The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Don’t be defeated

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    Here’s a great quote from Maya Angelou. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” I found the quote in an email…

  • Thanks for friends

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    When you’re stuck at home with a broken leg, there’s one thing you need—friends. I have been blessed with friends who have sent me cards and books, who have called and visited and who have cooked dinner for my husband and me. My next door neighbor Jane visits me to put ice on my knee…

  • Just do it

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    Since my fall when I shattered my femur, I get tired at night. I feel pretty good and have a good attitude during the day, but, at night, I sometimes get tired and discouraged. That’s when I tell my husband, Jerry: “I do not want to get up tomorrow and do all those exercises prescribed…

  • Have a good attitude

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    A friend told me that she is impressed with my good attitude. “I do have a good attitude—most of the time,” I told her. And I do. Sometimes, after dinner, I get tired and a little—or a lot—cranky. Sometimes I do feel frustrated that I am stuck in a wheelchair with my left leg and…

  • You can’t control everything

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    I prefer to be organized, in control. That tendency can be a great strength. It also can be a weakness. For me, spending weeks in a wheelchair or moving with a walker because of my broken leg has been a good reminder that I can’t control everything. Even laundry. “Please don’t put my bras in…

  • Bad things happen

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    If you wondered why I didn’t post anything new on my blog for weeks at the of March and the beginning of April, it’s because sometimes bad things happen to all of us. One sunny morning at the end of March, my dog, Ginger and I were taking our daily walk. All of a sudden,…

  • Do the best you can

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    I like the food and the quotes on the wall at a Lyfe Kitchen in Dallas. My favorite quote is from Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better; then, when you know better, do better.” And, of course, there are quotes about food. “Food is an important part of a balanced…

  • Too much stuff?

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    Time magazine blames the decline in the cost of consumer goods, the growth of credit card use and the rise of big-box stores and discount retailers. And Amazon. Americans have too much stuff, but some of us are trying to de-clutter, Time reports in its March 23, 2015, issue in an article titled “The Joy…

  • Lighter as We Go

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    Research studies indicate that older people generally are happier than younger people, writes David Brooks in a column in the December 9, 2014, issue of The Dallas Morning News. As you grow older, you learn that most setbacks are not the end of the world and that anxiety is the biggest waste in life. Brooks…

  • Practice “mindful” listening

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    Do you ever find yourself thinking about the trip you’re planning when you’re supposed to be listening to a friend? That happened to me recently. The next time I find my mind wandering when I supposed to be paying attention, I’m going to remember the advice of Pamela Cooper, a professor at the University of…