The Resolute Woman

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  • What’s your married name?

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    For many women, their maiden name is the same as their married name. About 35 percent of married women in their 20s and 30s are keeping their own last names, according to a study by Facebook, a study we read about in the July 26, 2013, issue of The Week. That’s a big increase. Only…

  • 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…

  • Slow down

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    It’s summer. Take a vacation or an afternoon off from work. As Lily Tomlin once said, “The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you’re still a rat.”

  • A new day

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    I was looking for a present for a friend who recently retired and is looking forward to new adventures. What I found was two blank books packaged together, each decorated with a lovely quote. They are perfect quotes for someone starting a new chapter in her life or for all of the rest of us,…

  • Wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    “If you could be remembered for one thing, what would that be?” Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine asked Maya Angelou in its May 2013 issue. “I’d like to be remembered for my kindness,” the poet answered.

  • Find your inner voice

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    We believe that each of us has an inner spirit or an inner voice. The only way to find your true self is to be still and quiet, to get away from the loud voices and racket that surround us, and to listen to that inner voice. Thomas Kelly, a Quaker, talks about this voice…

  • Advice from Gloria

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    My favorite character in Colum McCann’s book Let the Great World Spin is Gloria, who perseveres after her three sons die in Vietnam. Gloria says: “Some people think love is the end of the road, and if you’re lucky enough to find it, you stay there. Other people say it just becomes a cliff you…

  • Wisdom from Mother Teresa

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    I was looking online for my favorite Mother Teresa quote when I found not only the one I was searching for, but also more worth repeating. Here are my favorite and three more. Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. Peace begins with a smile.…

  • The conventions of the time

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    Near the paintings by Georgia O’Keefe in the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, I found “Chinatown, 1912” by Stuart Davis. In the painting, a slim woman dressed in a long, black dress with a high collar and sleeves that cover her arms is walking down a street filled with tall buildings. Davis “depicts the…

  • I bought the book

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    I read the Time magazine cover story about Sheryl Sandberg and her book Lean In. I heard an interview with Sandberg on National Public Radio, and I listened to the audio book. And, then, I bought the book. In fact, I bought two copies of Lean In—one for me and one my daughter. The book…