Category: celebrations
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We must fight every day
The “story of independence is not something that happens and then we just put away. It’s something that we have to fight for every single day,” Barack Obama said in 2016.
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Happy Fourth of July!
This Fourth of July, we must vow to do what we can to ensure that Democracy in our country is awake. Walt Whitman once said: “We have frequently printed the word Democracy. Yet I cannot too often repeat that it is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawaken’d.”
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Happy Birthday, Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall celebrated her 90th birthday on April 3, 2024. “I’ve spent my life working with and for animals. I was born loving them and wanting to learn about them,” Goodall said. “I’m sure all of you will agree; you can’t spend time with an animal and not know that we are not the only…
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Miracles
“There are only two ways to live your life,” Albert Einstein once said. “One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.”
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It’s autumn!
I am ready. I have been waiting for cooler days and colorful trees, but I am not ready for Christmas decorations—not yet! However, they are appearing—already—in my neighborhood. Let’s pause for a week or so and enjoy autumn and Thanksgiving before we jump into the Christmas season. –Joy
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Halloween, then Christmas?!
A friend sent out a cartoon showing Cinderella and her fairy godmother. The fairly godmother announces: “And when the clock strikes midnight, Halloween will turn into Christmas.” Let’s celebrate autumn and Thanksgiving first! –Joy
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Age is relative
Because I have a birthday coming up, I chuckled when I read this line from Margareta Magnusson, a Swedish writer. “If you are over eighty, even a 76-year-old is young.” –Joy
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Throw all the paint
We just returned from Bellingham, and now we’re planning another trip. Why not? As Danny Kaye once said, “Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint on it you can.” –Joy
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Happy flowers
I didn’t inherit my father’s green thumb, and I don’t have a yard full of flowers. However, I did buy an Easter lily, and it has a new flower that just appeared—almost a week after Easter. And, the yellow roses I bought before Easter are still pretty. Whenever I see my store-bought flowers, I smile.…