NATIONAL HUMMINGBIRD DAY “You are Life passing through your body…You are the force that makes the flowers open and close, that makes the hummingbird fly from flower to flower.” -Miguel Angel Ruiz 

NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY “Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” -Malorie Blackman

NATIONALNATIONAL FEEL THE LOVE DAY “Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality.  No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.  By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the…

NATIONAL IGUANA AWARENESS DAY “Sending you sunshine and iguana vibes-slow, steady and spectacular!” -Unknown

NATIONAL QUIET DAY “Quiet is peace.  Tranquility.  Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.  Silence is pushing the off button.  Shutting it down.  All of it.” -Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner 

NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY “Ideas aren’t just words-they’re vibes. Curate something magical with a friend or two.” -Unknown

National Day of Service "We rise by lifting others."  Robert Ingersoll

NATIONAL DAY OF ENCOURAGEMENT “Start where you are.  Use what you have. Do what you can.” -Arthur Ashe  “Start where you are.  Use what you have. Do what you can.” -Arthur Ashe 

ROALD DAHL DAY “Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” -Roald Dahl   

NATIONAL COLORING DAY “Coloring relaxes the mind and allows creativity to flow.” -Anonymous 

MAKE A HAT DAY “The right hat may also enliven the spirit and make the whole body sing with the elegance, joy, or drama of the moment.” -Stephen Jones 

NATIONAL GUACAMOLE DAY “If you have nothing but love for your avocados, and you take joy in turning them into guacamole, all you need is someone to share it with.” -Jason Mraz 

NATIONAL PAW PAW DAY “Pawpaw is at once a prayer for our willingness to preserve nature, history, memory and taste, and a poem-an ode to the ancestors, the conservationists, and the cooks…who want to keep this remarkable ‘poor man’s banana’ a centerpiece of truly American food.” -Andrew Moore

NATIONAL RESPECT DAY “Deeply respecting yourself is the first step toward having a deep respect for others.” -Amy Leigh Mercree

NATIONAL CLEAN UP DAY “Environmental cleanliness begins with each individual desire to be clean.” -Lailah Gifty Akita

NATIONAL FRIED RICE DAY “Fried rice is a symphony of flavors dancing on your taste buds.” -Chef Ming Lee

ZERO EMISSIONS DAY “The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced. The easiest because we know what we must do…stop the emissions of greenhouse gases.  The hardest because our current economics are still totally dependent on burning fossil fuels.” -Greta Thunberg

NATIONAL CENTENARIAN’S DAY “Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile.” -Kamada Nakasato, 102 year old woman from Okinawa

NATIONAL APPLE CIDER VINEGAR DAY “Think mindful, positive thoughts while you cook some yummy veggies like zucchini on the grill with a side of peaches. Consume foods with an apple cider vinegar tonic.  It will be delicious and nutritious and aid your body in healing your weakened gut muscles.” -Amy Leigh Mercree, Apple Cider Vinegar…

NATIONAL PUNCTUATION DAY “Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.” -Lynne Truss, Shoots & Leaves

NATIONAL COOKING DAY “A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.” -Elsa Schiaparelli

NATIONAL ALPACA DAY “An alpaca’s fleece may be soft, but its spirit is unbreakable.” -John Smith

NATIONAL SELF AWARENESS DAY “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” -Aristotle

NATIONAL COFFEE DAY “Coffee is a language in itself.” -Jackie Chan

NATIONAL EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL DAY “The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.” -Yotam Ottolenghi