The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Advice from Oliver Wendell Holmes

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    “Many people die with their music still in them,” Oliver Wendell Holmes once said. “Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” That’s good advice for starting a new project—even though it’s summer, even though it’s not the traditional time…

  • Give yourself a treat

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    Have you ever felt tired or stressed and told yourself that you deserve a treat? Maybe a couple of donuts. Or, some chocolate candy. Or, a big bowl of ice cream. I have comforted myself with treats. And, they make me feel better—for just a little while. After a while, I feel worse—much worse. I…

  • A visit to an ice cream shop

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    My daughter lives within walking distance of Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream store in Denton. Whenever I’m in Denton, I’m tempted to visit the shop and buy a big scoop of creamy chocolate almond, and next time I’m not even going to feel guilty about doing just that. Treats are okay. I won’t buy…

  • “There’s nothing like humor”

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    Jean Stapleton, who died on May 31, 2013, once said, “There’s nothing like humor to burst what seems to be an enormous problem.” We found this quote in the June 17, 2013, issue of Time magazine. Stapleton worked for half a century in theater, television and movies, but her most memorable role was a “housewife…

  • Pay attention

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    Linda Stone coined the term continuous partial attention to describe “the modern predicament of being constantly attuned to everything without fully concentrating on anything,” says James Fallows in an article called “The Art of Paying Attention” in the June 2013 issue of The Atlantic. In the article, Stone describes how play can help both children…

  • Find your own voice

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    “Your own voice is one that seeks a personal truth, one that only you can obtain,” says Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club. “The truth comes from your own experience, your own observations, and, when you find it, if it really is true and specific to you, you may be surprised that others…

  • What is integrity?

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    Recently I had a discussion about integrity with some friends. According to the dictionary, integrity means “adherence to principles.” If you have integrity, you are good, honest and trustworthy. My friends and I decided that sometimes you have integrity when you stick to your principles and don’t change how you think. However, sometimes, too, you…

  • Splendid arrogance

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    “Sophia” is the Greek word for wisdom. Sophia also is a prominent figure in the Bible in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, stress Susan Cady, Marian Ronan and Hal Taussig in their interesting book Sophia—The Future of Feminist Spirituality. Sophia, these authors conclude, drives “us to action on behalf of others….May she…

  • Advocate change

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    Change is opportunity when it involves doing different things or doing things differently, says Mitch Joel in his new book Ctrl Alt Delete. The important word is doing. I like the idea. I sometimes get so overwhelmed thinking about change that I don’t do something about changing. I also love the title. I wish I…

  • Who’s neurotic about food?

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    I just read Lionel Shriver’s book Big Brother, the story of a sister who helps her obese brother lose weight. I also heard Shriver explain in an interview that she thinks all of us are neurotic about food. I have been thinking more about food recently—ever since my doctor told me that I am pre-diabetic…