Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 122

Yes, today marks the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Whether you like “Green Eggs and Ham,” “You’re Only Old Once,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” or any of his other delightful works of whimsy, ’tis a day worth noting… at least, for me it is.

“Today you are you! That is truer than true!

There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

— Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel); March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991

American children’s author, illustrator, and political cartoonist

(Image by Noah Haggerty)

Sure, smile at someone… or smile back! (If you are wearing a mask, smile anyway! Those 52 muscles need to be exercised more.)

“The smile is the beginning of love.”

— Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (Saint Teresa of Calcutta); (1910-1997)

Quoted from her 1979 Nobel Peace Prize lecture.

“Discouragers see the gloom in every room, the cloud on every silver lining, and the problem in front of every solution.”

From “Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best” by Cathy Burnham Martin, 2019

“I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.”

— Cat Stevens – Yusef Islam

(Born Steven Demetre Georgiou) (1948 –  ); British singer-songwriter

“There is little success where there is little laughter.”

— Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919); Scottish-American industrialist & philanthropist

Image by Gerd Altmann

“The destruction of a civilized society by a jealous, violent one is never a good thing for anyone involved.”

From “Destiny of Dreams: Time is Dear” by Cathy Burnham Martin, 2021

Image by Dmitry Abramov

“Always listen to the experts.  They tell you what can’t be done and why.  Then go do it.”

— Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988); American science-fiction writer

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”

— Kahlil Gibran (1883 – 1931); Lebanese-born writer & poet

Image by Gordon Johnson

“Whether or not we choose to believe something, reality remains reality.”

— Cathy Burnham Martin, American author, voiceover artist & dedicated foodie

Image by Gerd Altmann

“A problem cannot be solved with the same consciousness that created it.”

— Albert Einstein  (1879 – 1955)

German-born theoretical physicist; developed theory of relativity