World Book Day! “Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for awhile.  -Malorie Blackman

World Day of Prayer! “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”  -Meister Eckhart

National Sock Monkey Day! “Creativity is making marvelous out of the mundane, like a sock into a monkey. -Unknown

International Women’s Day! “You had the power all along my dear.” -Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

National Napping Day! “Loving ourselves and each other deepens our disruption of the dominant systems.  They want us unwell, fearful, exhausted, and without deep self-love because you are easier to manipulate when you are distracted by what is not real or true.” -Tricia Hershey, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto

National Day of Awesomeness! “Let’s summarize. What is awesomeness? Awesomeness happens when thick-real, meaningful-value is created by people who love what they do, added to the insanely great stuff, and multiplied by communities who are delighted and inspired because they are authentically better off.  That’s a better kind of innovation, built for 21st century economics.”…

Immune System Day! “Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.” -Marianne Williamson

National Plant a Flower Day! “Plant to breathe. Plant to cool down the earth. Plant to heal yourself, physically and mentally. Plant to regain balance. Plant to live.” -Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi

World Sleep Day! “If tonight my soul may find her peace in sleep, and sink in good oblivion, and in the morning wake like a new opened flower then I have been dipped again in God, and new created.” -D.H. Lawrence

Pi Day! “Pi is a constant that connects the infinite with the finite. It’s a number that gives meaning to the very fabric of the universe.” -Anonymous

Pretzel Sunday! “Life is like a pretzel, twist and turns make it beautiful.” -Unknown

Freedom of Information Day! “But libraries are about freedom.  Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information.” -Neil Gaiman

World Socialwork Day! “The role of a great social worker is to hold up a mirror to help people see their potential.” -Maria Lopez

Transit Driver Appreciation Day! “Every stop is a story, and every driver is a hero.” -Alex Rivera 

Let’s Laugh Day! “Laughter is the language of the soul. A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder

Won’t You By My Neighbor Day! “In loving and appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something truly sacred.” -Fred Rogers

World Poetry Day! “If you are a dreamer come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic-bean-buyer…If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.  Come in! Come in!” -Shel Silverstein

National Water Day! “Water is a living being. Water is the earth’s blood. Water is the sky’s soul. Water is the heart of the world.” -Simon J. Ortiz

National Tamale Day! “Tamales teach patience: steam slow, savor deep.” -Unknown

Diabetes Alert Day! “You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down.  The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.” -Josh Shipp

International Waffle Day! “There’s something about waffle geometry and the transformative power of the waffle iron that turns a recipe into an adventure, and if there’s one thing that’s become clear to me, it’s that I’m not the only one who finds the adventure irresistible.” -Daniel Shumski

Spinach Day! “Our bodies are garbage heaps: we collect experience, and from the decomposition of the thrown-out eggshells, spinach leaves, coffee grinds, and old steak bones out of our minds come nitrogen, heat, and very fertile soil.  Out of this fertile soil bloom our poems and stories. But this does not come all at once. …

World Theatre Day! “That’s the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanal experience that changes their life, opens their hearts and their minds and the way they think.” -Brian Stokes Mitchell

National Hot Tub Day! “Imagine a hot tub for the mind.  That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.” -Eknath Easwaran

National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! “Mom and pop stores are not about something small; they are about something big. Ninety percent of all U.S. businesses are family owned or controlled. They are important not only for the food, drink, clothing, and tools they sell us, but also for providing us with intellectual stimulation,…

I Am In Control Day! “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” -Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

National Dance Marathon Day! “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” -Martha Graham