The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • A quiet day! An Old Year’s Resolution

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    I love the holiday season. I love going to see the Dallas Theater Center’s production of “A Christmas Carol” every year. I love parties with my friends and attending the Christmas Eve service at my church with my family. However, sometimes, often, the holiday season can be too overwhelming, too frantic, too busy. I am…

  • The imperfect? An Old Year’s Resolution

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    Last year, as I put up the Christmas wreath and decorated the Christmas tree, I vowed to clean house, get rid of the clutter and be ready to celebrate the next Christmas in a pristine house. I didn’t do it. I still have too much stuff in my house. However, I am not going to…

  • The status quo? An Old Year’s resolution

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    Yikes! It’s December. I was standing in the middle of a department store surrounded by Christmas decorations and Christmas cards and Christmas presents when I remembered that I have not achieved all of my New Year’s resolutions. What am I going to do? I am going to make three Old Year’s resolutions for December. Not…

  • The fullness of life

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    We all know that we feel better—much better—when we’re thankful. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life,” explained Melody Beattie in The Language of Letting Go. “It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.” We found Beattie’s quote in the November 2014 issue of…

  • We’re thankful for family

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    Ranna, Fayteen’s daughter, has been in the hospital. We are thankful that she is home from the hospital and growing stronger. My son, Jay, was sure that he could come home for Christmas, but he wasn’t sure if he would be able to come home for Thanksgiving. “He has to come home for Thanksgiving,” his…

  • We’re thankful for friends

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    I’ve known Fayteen for 25 years—and I’ve known her daughter, Ranna, for almost as long. Once, earlier this year, Ranna thanked me for visiting her when she was ill. “Ranna,” I told her, “I consider you to be a good friend—a good friend who has become part of my family.” This Thanksgiving, I am thankful…

  • Fear is okay

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    Alison Levine, author of On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership, was on the south summit of Mount Everest. She was so high that she had to take five to 10 breaths before each step when she realized that she and her team were in extreme danger. Levine’s oxygen tank had malfunctioned, and a…

  • Just lose a little

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    Losing just 5 percent of body weight increases self-esteem, reduces depressive symptoms and improves body image, reports the September/October 2014 issue of Weight Watchers magazine. The magazine also lists these statistics. Ten percent of women say they’re completely happy with their bodies. The average overweight woman says she wants to lose 28 percent of her…

  • Lead yourself

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    To be a leader, you first have to lead yourself. That was the interesting conclusion from a leadership workshop that I attended at the National Girl Scout convention last month. The workshop leaders talked about your “inside” self and your “outside” self—and also your social self and your essential/authentic self. You can be a powerful…

  • What’s normal?

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    Sometimes, we need to stop for a few minutes and consider what we’re doing—what has become normal in our lives. That was one of the lessons I learned at the National Girl Scout convention last month in Salt Lake City. The leaders at a workshop about leadership quoted Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian. “Normal is getting…