The Resolute Woman

Category: advice

  • Don’t take it personally

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    When I was confiding to my sister-in-law Jeany about something a friend did that hurt my feelings, she reminded me of something very important. “Don’t take things personally,” she said. And, then, Jeany told me about an interesting book she re-reads periodically. It’s the The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. “Personal importance, or taking…

  • More wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    In her last Tweet, Maya Angelou wrote, “Listen to yourself, and, in the quietude, you might hear the voice of God.”

  • Wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    These are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes. Nothing will work unless you do. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Love…

  • Are you afraid?

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    Joan of Arc once explained what she did when she was afraid. She just acted as if she wasn’t. She once said, “It’s that simple. Try it. Say to yourself, ‘Yes, I am afraid. But, it’s nobody else’s business.’ So, go on, go on. And you do go on.” I have had this quote for…

  • How to make prison cheesecake

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    Piper Kerman learns a lot during the 13 months she spends at the federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut. Like how to make prison cheesecake in the microwave with graham crackers, margarine, Laughing Cow cheese, vanilla pudding, Cremora and lemon juice. She also learns that sometimes all you can do is make the best of…

  • How to get ahead

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    “The secret to getting ahead is getting started,” Mark Twain once said. I discovered that quote recently at a Weight Watcher’s meeting. And, when I looked it up online, I found another great quote from Twain. “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.” –Joy

  • Persist and press on

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    If you made resolutions and you haven’t kept them, be resolute. Persist and press on! That’s advice from William Falk, editor-in-chief of The Week, writing in the January 17, 2014, issue of the magazine. “About 90 percent of resolutions fail, the experts tell us,” Falk says. “Human beings are, after all, a comically flawed species,…

  • Live each day

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    I was searching for a birthday card when I found a UNICEF card with a quote that’s a good message for a new month. In fact, it’s a good message for any month or any day. “Live each day as if your life had just begun,” Goethe said. –Joy

  • Finding wisdom

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    When I was in my 20s, I thought that someday I would wake up with grownup wisdom. I would know all of the answers to life’s mysteries and dilemmas. I’m still searching. That’s why I like Ann Patchett’s words in her book What now?. “For the most part, wisdom comes in chips rather than blocks,”…

  • Advice from Emerson

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    It’s August in Dallas. Ginger, my faithful canine companion, is fairly perky when she wakes up, and she’s eager for an early morning walk. But, as the day progresses and the heat increases, Ginger walks slowly to the shade of the bushes by the fence. She is not planning to chase the squirrels today. As…