Category: courage
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A new church
On September 4, 2021, Edward J. Solon’s letter to the editor was published in the Dallas Morning News. “I believe it is time for the women to Texas to create a church that happens to provide services for women,” Solon wrote. “All the services that are provided to women would be considered religious activities and…
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Your own map
“Crucial to finding the way is this: there is no beginning or end,” writes poet Joy Harjo. “You must make your own map.”
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We can do hard things
When confronted with health issues this summer, I told my husband Jerry: “We can do hard things.” And, we can. And, we have. And, we will. As the writer John Updike once said, “We do survive every moment, after all, except the last one.” –Joy
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Pay attention
I have always liked these words from poet Mary Oliver. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. –Joy
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Be yourself
“For so long, I tried to be what they wanted me to be. But now I just want to be myself.” My book club just read Sue Monk Kidd’s book The Book of Longings, and this is one of my favorite quotes from the book. –Joy
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All shall be well
My book club just read Sue Monk Kidd’s book The Book of Longings, and this is my favorite quote from the book. “When I tell you all shall be well, I don’t mean that life won’t bring you tragedy. Life will be life. I mean only you will be well in spite of it. All…
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They were clueless
In Susan Page’s biography, Nancy Pelosi tells about women’s struggles to be heard in Washington—especially in the early years after she was elected to the House in 1987. In the early 1990s, there were a few women in the House. These women met with a group of Democrats once a week for dinner and conversation.…
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The reality of change
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” James Baldwin once said.
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What happens next?
“Your moment will come because you’ll make it come,” Yaltha tells Ana in Sue Monk Kidd’s fascinating book The Book of Longings about Ana, Jesus’ wife.
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Standing for DACA
In 2018, Nancy Pelosi took advantage of a House rule that allows the Speaker to talk for “one magic minute.” As long as she keeps speaking and doesn’t take a break, she can keep going as long as she keeps standing. Nancy gave the longest filibuster-style speech in the House in at least a century.…