Feb. 3rd, 2023: Today's Tidbits & Quotes.
Today’s Tidbits 2/3/2023
Why is today special or sacred to you?
Here are some reasons or ways that people around the world find today to have meaning, purpose, be sacred, and some quotes from people who have been born on this day!
Feast Day of St. Blaise - https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-blaise/
1821: Birth of Physician Elizabeth Blackwell.
“None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blackwell
1874: Birth of Novelist Birth of Gertrude Stein.
“From the very nature of progress, all ages must be transitional. If they were not, the world would be at a stand-still and death would speedily ensue.”
https://poets.org/poet/gertrude-stein
1909: Birth of Philosopher Simone Weil.
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” & “From modern thought to ancient wisdom the path would be short and direct, if one cared to take it.”
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simone-weil/
Nat’l Carrot Cake Day - https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blogs/national-carrot-cake-day
Take A Cruise Day - https://nationaltoday.com/take-a-cruise-day/
The Day The Music Died - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-day-the-music-died
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