Quote for the day ~ by Shunryu Suzuki

Zen Mind Wall Calendar – 2012
To be completely concentrated on what you do, 
that is simplicity. And the beauty of practice 
is that it can be extended endlessly.

Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie ~ enjoy

Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie
1 pie crust

Recipes and Tips for Your Health and Well Being

15 ounces (about 1 3/4 cups) canned pumpkin pulp
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups plain hazelnut milk
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon coriander (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely grated
1 cup hazelnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 425° F. Press crust into a 9-inch pie pan and crimp edge. Combine remaining ingredients except nuts, stirring well. Pour into pie shell and bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F, scatter hazelnuts over the top and bake for 45 minutes or until pie is done (knife blade comes out clean). Let stand for 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Serves at least 1.

From Year of Healthy Living – by Ann Lovejoy

All you need in life is a friend who has Chocolate.

Kids say the most amazing things: honest, amusing and altogether entertaining.
The Kid Quotes 2012 wall calendar captures this literal yet lighthearted point of view with a year full of quotes from everyday kids. These wise wee ones share the most sincere and silly musings on friendship, love and even marriage.
Artist Kate Harper combines playful words with festive imagery – making even the most proclaimed grown-up feel like a kid again.

2012 Engagement Calendar

All-Hallows-Eve

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while “some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)”, derived from the Old Irish Samuin meaning “summer’s end”. Samhain was the first and by far the most important of the four quarter days in the medieval Irish and Scottish calendar and, falling on the last day of Autumn, it was a time for stock-taking and preparation for the cold winter months ahead. There was also a sense that this was the time of year when the physical and supernatural worlds were closest and magical things could happen. To ward off these spirits, the Gaels built huge, symbolically regenerative bonfires and invoked the help of the gods through animal and perhaps even human sacrifice.

The Haunted Realm - wall calendar

RUMI-The whole world is a form for Truth.

Make peace with the universe. Take joy in it. It will turn to gold.
Rumi

Rumi - Heart of the Beloved wall calendar

Healthy Cat tip of the month.

Find the Food:
A cat’s food bowl won’t run away like a mouse might, but what if it kept changing location? Cats Love a good game of hide and seek. Move the food bowl to different places, first in the same room, and then, once he gets the hang of the game, in different rooms or floors of the house. Put some challenge back in your cat’s mealtime.

The Healthy Cat Calendar – NEW for 2012 from Amber Lotus Publishing with Eve Adamson’s healthy tips each month.

Eat on the Wild Side

I can Transform my own world…

Make a list of positive aspects. Make lists of things you love – and never complain about anything. And as you use those things that shine bright
and make you feel good as your excuse to give your attention, and be who-you-are, you will tune to who-you-are, and the whole world will begin to transform before your eyes. It is not your job to transform the world for others – but it is your job to transform it for you. A state of appreciation is pure Connection to Source where there is no perception of lack.

Excerpt from September 2011 Wall calendar, The Law of Attraction by
Esther and Jerry Hicks,
The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

2012 Healing Calendar Picks

A message from the authors of Healing Mandalas wall Calendar.

“We are delighted that our 2012 calendar is at the top of Phylamena Desy’s page of picks. Thank you, Phylamena, Amber Lotus our publisher, and to the beautiful flowers that bring inspiration and healing to each month, we hope you’ll get a calendar to bless and empower 2012.”

Good cheer,
Bonnie

Healing Mandalas: Empowering Visions for the Year - Artists Bonnie Gold Bell and David Sun Todd

Lavender – Tension Reliever

A drop of lavender essential oil rubbed into the temples relieves tension headaches.

While most people think of this herb as merely a floral scent for bath salts or bed linens, this plant has powerful antiviral properties. The list of volatile oils within lavender’s flower buds includes linalool, which is particularly helpful in preventing the flu. Because flu viruses have viral envelopes, which help them enter host cells, they are sensitive to the monoterpene alcohols prevalent in lavender’s family.

Twenty-first-century use of this herb focuses on lavender’s sedative qualities. Lavender essential oil is popular as a calming agent for the entire nervous system. As the volatile oils are absorbed through the skin or sinuses, the nerves send messages throughout the body to relax the muscles, easing headaches, nervous stomachs and muscle cramps.

In an increasingly tense world, lavender is a welcome companion. It offers a much needed tonic for mind and body.

Author Sue Sierralupe is certified as a master gardener, sustainable landscape educator and medical herbalist in Eugene, Oregon.

2012 Healing Herbs Wall Calendar

The Power of Now – September 2011

If you really want to know your mind, your emotion will always give you a truthful reflection, so look at the emotion or rather feel it in your body. If there is an apparent conflict between them, the thought will be the lie, the emotion will be the truth.
Eckhart Tolle

Now Avaiable for 2012