Shannon L. Alder
Shannon L. Alder is a contemporary American writer and educator. She is known for her work on mindfulness and emotional resilience, particularly in educational settings, blending practical advice with accessible, reflective language. Her insights often bridge psychology and everyday experience.
“It wasn’t because you weren’t beautiful, talented, funny, creative or had everything in common. It was because some men prefer plain vanilla ice cream. It’s predictable and a safe choice. Confident and adventurous men prefer the complexity and layers of a sundae, even the ones sprinkled with a little bit of nuts on top.”
“When you least expect it is when the person you always dreamt of will finally show up.”
“Live is not about constantly fighting to keep someone in your life. It is about constantly fighting for a better life together.”
“In pursuit of exposing people for who we think they are, we expose ourself.”
“Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions.”
“We are all lies waiting for the day when we will break free from our cocoon and become the beautiful truth we waited for.”
“Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.”
“We live in a world that has so many people striving to look normal to a bunch of people that are abnormal, in order to be accepted. What is normal is realizing that being accepted comes at a price that robs the world of the uniqueness that God has created you to be every time you minimize your personality to make someone like you.”
“Empowered Women 101: Real women don't tell the world or elude to it on Pinterest, Facebook or any other social media platform that they are in an awful relationship. It is disrespectful to the person you say you love. Plus, it is self abusive to yourself. Ask yourself these questions: What if everyone you knew read it? Would your significant other be upset or humiliated? Why are you posting it (pity, anxiety, fear, desperateness, inmaturity)? And why do you want people to know?”
“Take the high road. People will rise up to join you or fall out of sight.”
“Money isn't the solution to your problems. It only lets you carry your unhappiness around in style.”
“There is no real bravery in getting paid to save someone's life. However, there is a large amount of bravery in a nurse break dancing at the hospital's Christmas party.”
“Leave a legacy of love, not a legacy of fear.”
“The day I found my smile again was when I stood in my own storm and danced with my tribe.”
“Diversity of character is due to the unequal time given to values. Only through each other will we see the importance of the qualities we lack and our unfinished soul's potential.”
“You can ignore your heart and mind, but it will always find its way home.”
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.”
“Evolving is not arrogance. It is confidence that won't be pulled backwards, by those that feel left behind.”
“victimnoun \ˈvik-təm\ 1. The moment you tell everyone you have a mental disorder, in order to excuse your behavior.”
“When a person consistently hurts others it is because they deeply hurt within theirself. They disconnect from that side of them that is accountable for their actions. They cast empathy to the darkest part of their soul and choose to live life not in God's light, but the superficial light of significance (compliments, achievements, status, personal gain, other people's approval and ego). This dimmed light will never be greater than the one God gives to those that consistently show compassion, mercy and empathy. These light deprived souls are the ones that will be the hardest to rescue from hell.”