The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • More peace to you

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    Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you. Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you. Deep peace, pure brown of the earth to you! –Fiona Mcleod What we need during this holiday season is peace. Peace in our hearts, peace in our families, peace in our communities, peace around the world.

  • Deep peace to you

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    Deep peace, a soft white dove to you. Deep peace, a quiet rain to you. Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you! –Fiona Mcleod What we need during this holiday season is peace. Peace in our hearts, peace in our families, peace in our communities, peace around the world.

  • Peace on earth

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    What we need during this holiday season is peace. Peace in our hearts, peace in our families, peace in our communities, peace around the world. These are words from a song written by Jill Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller. “Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on…

  • Knowing yourself

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    “We can never fully know another person, and we can never fully know ourselves,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Seen Deeply. –Joy

  • Lingering friendships

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    Long conversations. Long visits. Long friendships. “We want our friends to be lingerable,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Seen Deeply. –Joy

  • A mystery

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    “Look at someone not as a problem to be solved, but as a mystery to be solved,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Seen Deeply.

  • Let there be peace

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    One evening recently, I heard 40 or more Girl Scouts singing by candlelight. In their sweet voices, they sang, “Let there be peace. And, let it begin with me.” –Joy

  • Happy December!

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    We are busy working on Christmas cards—but I am going to remember to take time to think about  peace and hope and love during the holiday season. –Joy

  • To be seen

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    The thing we want most is to be seen in our fullest,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. “The thing we fear most is to be seen at our fullest.” I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of…

  • Keep being thankful

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    Thanksgiving is over. Christmas is coming! I am going to pledge to continue to be thankful throughout the holiday season. Here’s an anonymous quote I like. “May your heart be filled with both—thanks and giving.” –Joy