The Resolute Woman

Category: happiness

  • Depressed? Or, happy?

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    Are you feeling depressed or happy? Or, neither? Or, something in between depressed and happy? Are you feeling joyful, cheerful, lucky, blessed, satisfied or content? Or, are you feeling sad, gloomy, somber, pensive, blue or troubled? Are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic? Some people act as if they’re happy all the time. But it’s unrealistic…

  • Yes, it was a perfect afternoon

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    You may remember that I wrote recently about a perfect January afternoon I spent with my daughter, Mary Elizabeth, at the horse rescue where Mary Elizabeth volunteers. The perfect afternoon ended with a car accident. We weren’t hurt, but our car was damaged so much that it couldn’t be repaired. The questions that I asked…

  • “Happy in spite of”

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    I must admit that the automobile accident I described in our last blog post and the dismal reality of the cost of a new car have thrown me into a January, beginning-of-the-year, end-of-the-holidays depression. Everyone gets depressed sometimes. And, sometimes, only time is the cure. I am reminded, however, of one of the lessons from…

  • A perfect afternoon

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     I picked a perfect afternoon to visit the horse rescue where my daughter, Mary Elizabeth, volunteers. Even though it was January, it was sunny and the temperature climbed to 65. I walked slowly, deliberately, encumbered by my borrowed mud boots, which were just a bit too big, around the ranch, stopping to admire the patience…