by Susan | Feb 8, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 8, 1878 Martin Buber “There are three principles in a man’s being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2023 | birthdays
February 7, 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder “Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.” February 7, 1887 Eubie Blake “Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind – listen to the...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 7, 1478 Thomas More “And it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others.” February 7, 1909 Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2023 | interfaith calendar
February 2: Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian February 2: Imbolc – Wicca/Neo Pagan February 2: Saint Brigid of Kildare – Christian February 3: St. Blaze Day – Christian February 3: Setsebun – Shinto...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 4, 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer “If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” February 4, 1913 Rosa Parks “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes...
by Susan | Feb 3, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 3, 1909 Simone Weil “Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot...
by Susan | Feb 2, 2023 | birthdays
February 2, 1932 Judith Viorst “Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands—and then eat just one of the pieces.” February 2, 1937 Tom Smothers “Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren’t...
by Susan | Feb 1, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 1, 1884 Yevgeny Zamyatin “Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought.” February 1, 1972 Leymah Gbowee “Anger is like liquid. It’s fluid, it’s like water. You put it in a container and it takes the...
