Unhappiness comes from living the life of two people--the one people want you to be and the one you want to be.

— Shannon L. Alder

Nobody knows what God's plan is for your life, but a whole lot of people will guess for you if you let them.

— Shannon L. Alder

There is nothing spiritual about a marriage that uses guilt, blame, shame or religious manipulations to keep a relationship together.

— Shannon L. Alder

I have tried to live my life with no regrets. Because regrets will become guilt in some cases, and guilt eats away at your sanity.

— James Hauenstein

There are many types of marriage relationships and all of them can work, but none is sadder than the one that doesn't represent peace in your heart.

— Shannon L. Alder

Sometimes our wants or needs have nothing to do with being ungrateful and everything to do with making a mistake.

— Shannon L. Alder