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[IceWizard]

Monday 2 Jan 2017

National Motivation and Inspiration Day



It’s January 2nd, the beginning of a whole new year, and you’ve just gotten over your hangover —what time could possibly be better to be motivated and inspired?

You have a whole 365 days ahead of you, and now is the time to start making them count!

The History of Motivation and Inspiration Day

Even though to many, January 2nd is in fact just about finally getting over your New Year’s Party hangover, the history of Motivation and Inspiration day is much more somber.

National Motivation and Inspiration Day was passed by The United States Congress on December 18th, 2001, after the tragic events of September 11th, 2001.

That was when Kevin L. McCrudden became the first and so far only motivational and leadership speaker to ever have had such a day passed by Congress, acknowledging the importance of “motivation” and “inspiration” in our daily lives.

After the tragedy that was September 11th, 2001, McCrudden felt that all Americans needed something to remind them that there were still many things to live on for.

The reality was bleak at that time, and many people felt sad, scared or lost—especially those whose family members or friends had gotten killed suddenly in the World Trade Center attacks of just a few months before.

McCrudden originally intended for this day to be dedicated to helping people become the best they can be and maximize their potential through the creation of annual goals.

The idea caught on quite quickly, and Motivation and Inspiration Day is now celebrated in different places across the world as well as in the United States, encouraging people everywhere to change their lives for the better.



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Happy Mew Year Day For Cats



Any cat owner will tell you that cats consider themselves to be far, far superior to us mere mortals.

They most certainly feel entitled and deserving of all that life has to offer, so why not have a Happy Mew Year Day For Cats Day just for them?

Like the hugely inferior human version of New Year’s Day, it is on this special day that our feline companions can paws (get it?) and consider the ‘mewness’ of the brand new season and all of the purrfect possibilities it holds.

Perhaps this will be the year their people start feeding them tinned food instead of dry?

Maybe that tomcat next door will make his move?

Will the useless dog realise that the cat is king in this house?

All these questions and more can be pondered by our furry kitties today while they go about their normal business of looking aloof and disinterested.

After all, don’t you know that cats rule and dogs drool?

The History of Happy Mew Year Day

Happy Mew Year for Cats Day was created by wellcat.com so cats could have their own little celebration for New Year’s. And why not indeed? Cats are graceful, regal and all around fabulous, so why shouldn’t they have their own version of New Year’s?

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January 2 Birthdays


Cuba Gooding Jr. - 49



Dax Shepard - 42



Jack Hanna - 70



Anna Lee - (1913-2004)






January 2nd

2009: It was revealed that AC/DC was the biggest seller in albums in the U.S. in 2008 selling a combined total of 3.4 million albums thanks in large part to their album Black Ice which was released that October.

2008: It was revealed that Paul McCartney had undergone a coronary angioplasty after feeling unwell.

2001: Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx’s then-wife, Baywatch’s Donna D’Errico gave birth to Sixx’s fifth child, a daughter named Frankie-Jean.

1997: Randy California, guitarist and singer for Spirit drowned in Molokai, HI while rescuing his 12 year old son from a rip current. He was 45 years old.

1985: Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood married former model Jo Howard in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. The wedding guests included Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman. Jo would file for divorce in 2009.

1979: Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious went on trial in New York City for the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen in October the previous year.

1971: George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass began a seven week run on top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Harrison was the first Beatle to reach number one on the album chart as a solo artist.

1969: The Beatles began filming Let it Be at London’s Twickenham Studios to rehearse songs for a worldwide satellite broadcast.

1969: Led Zeppelin began a three night stand at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA. Support came from the Alice Cooper band.



Birthdays:

Chick Churchill - Keyboardist for Ten Years After born in 1946