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

Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone

or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate

or reject another human being, they become forces

for the creation of psychopathology,

even if these be small forces.

Let them recognize that every person who is kind,

helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate,

and warm, is a psychotherapeutic force,

even though a small one."

~Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day,

a fresh try, one more start,

with perhaps a bit of magic

waiting somewhere behind the morning.

~ J. B. Priestly

"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination

and brings eternal joy to the soul."

-Robert Wyland

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,

if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you,

if the simple things of nature have a message

that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive."

~Eleanora Duse (1858-1924)

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina

or softened the fiber of a free people.

A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Beautiful memories tell our story,

and wrap themselves in ribbons of the heart."

- Flavia

"Veil after veil of thin dusky gauze is lifted,

and by degrees the forms and colours of things

are restored to them,

and we watch the dawn remaking the world

in its antique pattern."

~Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"Kindness needs practice.

Just as a tree doesn't strengthen its roots the night of the storm,

you can't develop kindness overnight;

you'll have to practice it in the littlest experiences

- to the moth visiting your home,

the telemarketer who trespasses into your peace,

and the airline agent who botches your flight booking.

With practice, you'll become instinctively kind;

kindness will become effortless

and will require no active thought"

~ Amit Sood

"You can cultivate mercy when you extend acts of compassion

and kindness to yourself and to other people."

~Bree Miller, Gratitude & Happiness:

A Guide to Feeling Grateful, Happy And Free