The sign says 03.30.2023. I’m predicting a good day. It’s a contrived optimism. I want today to be good so I think it will be good and that usually means it will be good. That’s contrived optimism. It works, at least for me. We are what we think. March 30th is Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day, National Doctors Day, National I am in Control Day, National Virtual Vacation Day, Pencil Day, Turkey Neck Soup Day, and Take a Walk in the Park Day. A virtual vacation sounds interesting. I just searched on “Virtual Vacation” and found websites that give you suggestions. Moving on: This is the day in 1822 that Congress combined East & West Florida into a single territory. In 1858 on this day a patent was issued for a pencil with an attached eraser. On this day in 1867 the US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. This is the day in 1870 that the 15th Amendment was adopted guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race. On this day in 1919 Gandhi announced resistance against the Rowlatt Act which gave the police the right to arrest people without cause and imprison them without trial or judicial review. This is the day in 1959 that the Dalai Lama was granted political asylum in India. This is the day in 1967 that the “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover was photographed. Today’s observations come from William Arthur Ward who was a motivational writer. William said, “Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems and ingratitude for today’s blessings.” “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” “A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” I’ll end with “Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; and will never live it again; it is the only day we have.” Abide.
