GREEN TIP: For a tox

GREEN TIP: For a toxin-free face wash, combine a tablespoon of honey with a tablespoon of baking soda.

"The Purpose of Life

"The Purpose of Life is Live it, to Taste Experience to the Utmost, to Reach out Eagerly and Without Fear for Newer and Richer Experience." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"It's just a job. Gr

"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up." ~ Muhammad Ali

"The legacy of heroe

"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example."  ~Benjamin Disraeli

“When angry, count

“When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.” ~ Mark Twain

"If you always do wh

"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased." ~ Katharine Hepburn

GREEN TIP: Environme

GREEN TIP: Environmental Working Group's sunscreen guide warns against oxybenzone and retinyl palminate.

GREEN NEWS: Australi

GREEN NEWS: Australian report says within a century global warming will make sea levels rise 3 feet.

"You have to have co

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." ~ Rosalyn Carter

"If I wait until I b

"If I wait until I become perfect before I love myself, I will waste my whole life. I am already perfect right here and right now. I am perfect exactly as I am." ~ Louise L. Hay

GREEN TIP: Recycling

GREEN TIP: Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 2 barrels of oil and 60 pounds of air pollution.

"I'm not afraid of s

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." Louisa May Alcott

"Everything flows an

"Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed." ~Heraclitus

"Don't let your brai

"Don't let your brain interfere with your heart." ~ Albert Einstein

GREEN TIP: Freshen a

GREEN TIP: Freshen air naturally by putting citrus peels inside your vacuum bag when you vacuum carpets.

“The positive thin

“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” ~ Unknown

GREEN NEWS: USPS iss

GREEN NEWS: USPS issues new "Save Vanishing Species" stamps to support species protection efforts.

"The strongest princ

"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." ~ George Eliot

"Some people dream o

"Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it."  ~Author Unknown

"Everybody is ignora

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects."  ~Will Rogers

"Blaze your own trai

"Blaze your own trail. First tracks rule!" ~ Eliot Lee

"Being powerful is l

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." ~ Margaret Thatcher

"Each one of us has

"Each one of us has something to contribute. This really depends on each one doing their own thinking, but not following any kind of rule that I can give out, any command. We’re all on the frontier, we’re all in a great mystery - incredibly mysterious..." —Buckminster Fuller

GREEN TIP: Research

GREEN TIP: Research shows a fresh food diet will rapidly reduce bisphenol-A content of your body.

GREEN NEWS: Toyota s

GREEN NEWS: Toyota says all Prius models as of 2014 will have plug-in capabilities as a standard feature.

"Among its other ben

"Among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." ~ Maya Angelou

"Most people are abo

"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~ Abraham Lincoln

"Optimist: Person wh

"Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness." ~ Mark Twain

"Since you get more

"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"No one is in contro

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change." ~ Barbara de Angelis

"My satisfaction com

"My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world." ~ Faye Wattleton

GREEN NEWS: NASA sci

GREEN NEWS: NASA scientist helps teens use Public Trust Doctrine to sue government over climate change.

"It's all right lett

"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back."  ~Mick Jagger

"Enlightenment comes

"Enlightenment comes from experiencing all paths of life." ~ Eliot Lee

"It is a man's own m

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."  ~Buddha

"The cyclone derives

"The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center.  So does a person."  ~Norman Vincent Peale

“Taste cannot be c

“Taste cannot be controlled by law” ~ Thomas Jefferson

“Drive thy busines

“Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“Control your emot

“Control your emotion or it will control you” ~ Unknown

"I succeed because I

"I succeed because I know longer listen to the doubt both inside me and from others." ~ Eliot Lee

"He will always be a

"He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little." ~ Horace

"It's best to rise f

"It's best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken." ~ Aristotle

"Whatever you're thi

"Whatever you're thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you're worrying, you are planning. When you are appreciating, you are planning... What are you planning?" ~ Abraham-Hicks

GREEN TIP: Don't use

GREEN TIP: Don't use chemicals to keep cut flowers fresh. Change water every 2nd day and keep them cool.

"Teachers open the d

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself." ~ Chinese Proverb

GREEN NEWS: European

GREEN NEWS: European officials plan bold program to pay fishermen to catch plastic trash, not just fish.

"He that will not re

"He that will not reflect is a ruined man." ~ Asian Proverb

"Follow your honest

"Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong." ~ William Thackeray

"The only journey is

"The only journey is the journey within." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

"Reputation is what

"Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." ~ Thomas Paine

"It requires less ch

"It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them." ~ J. Petit Senn

GREEN TIP:'Compostin

GREEN TIP:'Composting tip: eggshells break down slowly so rinse and crush them well before adding them.

"The ornament of a h

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Creativity is a n

“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm” ~ Earl Nightingale

“Life's b

      “Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

“If you a

      “If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”  Vince Lombardi quotes (American Football Coach, national symbol of single-minded determination to win.1913-1970)

"Life is all about c

"Life is all about change. Learn to re-program. Try new things everyday." ~ Eliot Lee

"Serenity is knowing

"Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good." ~ Johnny Miller

"Despair is the damp

"Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven." ~ John Donne

"Troubles are a lot

"Troubles are a lot like people - they grow bigger if you nurse them."  ~Author Unknown

"Do not anticipate t

"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen.  Keep in the sunlight."  ~Benjamin Franklin

"If things go wrong,

"If things go wrong, don't go with them."  ~Roger Babson

"A friend is one who

"A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway." ~ Fr. Jerome Cummings

"Be patient with you

"Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends." ~ Afghan Proverb

"You can't do anythi

"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth." ~ Shira Tehrani

BUDDHA DHARMA: Quest

BUDDHA DHARMA: Question: Why are cultivators afraid of having false thoughts? Master: Because each false thought becomes a black film that pollutes our self-nature. By not entertaining false thoughts, we uncover and let shine the brilliance of our self-nature.

"If you will discipl

"If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside." Critias of Athen

"The secret of succe

"The secret of success is constancy of purpose." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

“This is

      “This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Persistence is th

“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” ~ Unknown

GREEN TIP: Collect o

GREEN TIP: Collect organic waste in a kitchen compost bin; a charcoal filter will take care of any odor.