The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Fear and certitude

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    “Extremism is a powerful alliance of fear and certitude,” writes Jon Meacham. “Complexity and humility are its natural foes. “Faith and life are essentially mysterious, for neither God nor nature is easily explained or understood. Crusades are for the weak, literalism for the insecure.” Jon Meacham writes about religion in his book American Gospel—God, the…

  • Unity and religion

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    “Can religion be a force of unity, not division, in the nation and in the world?” Jon Meacham asks. “The Founders thought so, and so must we. As a force in the affairs of nations, it must be managed and marshaled for good, for faith will be with us, as the scriptures say, to the…

  • Sound the trumpets

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    Dr. James Griffin, president of the medical staff at Parkland Hospital, wants us to sound the trumpets and work to end health care disparities. In an article in The Dallas Morning News, Dr. Griffin says that one of his favorite quotes is from Rev. William Augustus Jones Jr. “Where a trumpet is expected, a flute…

  • Grand moments

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    It was warm today. Finally! And, I talked to a neighbor who was a standing in her yard. It was a pleasant moment. Maybe not a grand moment, but a good one. I was reminded of another quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. “We ask for a long life, but it is deep life or grand…

  • Happiness

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    Here’s more advice from Ralph Waldo Emerson. “For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” I should have remembered that quote earlier today—when I got frustrated and a little angry. –Joy

  • Tired?

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    Last night, I remembered some advice from Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could,” Emerson said. Last night, I was tired. So, I went to bed. Today, I’ll begin again. –Joy

  • Helping one another

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    When do we help someone else? When it’s easy? When it requires some sacrifice on our part? When it would be easier not to help? In Claire Keegan’s book Small Things Like These, the main character is confronted with a difficult decision.  Should he help if helping might carry negative consequences for him and his…

  • Courage

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    In her book Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan calls for us to act with courage. “Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the…

  • Chance

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    “It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance,” says Claire Keegan, author of Small Things Like These.

  • Silence

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    ”Many’s the man (or woman) lost much just because he (or she) missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing,” says Claire Keegan, author of Small Things Like These.