The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • A real-life Barbie doll

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    We were sad when we read about Valeria Lukyanova, the 23-year-old Ukranian woman who wants to look like a real-life Barbie doll, in the March 8, 2013, issue of The Week. This young woman has undergone extensive cosmetic to create almond-shaped eyes and a huge bust that tapers to a 17-inch waist. To maintain her…

  • One thing at a time, please

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    Do one thing at a time and focus, advises Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, author of a new book Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain’s Creativity, Energy and Focus. Dr. Chapman is the founder and chief director of the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas at Dallas. Don’t multitask. Instead, practice the…

  • The world is a good place

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    Jessica Jackley is the mother of twins, who are not yet 2 years old. Every morning the twins remind her of a truth, she says. “They remind me that the world is a good place full of adventures.” I heard Jackley speak recently at an annual luncheon sponsored by the San Antonio Women Foundation. She…

  • What do you want to fix?

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    Jessica Jackley urges women to look for problems and opportunities and believe they can do something to make the world a better place. I heard Jackley speak recently at an annual luncheon sponsored by the San Antonio Women Foundation. She is the co-founder of Kiva, the world’s first peer-to-peer microlending website. Kiva, which lets internet…

  • Happy spring!

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    Whenever I see daffoldils, I think about my mother, who loved the beautiful yellow flowers. My mother, an English major, went to college when students were required to memorize poetry. Whenever she saw a daffodil, she would recite William Wordworth’s poem. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills,…

  • Advice from the trees

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    Trees are splendid symbols of hope and growth and strength. “Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.”—Chinese proverb “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now.”—Chinese proverb “I’m planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my…

  • Pessimists live longer

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    Older people who are pessimists tend to live longer than optimists, according to researchers in Germany and Switzerland. When I heard about the research one morning on National Public Radio, I was curious to find out more. “It is possible that a pessimistic outlook leads elderly people to look after themselves and their health better…

  • Be a good bluffer

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    In her new book Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, suggests that women need more self-confidence. How can you develop more self-confidence? Betty Lehan Harragan, in her book Games Mother Never Taught You—Corporate Gamemanship for Women, says that women need to learn how to be good bluffers. Her book was published…

  • Wisdom from Gloria Steinem

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    After reading about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In in the March 18, 2013, issue of Time magazine, we looked online for some wisdom from Gloria Steinem, an activist and feminist who has been talking to women for decades. Here are three Steinem quotes we like. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the…

  • Don’t underestimate yourself

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    Not everyone agrees with everything Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, says in her new book Lean In. According to the March 18, 2013, issue of Time, Sandberg’s thesis is that women are not aiming high enough. They’re underestimating their abilities, and they’re spending too much time on housework and children. “We hold…