Daily Inspiration

The great spiritual leaders tell us that there is nothing terrible about death. It is just a change of condition. You pass from one stage to another.

- Swami Satprakashananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Frin 29 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

The attribute most noble of the hand is readiness in giving . . . 

- Bhartrihari

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 28 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

Poor Richard's Advice

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1736

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 27 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Thus we must see that none can be blamed for what they are doing, because they are, at this time, doing the best they can. We learn only from experience.

- Swami Vivekananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 27 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

In the decay of the Moon,

A cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 25 Nov 2013 

Change Your Luck

It is unlucky to return home to collect something that you have forgotten. To reverse the bad luck, sit down, get up, and turn around three times before leaving again.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 26 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

All life is energy. If that energy is allowed to glow without any contradiction, without any friction, without any conflict, then that energy is boundless, endless.

- Krishnamurti

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 26 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

- Kahlil Gibran

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 25 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

The Great Divide

To separate an egg easily, crack it over a narrow funnel; the white will slide through and the yolk will remain in the cone section.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 23/24 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

As a fire without fuel dies down on the hearth, thus do the thoughts, when all activity ceases, become quiet in their place.

- Maitrayana-Brahmana-Upanishad

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 23/24 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

In Maine, they say "down east" because in the heyday of coastal schooners, prevailing winds carried shipping "down east" more or less. But in a howling northeaster, you don't say that you're carried "up west." That would sound silly to folks "down east."

- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1978

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 22 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Be truly whole, and all things will come to you.

- Lao-Tzu

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 22 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

It's A Keeper

To make dairy products such as cottage cheese, sour cream, and yogurt last longer, store them UPSIDE DOWN in the refrigerator. This helps to prevent air from entering the container.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 21 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Constantly we are moulding our character and destiny by the thoughts we are thinking.

- Paramananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 21 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

How To Find Your Perfect Mate

Sleep with a mirror under your pillow for three nights, starting on Wednesday. On Friday, you will dream of your true love.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 20 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Every good and bad quality and happy and unhappy feeling we are possessing and experiencing all come to exist becasue of our spirit.

- Ven Ngawang Tashi Bapu

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 20 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

 From the Kitchen Cupboard

To loosen a stiff lock, apply a small amount of vegetable oil to the key. Insert the key into the lock and carefully jiggle it.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 19 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

When you have found your true soul-nature of everlasting joy, that indestructable bliss will remain with you throughout all experiences in life.

- Paramahansa Yogananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 19 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

Their Lips are Sealed
Beavers have lips that close behind their incisors, which allows them to gnaw under water.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov 2013 


Birth Verse
Who first comes to this world below,
With drear November's fog and snow,
Should prize the topaz's amber hue -
Emblem of friends and lovers true.
- Tiffany and Company, 1870
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 18 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

A plus is a minus crossed.

- Sri Swami Satchidananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 18 Nov 2013

If we have listening ears, 

God speaks to us in our own language,

whatever that language is.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 6 Nov 2013

Daily Factoid

Ladies First

Term: 1953-61

First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, wife of Dwight Eisen hower (34th U.S. president), was born on this day in 1896. She often wore pink and decorated the private quarters of the White House in it. The hue became a characteristic color of the 1950s and was referred to as "First Lady Pink."

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 14 Nov 2013

Peppery Presscription

When added to food, cayenne pepper can help relieve sluggish digestion and clear toxins from your system. The hot sensation on your tongue tells the body to release eh mfeel better.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 15 Nov 2013

Daily Inspitation

If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is place on the summit, I have failed.

- Confucius

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 30 Oct 2013

. . . for in each individual life lies the responsibility for the good and evil of the whole.

- Paramananada

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 31 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

Historic Happenings

On this day in 1978, Johnny Dell Foley threw a raw egg 323 feet 2 inches to his cousin Keith Thomas, who caught it undamaged, thereby setting a world egg-throwing record.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 12 Nov 2013

A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heartburn?

- Bob Hope, American comedian (1903-2003)

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 13 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Doubt is the key to knowledge.

- Iranian Proverb

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov 2013

Each time I look at a fine landscape,

Each time that I meet a loved friend,

I raise my voice and recite a stanza of poetry

And am glad as though a 

God has crossed my path.

- Po Chui

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 29 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

Head to Head 

The heaviest human brain on record weighed 5 pounds.

The average adult brain weighs 3 pounds.

Albert Einstein's brain weighed 2.6 pounds.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov 2013

The Wall

In 1981, Yale University undergraduate Maya Lin won a national competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, beating out 1,420 other entrants. To help her visualize the concept, Maya had sculpted an early version using mashed potatoes.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 11 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

It is necessary that we know with absolute certainty that in essence we are spirit.

- Rabindranath Tagore

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 15 Nov 2013

What need is there of any vows save the vow to guard the thought?

- Santi-Deva

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 28 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

Spread the Word

Saippuakivikauppias is the longest single-word Palindromes. The Finnish word translates as "soapstone dealer."

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 7 Nov 2013 

For this is every cook's opinion,

No savoury dish withough an onion;

But, lest your kissing should be spoiled,

Your onions must be thoroughly boiled.

- Jonathan Swift, Irish writer (1667-1745)

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 8 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

The more you acquire and the harder you work to acquire it, the more you fear losing it. That's the secret in life. If you run after things, nothing will come to you.

- Sri Swami Satchidananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 14 Nov 2013

And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 26/27 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

- Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist (1825-95)

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 5 Nov 2013 

Organic Oral Care

To brighten your smile naturally, eat snacks such as apples, carrots, celery, and pears. Raw fruit and vegetables help to remove plaque that can cause yellow teeth.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 6 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

The fulfillment of life is . . . in spiritual development. That alone can make you strong, can make you free, can give you love.

- Swami Satprakashananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 13 Nov 2013

Consumed with anger,

The world is an ugly place.

Bathed in happiness, 

The world is a wonderful place.

But, aha! The same world.

- Taitetsu Unno

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 25 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

Call It a Day

November 3 is Cliche Day,

It's a good time to remember to let sleeping dogs lie and that it takes two to tango.

Though easier said then done, it's better late than never.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 2/3 Nov 2013 

Hot Enough for Ya?

To check if oil has been heated to the correct tmperature for frying, put the handle end of a wooden spoon into the center of the pan. If bubbles form around it, the oil is ready.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 4 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

- Buddha

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 12 Nov 2013

Cultivation of tolerance for other faiths will impart to us a truer understanding of our own.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 24 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

How To Find Your Perfect Mate
On Halloween, place your shoes in the form of a T ans say:
I cross my shoes in the shape of a T,
Hoping my true love to see.
Not in his best or worst array,
But in the clothes of every day.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 31 Oct 2013 


Good Gravy!
To improve the flavor of meat gravy, add the water in which potatoes have been boiled. If the water contains salt, do not ass salt to the gravy.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 1 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

When you lose a dear one, meditate. . . . The vibration of love reaches out beyond this finite world and touches that soul, wherever he is.

- Sri Daya Mata

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 11 Nov 2013

Truth does not come simply through yearning. One must practice a spiritual method diligently.

- Swami Satprakashananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 23 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

Natural Weight Loss

We are constantly shedding skin - 600,000 cells per hour. 

This totals about 1.5 pounds each year!

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 29 Oct 2013 

Care Package

When mailing cookies, cushion them with plain popcorn to prevent breakage.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 30 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

When you are part of a group, living for others, you broaden yourself. This really is family life.

- Swami Prajnanpad

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 21 Oct 2013

You don't have to do anything to keep the mind calm. Just leave it alone. Let it be. That's the song you sing. Let it be. So be it. Amen.

- Sri Swami Satchidananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 22 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

If on the trees the leavs still hold,

The coming winter will be cold.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 26/27 Oct 2013 

Flee, Flea!

To help your pets repel fleas, add brewer's yeast to their food.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 28 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

- Shunryn Suzuki

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov 2013

What is the soul? The soul is consciousness. It shines as the light within the heart.

- The Upanishads

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 19/20 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

The Peel Heal
To get rid of a wart, secure a piece of banana peel (yellow side up) over the affected area nightly. Continue until the wart disappears.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 24 Oct 2013 


Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. 
- Emma Bombeck, American humorist (1927-96)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 25 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness, and begin in what is.

- Chuang Tzu

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 8 Nov 2013

When a man begins to have a vision larger than his own truth . . . he begins to become conscious of his moral nature.

- Rabindranath Tagore

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 18 Oct 2013

Daily Factoid

The autumn frosts will lie upon the grass

Like bloom on grapes of purple-brown and gold.

- Elinor Hoyt While, American poet (1885-1928)

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 22 Oct 2013 

Company's Coming

Expect visitors when

... you drop the scissors and they stand upright.

... you knock over the pepper.

... your eyebrows twitch.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 23 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

To love is to understand and to feel  that the other person is different.

- Swami Pranjnanpad

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 7 Nov 2013

Does a flower, full of beauty, light and loveliness say, "I am giving, helping, serving?" It is! And because it is not trying to do anything, it covers the earth.

- Krishnamurti

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 17 Oct 2013

Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 

Daily Factoid

Grandfather was a voracious reader. . . . He would retire with at least three books and consume them before he slept. . . . He chewed over the first chapter and got the meat of the thing and where it was heading, and then he'd skip to the last chapter to see if he was right.

- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1963

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 19/20 Oct 2013 

Aubergine, Meet America

In 1806, Thomas Jefferson introduced the eggplant, also called the aubergine, to North America.

For decades, the plant was grown mainly for decoration because it was believed to cause insanity if eaten.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 21 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Whatever our mind constantly dwells upon, that we become.

- Patanjali

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 5 Nov 2013

How can the drops of water know themselves to be a river?

- Zen Saying

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 16 Oct 2013

Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)

2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)

3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 

 

Daily Factoid

Im living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
- e.e. cummings, American poet (1894-1962)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 17 Oct 2013 



The geographic center of the 50 United States is 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Welcome to Belle Forche the Geo Center of the U.S.

in 1959 following the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic survey officially designated a point 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakotaas the Geographic Center of the Nation
Entry of Alaska and Hawaii as states moved the site from its old position in Smith Center Kansas to Belle County, South Dakota.
Teh U.S. Coast and Geodetic survey announced that the location of the new center is at Latitude 44 degrees, 58 minutes North, and Longitute 103 degrees , 46 minutes West.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 18 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Help, if you can; if you cannot, fold your hands, stand by, and see things go on.

- Swami Vivekananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 4 Nov 2013

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

- Mencius

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 15 Oct 2013

Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)  

Daily Factoid

Birth Verse

October's Child is born for woe,

And life's vicissitudes must know;

But lay an opal on her breast, And hope will lull those woes to rest.

- Tiffany and Company, 1870

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 15 Oct 2013 

From the Kitchen Cupboard

After cleaning up Fido's mess, control odor by sprinkling baking soda on the area. Vacuum when dry.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 16 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

Live every second in the consciousness that you are immortal; thoughts and habits change, only your soul will live forever.

- Paramahansa Yogananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 2/3 Nov 2013

There is one Being, this Self;

It neither comes nor goes.

- Swami Vivekananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 14 Oct 2013

Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)

Daily Factoid

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

- Doris Day, American actress (b. 1924)

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013

Apple Dabbler

In 1811, Canadian John McIntosh discovered what was to become known as the first 'McIntosh' apple tree.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 14 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

If you do not learn how to love everywhere you go, you are going to suffer.

- Eknath Easwaran

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 1 Nov 2013

The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.

- Al-Nuri

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013

Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)