The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • A snail day

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    I’ve written Christmas cards, mailed packages and invited friends to my house for a birthday lunch. Today I am moving at a slower pace, and I am reminded of lines from a children’s book—Tiger Days by M.H. Clark. On snail days, I go slowly In everything I do. And, I might take a Little while,…

  • Speak to strangers

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    Carme, a character in Isabel Allende’s book A Long Petal of the Sea, “resolved to speak to strangers, since she had discovered that people like to talk, and it only took a couple of questions to make friends and find out lots of things.” What’s important about this reminder from Carme? Ask questions! And, listen.

  • Life is how we tell it

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    Carme, a character in Isabel Allende’s book A Long Petal of the Sea, wrote down her recollections. She wrote them down “as a precaution, in case at some point her memory began to fail her. She embellished the facts, because she was aware that life is how we tell it.” What story do you tell…

  • Be bored

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    I hope you have many peaceful, pleasant moments during the holidays—and maybe even a few moments when you are bored?! Kyle Steed is a Dallas artist and the author of A Kid’s Book About Boredom. He thinks we all would profit from a little boredom. “I think we could all benefit from times of—call it…

  • Be happier

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    I am making a promise to myself to be happier and more thankful and more peaceful during this holiday season. F. Scott Fitzgerald once reminded us, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” –Joy

  • Thanks and giving

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    My friend Lynn sent me a note with a quote I really like. It’s appropriate for Thanksgiving—and for the entire holiday season. “May your heart be filled with both—thanks and giving!” –Joy

  • Be thankful

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    I am thankful for pecan pie and mashed potatoes—and, most of all, I’m thankful that my daughter and her husband will be here for Thanksgiving—and my daughter and son and both of their spouses will be here for Christmas. As Shakespeare said, “O, Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.”…

  • Be merry and mellow!

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    This is one of my favorite autumn poems. I think I have posted it before! Sing apples and peaches and pears! Singe orange and scarlet and yellow! Sing green turned to glory To tell us the story That autumn is merry and mellow! –Elizabeth Rooney

  • Moments of bliss

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    The leaves on one of the trees in my front yard are turning red. I am reminded of a quote from Emily Bronte: “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” I wish you many moments of bliss during the coming holiday season. –Joy

  • Sometimes she is depressed

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    Jane Goodall has hope. She wrote a book called The Book of Hope, but, in an interview in the November 5, 2021, issue of The Week, Goodall admits that sometimes she is depressed. “I mean, you have to feel depressed,” she says. “But, then, there’s something that says there is still an awful lot left…