This day is called March 7th, 2024. March is National Optimism month. Voltaire said the “Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well.” He implies that despite the chaos, we can be optimistic if we decide to be. Jimmy Buffett said, “It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.” I’ll do my best to follow their advice. 03/07 is National Cereal Day, Crown Roast of Pork Day, National Be Heard, Namesake Day and Plant Power Day. This is the date in 321 that Roman Emperor Constantine I decreed that Solis Invicti (sun-day) was the day of rest throughout the Empire. In 1857, baseball teams formed a committee and established the rules for the game of baseball. In 1908 on this date, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before the City Council and announced that, “women are not physically fit to operate automobiles”. Since women couldn’t vote, the Major’s stupidity had no consequences. This is the day in 1932 that a demonstration by unemployed auto workers took place in Dearborn. Dearborn Police and Ford’s security guards shot into the crowd and 5 died. I’ll wrap up this day with a quotes from the guru Paramahansa Yogananda who died in 1952 at the age of 59 and said, “Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.” “If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one on earth can take that happiness from you.” “Be kind to others so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.” “Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.” “Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself. That’s a good one for all of us. Abide.
