Apiarian

"Were I to be the founder of a new sect, I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee, advise them to extract the honey of every sect."  

- Thomas Jefferson

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

~Marcus Aurelius

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

—Maya Angelou

"There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It draws no attention to itself though it is always secretly there. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our desire to seek possibility and our hearts to love life... This shy inner light is what enables us to recognize and receive our very presence here as blessing."

~John O'Donohue

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

~ Elie Wiesel

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart

and love the questions themselves...

~Rainer Maria Rilke

We must shift our allegiances from fear to curiosity, from attachment to letting go, from control to trust, and from entitlement to humility.

~Angeles Arrien

"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."

~ Soren Kierkegaard

Being deeply loved gives you strength,

Loving deeply gives you courage.

~ L. Tzu

Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your Heart for Love.

~ UK