“God is perceived by the heart, not by your reason. But what is reason?...” — Shannon L. Alder Quote

“God is perceived by the heart, not by your reason. But what is reason? Your heart simplifying God’s guidance to fit your own needs.”

“Sensitive people usually love deeply and hate deeply. They don't know any other way to live than by extremes because thier emotional theromastat is broken.”

“When you let go of control and commit yourself to happiness, it is so easy to offer compassion and forgiveness. This propels you from the past, into the present. People that are negative, spend so much time trying to control situations and blame others for their problems. Committing yourself to staying positive is a daily mantra that states, “I have control over how I plan to react, feel, think and believe in the present. No one guides the tone of my life, except me!”

“Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.”

“Two people with mental issues in a relationship does not work. It's like sitting in a boat and neither one has an oar to row the other to shore. You can meet your mirror image in life, but that doesn't mean you should marry him.”

“But if we want thriving marriages, we must stop focusing on our own needs and commit to focusing on meeting theirs.”

“The ‘truth’ that we tell ourselves will always be inferior to a ‘Truth’ that will always be greater than ourselves.”

“Release and let go of all uncertainty.”

“True love asks no questions, makes no reservations, but puts itself unconditionally into the hands of the loved one.”

“Worse still, he doesn’t know how to follow the piper anymore because it’s a path Tom has lost faith in.”

“The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence.”