The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Living our lives fully

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    “Aging scares me a little,” Katie Couric, the journalist, admits in an article in the March 2013 issue of Woman’s Day Magazine. However, Katie concludes, “I can handle the wrinkles, because every day I wake up healthy is a gift, and one that is sometimes taken for granted….My friends and I are eating better and…

  • Sassy and savvy

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    After the Civil War, Amanda Nite Burks, who married when she was 15, and her husband Bud drove their horses and cattle to Banquette, Texas, and settled there. In her book Texas Dames—Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History, Carmen Goldwaite quotes from Amanda’s diary to tell the story of her three-month journey on…

  • Share your stories

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    Everyone has stories of struggles and triumphs. Share your stories. Children who know their family’s history—its highs and lows—have a stronger sense of control over their lives and higher self-esteem, says Bruce Feiler, author of a new book The Secrets of Happy Families. That’s good advice. Remember your stories. If you’ve done difficult tasks in the…

  • Advice from Emerson

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    I was looking for inspiration for my daughter, who is in the middle of the tedious task of finishing her thesis. However, while browsing at Barnes & Nobles, I found some inspiration for myself. “Finish each day and be done with it,” advises Emerson on the Quotable Magnet that I purchased. “You have done what…

  • The perseverance of a goat

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    In Kabul, getting a new TV to work isn’t easy, writes Deborah Rodriguez in her novel The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. “It had taken three weeks, a new satellite dish on the roof, three friends to help run the wires, countless trips to the electronics and hardware stores and several prayers to Allah that…

  • The dash

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    During the days I was visiting a friend who was receiving hospice care, two people told me about the poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. The poem makes a good point about living each day with energy and enthusiasm. I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend. He…

  • Usually alert and ready

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    When my friend Sara started working at the Dallas Times Herald in 1976 as a copy editor, she woke up early and left her home in Richardson by 3 a.m. to travel to the newspaper’s office in downtown Dallas. By 4 a.m., she was sitting at her desk, usually alert and ready to edit the…

  • Good-bye, Aunt Ola

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    Recently, when I visited Aunt Ola, age 105, she was sleepy. But, she revived when I told her the story about the time my mother-in-law, my husband and I visited her. It must have been about 30 years ago. So, I am sure Ola was in her 70s. Jerry and I were tired after a…

  • Be passionate and courageous

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    Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, spoke recently at the University of Texas at Arlington. “The man who shot Gabby may have put a bullet in her head, but he has not put a dent in her spirit and her desire to make the world a better place,” Kelly said. According to the…

  • The spell of New Mexico

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    One Saturday morning recently I ended up waiting unpatiently at Firestone for the technician to remove a nail from my car’s tire and then patch the tire. I had just found a spot in the waiting room when I noticed that the television set was blaring. As soon as I opened my book, the young…