Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 36
July 16, 2024
I Scream; You Scream; We All Scream for…
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day! (Need I say more?)
July 15, 2024
Calmness, Please
“It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos.”
— Donna Karan (1948 – )
American fashion designer
July 14, 2024
Survive and Thrive
“Freedom lies in being bold.”
— Robert Frost (1874 – 1963)
American poet
July 13, 2024
Read All About It?
“Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.”
— Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
3rd president of the United States; diplomat, architect, and philosopher
(in a letter to John Norvell on June 11, 1807)
July 12, 2024
Listen Up!
“It often shows an excellent command of language to say nothing.”
— Carol Newlin
Canadian educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Original Works
July 11, 2024
Facts Matter
“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”
— Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
3rd president of the United States; diplomat, architect, and philosopher
(written in a letter to Richard Price on January 8, 1789)
July 10, 2024
May Courage Be Yours!
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid… for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
— Deuteronomy (“Words”); written by Moses
July 9, 2024
Choose to Celebrate!
“The secret to living well is celebrating life… everyday life… every day.”
— Cathy Burnham Martin
Author, voiceover artist, and dedicated foodie
(From 1990 keynote address “The Courage to Celebrate” at 50th annual conference of the National Federation of the Blind)
July 8, 2024
Unlimited Possibilities
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
— Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008)
British science fiction writer & inventor
July 7, 2024
Global Forgiveness Day
On Global Forgiveness Day, we are all encouraged to let anger and resentment go. No one says this is ever easy. However, it is vitally important. We need not forget, but we need to forgive. Each of us deserves the peace that only the love of forgiveness delivers.
“I can have peace of mind only when I forgive, rather than judge.”
— Dr. Gerald Jampolsky (1925 – 2020)
American psychiatrist & Personal Transformation Movement leader
