Restitution Quotes

How you correct your mistakes will define your character and commitment to a higher power.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Happiness is when you fight for souls that barely hang on.

~ Shannon L. Alder

To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.

~ Criss Jami

I no longer look to my abusers with any expectation– of remorse, or apology or restitution or restoration or relationship. I’m at peace, accepting that they won’t and can’t help me out of the mess they created. But, I’m the best qualified for that job anyway and I’m happy with the job I’m doing.

~ Christina Enevoldsen

He lived a quiet existence where the future was easy to predict and the past was a cancer in remission. It was meaningful, of course. But it was lonely.

~ Adelheid Manefeldt

An infinity with God has always been a circle, not a straight line past all your mistakes.

~ Shannon L. Alder

It is true that all of us are the beneficiaries of crimes committed by our ancestors, and it is true that nothing can be done about that now because the victims are dead and the survivors are innocent. These are good reasons for keeping our mouths shut about the past: but tell me, what are our reasons for silence about atrocities still to come?

~ Damon Knight

Most people believe the journey they begin with Christ goes forward, but that is not how he works. A spiritual life is not cutting ties with people, in order to walk clean in the future. The journey home isn't running away from obstacles. It is learning to stand where you are now and handle people, assert yourself, set boundaries and never feel your happiness is dependent on another person's approval of your choices, beliefs or spiritual needs.

~ Shannon L. Alder