“Here is where our real selfhood is rooted, in the divine spark or seed, in the image of God imprinted on the human soul. The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and transcendence.”
"Place a beehive on my grave And let the honey soak through. When I'm dead and gone, That's what I want from you. The streets of heaven are gold and sunny, But I'll stick with my plot and a pot of honey. Place a beehive on my grave And let the honey soak through."
- Sue Monk Kidd
Love
"I actually grew up in a house in which bees lived in one of the walls, and they lived there 18 years, in fact, so it wasn't a fleeting thing."
- Sue Monk Kidd
Personal Growth
"All I knew about bees when I started to write 'The Secret Life of Bees' was that they can live in a wall of your house, and that they make this incredible thing that I loved."
- Sue Monk Kidd
Creativity
"I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It’s a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart."
- Sue Monk Kidd
Forgiveness
"Go make your big beautiful dent, and as you do so come down on the side of boldness. If you err, may it be for too much audacity, and not too little. For you really are enough. You have untold strengths and resources inside. You have your glorious self."
- Sue Monk Kidd
Empowerment
"The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."
Spirituality
"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
- W.T. Ellis
Spirituality
"That it shall not be just a day, But last a lifetime through, The miracle of Christmastime That brings God close to you."
- Ann Schultz
Spirituality
"Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King."
- Joy to the World
Spirituality
"Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it–you feel it. You know it. You believe it."
- Kevin Alan Milne
Spirituality