Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 4

Get Grouchy!

For National Grouch Day, we celebrate Oscar the Grouch. So, go ahead. Be grouchy. Try to keep it fun, but go ahead and vent your miserable frustrations if need be.

Charlie Kirk Birthday

Photo by Vicky Sim

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947 – )
Austrian American actor, businessman,
& former multi-title-winning bodybuilder;
38th Governor of California (2003 – 2011)

 

On what would have been his 32nd birthday, I salute Charlie Kirk. His patience, persistence, faith, love, and strength. He openly encouraged dissenters to express opinions against him. As a result, Charlie Kirk opened hundreds of thousands of young minds to think critically and challenge popular rhetoric. His assassination on September 10, 2025, ended his life, but breathed life and awareness into millions of other hearts, minds, and souls. God bless. Remember that people scream and react angrily only when they lack the knowledge, awareness, or words to inspire other people to listen.

Patience & Persistence

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”

— Hal Borland (1900 – 1978)
American writer & journalist

Impossible!

“It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.”

— Voltaire (1694 – 1778) Francois-Marie Arouet (M. de Voltaire was his nom de plume)
French Enlightenment writer and satirist,
Noted for criticism of slavery and advocacy of freedom of speech and religion

Seek Peace

Photo by Tom Barrett

 

“You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.”

— Joseph B. Wirthlin (1917 – 2008)
American businessman & religious leader in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Truth

Photo by Saira Ahmed

 

“In the mountains of truth you never climb in vain.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)
German philosopher & cultural critic

Iced & Sliced

 

Ice cold beer and a slice of pizza… If you love it, this day’s for you.

 

 

 

 

 

October 9 is International Beer & Pizza Day.  Enjoy your favorite combination or try some new flavors. You can’t go wrong.

Genius!

 

“Intellectuals solve problems;

geniuses prevent them.”

— Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
German-born theoretical physicist & Nobel laureate

Forgiveness and Happiness

October 7th is National Forgiveness and Happiness Day. We are all encouraged to practice forgiveness to let go of anger, grudges, and resentment, as we promote peace, healing in relationships, and overall well-being for individuals and communities.  I found this especially timely, considering my new “Life Seasonings” book series titles of both “Forgiveness” and “Happiness.”

Light My Fire

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

— Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1965)
German French polymath, philosopher, physician & Nobel laureate

My deepest thanks to everyone who has kept the torch glowing or been there to brighten my world when I needed it most, especially when you didn’t even know my flame had been doused or my spirits dampened.