National Join Hands Day “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey.” -Vera Nazarian

National Lemonade Day "If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade.  That is what a great educator does.  But the fool does the exact opposite.  If he finds that life has handed him a lemon, he gives up and says: ‘I’m beaten.  It is fate.  I haven’t got a change.’ Then he proceeds to rail…

National Great Lakes Awareness Day “Our Great Lakes, harbors, ports, and rivers provide not only vital resources for us to live, but an entire maritime way of life for so many people.  The least we can do is protect it, and the way of life it provides for so many.” -Candice S. Miller

Cinco De Mayo “In Mexico,we never forget; we always remember those who fought for freedom on Cinco de Mayo.” -Monica Ortiz  

National Nurses Day “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves.  They may not remember your name, but they will never forget the way you made them feel.” Maya Angelou  

Make A Book Day “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about.  Be willing to be split open.” -Natalie Goldberg

Child Care Provider Day “The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s natural desire to learn.” -Maria Montessori

National Train Day “The rhythm of rails is a meditation for moving souls.” -Rafael Torres

Trust Your Intuition Day “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.  We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” -Albert Einstein

Technology Day! “The way to solve the conflict between human values and technological needs is not to run away from technology…but to fuse nature and the human spirit into a new kind of creation that transcends both.” -Buckminster Fuller

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

National Road Trip Day “I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.” -Walt Whitman, ‘Song of the Open Road.’

World Turtle Day “Turtles remind us that the way to heaven is through the earth.  In Mother Earth is all that we need.  She will care for us, protect us, and nurture us, as long as we do the same for her.  For that to happen, we must slow down and heighten our sensibilities.  We…

National Asparagus Day “Respecting the dignity of a spectacular food means enjoying it at its best.  Europeans celebrate the short season of abundant asparagus as a form of holiday.  In the Netherlands the first cutting coincides with Father’s Day, on which restaurants may feature all-asparagus menus and hand out neckties decorated with asparagus spears.” -Barbara…

National Sing Out Day! “Singing connects the mind with the heart and the heart with the soul.” -Neha Dhingra

National Paper Airplane Day “I was so happy I wanted to fold all the people into paper airplanes and fly them into the lidless eye of that big yellow moon.” -Steve Toltz

World Otter Day “Otters seem to make slides for fun.  They will often slide down a muddy bank into the water, climb out, and do the whole thing again.” -Michael Leach

National Whooping Crane Day “High horns, low horns, silence, and finally a pandemonium of trumpets, rattles, croaks, and cries that almost shakes the bog with its nearness…A new day has begun on the crane marsh.  A sense of time lies thick and heavy on such a place…Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as…

Learn About Composting Day! “Nature demands a gift for everything it gives, so what we have to keep doing, is returning leaves and compost materials back to the soil, then we’re continuously giving the gifts to nature, because we have a return cycle.” -Geoff Lawton

National Creativity Day “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.” -Anonymous

National Smile Day! “Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you…