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

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard.

Do not let the pain make you hate.

Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.

Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree,

you still believe it to be a beautiful place."

~Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)

“Animals are indeed more ancient, more complex

and in many ways more sophisticated than us.

They should be respected and revered,

but perhaps none more so than the elephant,

the world’s most emotionally human land mammal”.

Dame Daphne Sheldrick,

Grief can be the garden of compassion.

If you keep your heart open through everything,

your pain can become your greatest ally

in your life's search for love and wisdom.

~Rumi

"The most powerful healing arises

from the simple intention to love the life within you,

unconditionally, with as much tenderness

and presence as possible."

~Tara Brach (b.1953)

Our task must be to free ourselves

by widening our circle of compassion

to embrace all living creatures and t

he whole of nature and its beauty.

~ Albert Einstein

"I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be,

but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives,

not just when we're starting out in the world.

That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh

in the world every single day."

~Maria Shriver (b.1955)

“You can't separate peace from freedom

because no one can be at peace

unless he has his freedom.”

Malcolm X

As we grow in our consciousness,

there will be more compassion and more love,

and then the barriers between people,

between religions, between nations will begin to fall.

Yes, we have to beat down the separateness.

~ Ram Dass

We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms,

compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship.

But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise

that we all have a chance to build a better life

for ourselves and our children.

~Justin Trudeau