Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day “Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of others.” -Brene Brown

Hummus Day “I like Pirate’s Booty.  Prunes and olives, too.  I love hummus.  I can eat that until I die.  I tend to eat mostly organic food.” -Queen Latifah

National Decency Day “When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.” -Raja Krishnamoorthi

Family Day “We must take care of our families, wherever we find them.” -Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love

Wear Purple For Peace Day “If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations…If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities…If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors…If there is to be peace…

National Day of Rural Life “Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things-the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space.” -Susan Orlean

International Museum Day “Living is like tearing through a museum.  Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering-because you can’t take it in all at once.” -Audrey Hepburn

National Plant Something Day “The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” -Leo Buscaglia

World Bee Day “Collaboration is the essence of life.  The wind, bees and flowers work together, to spread the pollen.” -Amit Ray, Mindfulness Living in the Moment-Living in the Breath

World Meditation Day “Meditation is a way of nourishing and blossoming the divine within you.” -Amit Ray