Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, "What else could this mean?
Shannon L. AlderTags: perception pain questions self-esteem perspective anger ego self-improvement misunderstandings overthinking misinterpretation misunderstand reading-into-everything reading-into-things second-quessing
The irony of Christianity is that believers get so angry, and self righteous toward other Christians who sin differently than they do. Christianity is like one large fraternity where brother and sisterhood is tested by hazing.
Shannon L. AlderTags: christianity judgement sin criticism ego religion-literature self-righteous hazing
Sometimes what a person expresses in their eyes is more than all the books you could read on suffering.
Shannon L. AlderTags: compassion grief illness homeless patients seeing-people
Flirting is a "controversial art form" that leaves the intended either flattered, infatuated, creeped out or getting a restraining order.
Shannon L. AlderTags: humor dating-advice
Stupidity is to have amnesia over your own faults when the person you hate makes theirs.
Shannon L. AlderTags: pain stupidity human hurt hypocrisy mistake cruelty gossip liars imperfect sinners rumors unkind convenience players stalkers jealous-women angry-men fake-christians cheaters stupid-women defaming gossipers evilness judgers sorow unchristlike
It is not what happens to you that matters; it is how you feel about it that does.
Shannon L. AlderTags: emotions survival conflict circumstances overcome negativity achievers overcomers
Introspective souls are often tormented by their passionate visions. This is because visionaries see what shall be and wake up to what is. However, if you couldn't see a glimpse of the city lights while stranded in the forest, how would you ever know to walk in that direction? Sometimes, your vision can't be put into action, until you gather the learning experiences, along your journey first.
Shannon L. AlderTags: goals future journey plans life-lessons beginnings visionary experiences life-missions disappointments setbacks
Often people that tell others they are "extremely polite" when the situation calls for tact and bluntness are not actually polite people. Instead, they hide behind the word “polite” because they have low self esteem or hidden agendas. Sadly, they impolitely confuse the hell out of everyone, send mixed signals, which then makes people question their sanity and motives.
Shannon L. AlderTags: fear honesty politeness tact paranoia games anxiety agenda motives low-self-esteem bluntness
Writing isn’t necessarily a gift it is a passion. You can write a one page masterpiece to 99 pages of crap. What keeps you coming back is that Zen moment when you enlightened your own self with a few cleverly arranged words and saved yourself a $200 trip to the shrink, by simply buying a #2 pencil.
Shannon L. AlderTags: humor writing writers inspirational-writerse
Most inspirational writers were born as driftwood and will say they have been beaten against every shoreline during their life. We understand storms. We understand drowning. We understand being devalued. We understand being stranded alone on a beach. God made us this way so we would know where every lighthouse can be found and tell others how to find them. We were never meant to stand on the beach with you because every rescue we do rescues ourselves. We always go back to the sea because that is where driftwood belongs--forever searching for answers to our endless questions and sharing what we learned...(2012, Writer’s Conference)
Shannon L. AlderTags: writing writers inspirational-writers
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