Aquaintances Quotes

“Half of the time, the Holy Ghost tries to warn us about certain people that come into our life. The other half of the time he tries to tell us that the sick feeling we get in a situation is not the other person’s fault, rather it is our own hang-ups. A life filled with bias, hatred, judgment, insecurity, fear, delusion and self-righteousness can cloud the soul of anyone you meet. Our job is never to assume,instead it is to listen, communicate, ask questions then ask more, until we know the true depth of someone’s spirit.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“You don’t have to say everything to be a light. Sometimes a fire built on a hill will bring interested people to your campfire.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Maybe, if you can't get someone out of your head they were never meant to leave. Perhaps, they were meant to help change you into the person you have been waiting to become.”
― shannon l. alder

“Especially as I was an old friend, or at least I was a person she had known for a long time, which after a certain point is almost the same thing...”
― Julian Fellowes, Past Imperfect

“God doesn’t put that much prep into something that is insignificant.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“She was a stranger, but not just any stranger. She was "the stranger". And of course, that was the difference that made everyone's emotions stranger.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“You're going to come across some truly gifted people in your lifetime that seem to know all the answers. However, they lost their personal relationship with God, along the way. Love them anyways, and do everything you can to help them restore that relationship. They are fighting a war that you don't know anything about.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“When introducing someone to another person, use words like acquaintance, wife/husband, fiance/fiancee, half/step-sibling, best friend, schoolmate, flatmate, classmate, In-law, cousin, nephew, neighbor, colleague and client to normalize the situation. Everyone is not your friend.”
― Genereux Philip

“Poi ho capito che forse andava bene così: forse va bene anche amare qualcuno pur sapendo che finirà, che tu morirai e quella persona morirà, o che tu andrai da un’altra parte e non la rivedrai mai più, perché è questo che significa essere vivi. La vita sta proprio tutta qui: amare qualcuno.”
― John Stephens, The Black Reckoning