There are so many battles worth fighting for. The ones not worth fighting are the insecure battles that rage in another person’s mind.
Shannon L. AlderTags: friends women family activism peace sisters battles arguments move-on insecurity fights let-it-go life-missions what-matters organizations church-members desputes
When you lower the definition of success to such a level that any person can reach it, you don’t teach people to have big dreams; instead you inspirit mediocrity and nurture people’s inadequacies.
Shannon L. AlderTags: success dreaming apathy leadership achievement mediocrity sermons pastors high-standards challenging-people high-goals inspiring-people popularity-through-pandering preaching-for-a-paycheck raising-the-bar
You know you have found your life mission when you say, “I dare you to try and take this away from me.
Shannon L. AlderTags: peace confidence gifts providence talents strengths life-missions god-s-plan
Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance.
Shannon L. AlderTags: peace communication humility moving-on letting-go negotiations talking being-free find-resolutions settling-disputes
Being popular doesn’t always win spiritual change. Christ didn’t pour out the coins of the moneychangers and overturn their tables with any degree of manners when he cleansed the temple. His harshness drew a point—to make people realize how much better they could become.
Shannon L. AlderTags: manners confidence christianity tact lessons parables acting-with-love passive-pastors
People have set moral standards for me my entire life, yet they have always left off the ones that they couldn’t keep.
Shannon L. AlderTags: humor judging moral-standards selective-judgement
A paradox is a storm that rains on itself.
Shannon L. AlderTags: humor paradox self-discovery drama self-realization rawness openess hypocrisy-in-everyone conudrum dark-angels hyprocritical ratting-yourself-out
It is not the homeless, mentally ill or extremely cunning people that we have to be afraid of. When someone loses everything that meant something to them is when people should get very afraid. A person that has nothing to lose is the scariest person on earth.
Shannon L. AlderTags: fear danger paranoia dangerous cunning scared reaching-out careful manipulative cautious commonsense not-caring losing-everything shunned no-filter losing-hope no-compassion
Be careful of living your life based only on faith and signs, or you might find yourself standing in a South American jungle holding a glass of Kool-aid. Commonsense is the foundation of any good testimony.
Shannon L. AlderTags: testimony blind-faith commonsense fatih false-leaders a-testimony-s-foundation being-led-without-questioning following-signs jonestown-massacre
There are many things evil people can take from you. However, they can never steal your ability to laugh and laugh loud.
Shannon L. AlderTags: humor happiness laughter grace joy enjoy-life god-s-grace stress-relief cheer-up be-free dance-in-the-rain laugh-loud lighten-up
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