1,304 Quotes by 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.

We add caveats to prayers like seasoning to bad sauce. We hope for something else or something more, but we forget. Sometimes life isn’t the pleasure of the taste, rather the nutrition we get from it.

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.

Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently?

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

Worry does not keep it from raining tomorrow, but it does keep it from being sunny today.

Most people are about as happy as their self confidence will allow them to be.

Whenever you can’t balance what you see with what you believe you have conflict.

No one can change a person, but a person can be the reason someone changes.