“Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.” CharacterChoicesEvilGamesFearIgnorancePerceptionLiesAdversityInjusticeTrialsObsessionCrueltyCivil RightsSelfishnessSatanBoredomHypocrisyWickedLiarsBiasActionsConsequencesStalkingStereotypesBlindedHatersHackingGod S PlanSinnersWrong ChoicesMental Health StigmaMeddlingHuman Rights ViolationsCyberbullyingEvil DoersWitch HuntsBlindsightedTsloamaConsequences Of EvilWarpedEvil ActionsJudgersWrong Acts Author:Shannon L. Alder
“They said my solution was foreign because I lived on another planet. It required honesty. It required communication. It required kindness. It required integrity. It required compassion. It required empathy. It required a deep understanding of what it meant to be humane. It required courage to be something above the others. It required proving your love of God.” TruthHumanityUnderstandingJusticeCompassionKindnessCourageIntegrityGoodnessEmpathyDignityAbuseFearlessSelf RespectBiasLovingSocial ChangeEmotional AbuseHumaneProve ItEmpathy For OthersLove Of GodMental Health BiasStanding Up For OthersTsloamaLove For OthersHumane Treatment Of OthersProve Your LoveWhole StoryBattle CiesFighting For Others Author:Shannon L. Alder
“God whispered, "You endured a lot. For that I am truly sorry, but grateful. I needed you to struggle to help so many. Through that process you would grow into who you have now become. Didn't you know that I gave all my struggles to my favorite children? One only needs to look at the struggles given to your older brother Jesus to know how important you have been to me.” LifeYearsGodPainFaithHopeLostAnswersHealingSilenceCompassionAcceptingGraceJourneyTearsSorrowLivingEmpathyLonelyMercyAbuseShameIllnessInsightMoodTrialsRejectionGossipJobIgnoredCryingIntrospectionHumiliationMisunderstandingSexual AbuseStrugglesBulliedGod S LoveHackingGod S PlanLonlinessWrong ChoicesMental AbusePhysical AbuseDefamationSelf EvaluationMisdiagnosisLoss Of FaithLoss Of FamilyCyberbullyingEmptynessAutoimmune DiseaseSpiritual AbuseTsloamaTo LiveFeeling DeeplyLoss Of DignityLost ChildrenLoss Of HealthLoss Of Time Author:Shannon L. Alder
“If there was any great lesson in life it was this: No battle was ever won with silence.” WisdomChoicesSilenceTrustTestsAdversityCommunicateTrialsDecisionsVulnerabilityWritersAvoidingSharingAuthorsNovelsBattlesLessons In LifeHolding BackOverlookingLessons Of LifeIgnoringNot TrustingLack Of CommunicationNot ListeningOpenessTsloamaFreethinkers Author:Shannon L. Alder
“Some people can’t be in your life because they don’t have the power to help you improve it. That doesn’t mean you don’t wish them well, it just means that you are on Chapter ten of your life, when they are on Chapter five. Maybe, it is just enough to meet at the crossroads in life and agree to take separate paths, then with a cheshire grin you both look back and shout, “Beat you to the top of the mountain”, followed by the funnest sprint of both of your lives.” LifeDifferentEndsStoriesRealityHappinessJoyLife LessonsPeaceChangeFreedomHealingLearningPlansPositiveEvolutionFutureLetting GoLivingForgivenessGratefulGoalsInner PeaceEvolveMoving OnWellnessTransitionRealismTimingFriendHealedExperiencesNo RegretsThe PastCrossroadsClosureEndingsPathsBeginningsWellThe FutureDifferent PathsJourneysStaying PositiveTsloamaPlayful BanterDifferent LivesSee ClearlyStages Of GrowthRescuesHappy For OthersWell Wishing Author:Shannon L. Alder
“Who gets to be the judge of reality? If it was deeply felt, believed, spoken about often or altered your life course, then it was real enough. Faith doesn't get the luxury of all those things one hundred percent of the time, but we call that normal behavior based on a gut feeling.” I said. I looked at his wife and she busted out laughing. Her husband was trying to catch invisible butterflies above his head—dementia. My patients teach me the most sobering of truths: Why wreck his smile. If I could see them, I would want to catch them too.” RealityFaithBeliefDreamsPerceptionExpectationsRealismMiraclesBest FriendsPonderingFairytalesViewpointPatientsGods PlanTsloama Author:Shannon L. Alder
“You can't fight hatred with hatred and expect anyone to listen to you. You can only try to lessen it with humor, wit, truth and commonsense. If that doesn't work run like hell, while they throw rocks at you.” HumorTruthCausesRelationshipsFamilyComedyFriendsStupidityWitRidiculousNonsenseSistersDisputesSiblingsBrothersArgumentsCrazy PeopleBulliesBickeringRiotsCommonsenseAngry PeopleTsloamaMobsSillynessMass Delusion Author:Shannon L. Alder
“The good part about having a mental disorder is having a valid reason for all the stupid things we do because of a damaged prefrontal cortex. However, the best part is seeing someone completely sane do the exact same things, without a valid excuse. This is the great equalizer of God and his little gift for all us crazy people to enjoy.” HumorTruthJusticeBalanceStupidityRedemptionInsanityEnjoymentSaneGod S LoveOcdAdhdMental DisordersJealous WomenTsloamaStupid WomenImpairments Author:Shannon L. Alder
“Are we not all books waiting for someone to pick us up and read the pages that people missed?” LoveSoulStoriesInspirationPainHappinessJoyFriendshipDreamsTeachingBooksAdventureSorrowPagesOvercomingObstaclesTrialsCrueltyWritersSharingAuthorsNovelsAchievementsDisappointmentsExpressing EmotionsExpressing OneselfTsloamaExpressing Author:Shannon L. Alder
“My fairytale was full of witches, pixies, pirates, dementors, princesses, clowns, true love, betrayal, battles and kings. Yet, I stood on the edge of never and with the bravery of a queen I could see across forever....and I whisphered to the wind, "Morals of great stories didn’t live in kindness. They bloomed from the ashes of who you were to where you were meant to be."” WholeCourageBraveryQueen ElizabethJoan Of ArcMaleficentOne PersonTsloama Author:Shannon L. Alder
“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?” LoveLifeChoicesGrowthRelationshipsResponsibilityMarriageCreativityDreamsFriendsSelf ImprovementTrue LoveCaringBetrayalStupidityLoyaltyFoolishMistakesDecisionsUnrequited LoveCareerDreamingLife PurposeGiftsBest FriendsPinsBeing DifferentWivesLessons LearnedHusbandsCaring Too MuchPinterestTsloama Author:Shannon L. Alder
“You will never understand the real definition of insanity until the day you are told it is unreasonable for you to feel hurt by the very people that hurt you.” PainHurtInsanityTsloama Author:Shannon L. Alder