Mary Oliver, who died last month, wrote “often of mortality, but with a spirit of gratitude and completion,” her obituary stressed. The poet once wrote: When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder If I have made of my life something particular and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full […]
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Something particular and real
by resolutewoman on February 2, 2019 in advice, confidence, courage, resolute-women
Live each day
by resolutewoman on October 26, 2017 in advice, change
“Live each day as if your life was just begun,” Goethe once said.
This is your world
by resolutewoman on September 7, 2017 in advice, courage
“I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world,” Woody Guthrie once said, “and that, if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are built, I am out to sing the songs […]
Advice from nature
by resolutewoman on August 17, 2017 in advice, balance, beauty
“Wisdom branches from a tree,” suggests the Your True Nature company, which made my “Advice from a Lobster” t-shirt. And, here’s more advice from Your True Nature. • Inspiration flows from a stream. • The blueberry says: Be well-rounded. • The horse says: Be stable However, I like the advice “Wisdom branches from a tree” […]
Advice from a lobster
by resolutewoman on August 12, 2017 in advice, families, friends
“Don’t be shellfish,” proclaims my “Advice from a Lobster” t-shirt from Maine. I followed that advice while we were on vacation—except when I was eating my blueberry pie. I was selfish when I picked the biggest piece. My lobster t-shirt also suggests: • Don’t get yourself in hot water. • Be a good catch. • […]
Use what happens
by resolutewoman on July 13, 2017 in advice, resolute-women
I’m doing my spring cleaning a little late, and I just found my notes from April 13, 2010, when I heard Gloria Steinem speak. “You can’t control what happens,” Steinem said. “You can use what happens.” –Joy
Have a great life
by resolutewoman on April 20, 2017 in advice, book, resolute-women
Kerry Egan, a hospice chaplain, ends her book On Living with the advice she received from one of her dying patients. “Promise me that you’ll have a great life no matter what happens.”
What makes you angry?
by resolutewoman on February 11, 2017 in advice, change
My mother used to say that you can tell the size of a person by what makes him or her angry. I thought about that quote recently when I got very angry at someone at the post office. I didn’t yell, but I felt like yelling. I wasn’t really all that angry at the post […]
The nights of work
by resolutewoman on June 11, 2016 in advice, happiness, work
I’m sharing another quote from Maya Angelou. It’s one that my friend Lynn shared with me. “The nights of work, the hours of hope amount at last to this day of joy,” Angelou once said. –Joy
Flair and laughter
by resolutewoman on June 9, 2016 in advice, resolute-women
My friend Lynn received two cards with quotes from Maya Angelou and shared them with me. One says: “Determine to live life with flair and laughter.” I’ll share the second quote in our next blog post. –Joy
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