The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Tired and weary

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    Representative Cori Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, announced the formation of an ERA caucus in the House in April. According to Ms. Magazine, she commented, “I would venture to guess that you have grown tired and weary of our statistics of all the disparate treatment that women experience in this country. Imagine how tired we…

  • Gender parity?

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    Not a single functioning parliament in the world is male-only, reports Ms. magazine. However, women still hold only 25.8 percent of all legislative seats. It may take another 80 years to reach gender parity.

  • Independent thinker?

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    No many of us are independent thinkers, concludes Bret Stephens in The New York Times. “There are very few people who don’t see themselves as independent thinkers. There are even fewer people who are. Most people just want to belong, and the most essential elements of belonging are agreeing and conforming.”

  • Try sitting and thinking

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    It’s okay to do nothing. That’s why I love this quote from playwright Lorraine Hansberry. “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”

  • Great friends

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    My friend Eva gave me a big sticker while we were visiting her and her husband Hal in Bellingham. It says: “Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” I am going to edit those words. I prefer: “Life is best when you experience great adventures with great friends!” –Joy

  • Moments to remember

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    I am trying to remember what we did each day during our vacation in Bellingham, but the days are jumbled together in my mind. I remember sitting on a picnic table near the water while we ate pastries for breakfast, eating Polish crepes and pierogies at Magdalena’s in Fairhaven and watching a man fly 67—yes,…

  • Unanticipated souvenirs

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    We’re back from a wonderful trip to Bellingham, Washington. I am comforted by my memories as I recuperate from the COVID I brought home with me. I remember seeing a deer resting peacefully outside the window of our bedroom at our friends Mark and Eva’s house. I remember cracking crabs on a cruise and then…

  • Throw all the paint

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    We just returned from Bellingham, and now we’re planning another trip. Why not? As Danny Kaye once said, “Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint on it you can.” –Joy

  • More trips

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    After three years of pandemic-staying-mostly-at-home, we am going on trips this summer. We are visiting our friends Mark and Eva in Bellingham, Washington, and we are having a wonderful time. I am reminded of a quote from Confucius: “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” –Joy

  • A blue sky

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    Last month, we traveled to New Mexico—home of the big, blue sky. There, in a great bookstore, I found an interesting children’s book Big Words for Little Geniuses by Susan and James Patterson, and, in the book, I found a lovely quote. “Empyreal means heavenly, like the enchanting blue color of the sky on a…