring you to your life mission? Did they ever lie to you, betray you or made it impossible for you to feel comfortable speaking your mind? When you remove all the shine from a diamond, it becomes a glass rock. What value is it then? See beneath the surface and you will know who your future is with."

"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."

"When you’re in love with two people, always choose the second. The fact that you are constantly thinking of the second person makes it obvious that the first will never fulfill you, unless the second person did not fulfill you either. At this point, you have to choose the third person because God is getting a little tired of your inattention and indecisiveness, and is planning on sending a fourth person into your life just to slap you around with the bible for not entering the promised land."

"God is always willing to give you the best life possible. If you change your mind at any time you are free to go back to enjoying hell."

"You know you are on the right spiritual track when you realize that doing the right thing is not something you should do; rather, it is something you want to do. It is even something you have to do for your own peace, and the well-being of others."

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

"Ironically, the only way to see clearly is to stand at a distance. You might be focused, but that doesn't mean you are seeing correctly. Sometimes, you have you to grab the camera from the idiot taking all the shots in your life because they don't realize the lens is dirty."

"You are only earning the life you get when your inaction allows people to decide for you."

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

"When you heart knows it doesn't belong there, it will continue to self sabotage your future, until you make the choice you wanted, but found a million excuses not to pursue."

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

"Principles are meant to serve people, not people serving to uphold the principle, while harming the people."

"Strength of character comes from being hit by stray verbal stones, while protecting discarded ciphers in the snow."

"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."

"Your consent is your character."