The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • I will try again tomorrow

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    “One day at a time,” a friend told me yesterday. One stay-in-place day at a time, of course. I remembered a quote from Mary Ann Radmacher, the quote that I sent to my niece Emma when she was in the Peace Corps in Africa. “Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice…

  • Kindness

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    A friend calls to see how I am doing. A stranger gives me a warm smile when I take my afternoon walk. My husband shares a joke he has just read while we fix dinner together. These acts of kindness lift my spirit, and I am reminded of Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Kindness.” Before you…

  • I am not okay

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    I am okay. That’s what I frequently tell friends when they ask how I am doing during this coronavirus pandemic. And, I am okay—almost all of the time. But, sometimes I am not okay. Recently, a friend said that she had read an interview with a mental health expert who stressed that it is okay…

  • It’s okay to do nothing

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    I am cleaning the drawers in my desk. The task makes me feel productive—which makes me feel better. I have to remind myself that it’s also okay to do nothing. My husband, Jerry, read an article in The New York Times by a psychologist or psychiatrist who emphasized that message: All of us are feeling…

  • When is eventually?

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    My refrain is “stay safe.” Recently I have added, “Stay safe and sane.” Eventually, I know this virus crisis will be over. How long is eventually? I wonder if this Albert Camus quote is too dramatic: “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” –Joy

  • The only solution

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    “Love and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up,” said Dorothy Day, who fought for justice for the poor.

  • Peace and hope

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    Let there be peace and hope and joy at Easter-time.

  • Blessings like blossoms

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    I am trying to remember the message that resonates with spring and Easter. Hope. Let there be hope—and blessings like blossoms in springtime. –Joy

  • A gloomy day

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    I woke up Sunday feeling gloomy. The gloom surrounded me as I faced another day of stay-in-place during this coronavirus crisis. The gloom lingered until I took my afternoon walk and saw a friendly neighbor and some spring flowers starting to bloom. “Where flowers bloom so does hope,” Lady Bird Johnson once said. –Joy

  • Happy Birthday, Jane Goodall

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    Yesterday—April 3, 2020—was Jane Goodall’s 86th birthday. Happy Birthday to an amazing woman! Goodall still works tirelessly to protect chimpanzees and other animals—and our environment. This is one of my favorite Jane Goodall quotes. “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”