Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 47

Kindness Counts

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca aka Seneca the Younger (c 4BC – 65AD)
Iberian Peninsula-born Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome

National Memo Day

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Note to self:

Choose to be better and do better every day… today, tomorrow, forever.

Do Not Despair

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
German poet, playwright, & novelist

Why Not?

“The next time you’re in a meeting, look around and identify the yes-butters and the why-notters. The why-notters move the world.”

— Louise Randall Pierson (1890 – 1969)
American author

Stay Strong

 

“A strong mind always hopes and always has cause to hope.”

— Polybius (c200 – c118 BC)
Greek historian of middle Hellenistic period

National Pack Rat Day

Do you tend to hoard or collect or squirrel away some unneeded items? I do… particularly old photos, letters, scrapbook items, and family mementos. Today is our day… National Pack Rat Day… Or we could flip it around to National Rat Pack Day and save items that reflect Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr, and Dean Martin. Just sayin’.

Harmony

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Indian lawyer, spiritual & political leader, and nonviolent resistance advocate

International Family Day

As I learned in Hawaii, where my sister has lived for the past 24 years, Ohana is the family you live with, and Ohana is the family you choose. For International Family Day, I thank you for being my family… my Ohana. You appreciate my efforts, you forgive my faux pas, and you love me through it all.

Tolerance

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“I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.”

— Christopher Hitchens (1949 – 2011)
British-American author

Things that make you say, “Hmmmmm…”

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Jefferson’s “Commonplace Book” 1774-1776:

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms.. Disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve to encourage rather than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”

— Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
American statesman; 3rd US President: 1801-09; wrote Declaration of Independence