Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 22

May peace find the hearts and actions of those who would destroy it for others. God bless all who are serving to help make this a better world for the rest of us. May 2025 bring health and happiness to you and all those you love.

“Freedom is never given; it is won.”

— A. Phillip Randolph (1889 – 1979)
American civil rights activist

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“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

— Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (4 BC – 65 AD)
Ancient Rome philosopher & statesman

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Hmmmm…. National “Get on the Scales” Day must have been created by someone who hates good foods, fun times, and fabulous friends.

“Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge.”

— Don Kardong (1948 – )
US runner, author, & former Olympic marathon runner

“The only thing better than singing is more singing.”

— Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996)
American singer, songwriter, & composer
“First Lady of Song”

“Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.”

— D.H. Lawrence (David Herbert Lawrence) (1885 – 1930)
English novelist, playwright & literary critic
“Classical American Literature” 1922

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

From “A Christmas Carol”

We are enjoying hosting dear friends and celebrating throughout the holidays.

May you enjoy a very Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy New Year!

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“Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.”

— Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
General of the United States Army

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“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.”

— Glenn Clark (1882 – 1956)
American Author

Forgiveness is the best gift we can give to anyone, ourselves included.

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“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

— William James (1842 – 1910)
American philosopher & psychologist

“The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.”

— Will Durant (1885 – 1981)
American historian & philosopher