The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Some advice from Wangari Maathia

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    You may not recognize the name Wangari Maathai. I do because I heard her speak at a Dallas Women’s Foundation luncheon in October 2006. Maathai, who died recently of cancer, was an incredible woman. She won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work . She started the Green Belt Movement, which has planted…

  • Some advice from Steve Jobs

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    We heard a news clip from a speech Steve Jobs made at commencement at Stanford University in June 2005—and, of course, it was easy to find a transcript of the speech online. His advice is worth repeating: When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as…

  • Refilling my cup

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    I had arrived 15 minutes early for my meeting with Joy, and I had some work I wanted to finish before our appointment. I knew that I could sit in the car and finish the work. However, as I pulled the papers out of my tote bag, I noticed the leaves gently blowing on a…

  • Relief and hope

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    Since January, my daughter Ranna has battled breast cancer. It has been a tough battle. She had an aggressive cancer and has seen many doctors for countless appointments. She has had seven surgeries. During 35 years of counseling, I have worked with a number of people with cancer. I thought I understood what they had…

  • Gift from the Sea

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    Because I’m feeling a little harried this week, I was thinking about our last blog post and about how it’s important to take mini-vacations. It suddenly occurred to me that I  don’t want a mini-vacation. I would like to take a long vacation! It’s not going to happen. Instead, I started looking for a little…

  • “I wandered lonely as a cloud”

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    Fayteen’s  recent blog post about how we all need to take mini-vacations throughout the year reminded me of one of my mother’s favorite poems. Wordsworth begins:  “I wandered lonely as a cloud/That floats on high o’er vales and hills,/When all at once I saw a crowd,/A host of golden daffodils….” He ends with these lines:…

  • Three warnings for gulpers

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    We talked in our last blog post about my brother James’ observation that people can be divided into gulpers and sippers. Gulpers, he says, are thirsty for life. They enjoy life. Sippers, however, are afraid their good luck or wonderful experience won’t last. They are the type who sip slowly and conserve their drink. We…

  • Do you gulp or sip?

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    My brother James classifies people into two groups—gulpers or sippers. He started thinking about gulpers and sippers during the 1970s when he was in college. He had a roommate who finished his homework and then spent most of his time hanging out at their apartment. He was, James explains, a sipper. James’ next roommate was…

  • Our magnificent chocolate cake

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    The newspaper photograph inspired my husband Jerry. After we both had admired the photo of the tall buttermilk chocolate cake, covered with a thick coating of rich chocolate frosting, we decided to make it for our daughter’s birthday. I am happy to report that the cake came out of the oven looking perfect. The icing…

  • What’s new?

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    Fayteen came racing into my office and demanded: “Read this.” As I read the e-mail message about a book that offers “secrets” for success, Fayteen kept talking. “Is this the same thing that we’re saying in our book? What are we saying that’s different?” The book discusses some important topics—how you can change by establishing…