A friend sent out a cartoon showing Cinderella and her fairy godmother. The fairly godmother announces: “And when the clock strikes midnight, Halloween will turn into Christmas.” Let’s celebrate autumn and Thanksgiving first! –Joy
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Autumn leaves
by resolutewoman on November 7, 2023 in beauty, change, Uncategorized
It’s still 80 degrees in Dallas on November 7, 2023, but I have seen a few autumn leaves. “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” Emily Bronte once said. –Joy
Walk with peace
by resolutewoman on November 4, 2023 in peace
“So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide,” John Lewis once said. I found this quote in the book The Way of Peace—Readings for a Harmonious Life. –Joy
Silence and peace
by resolutewoman on November 2, 2023 in peace
“Silence is the beginning of peace,” Joan Chittister once said. I found this quote in the book The Way of Peace—Readings for a Harmonious Life. –Joy
Peaceful and vengeful
by resolutewoman on October 31, 2023 in change, peace, Uncategorized
A native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about his feelings. He said, “I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is vengeful, angry and violent. The other wolf is peaceful, loving and compassionate. I found this short story in the book The Way of Peace–Readings for a […]
Kindness and peace
by resolutewoman on October 29, 2023 in kindness, peace
“Kindness is essential to inner peace,” the Dahlai Lama once said. I found this quote in the book The Way of Peace—Readings for a Harmonious Life. –Joy
Your peace
by resolutewoman on October 27, 2023 in Uncategorized
“Don’t let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace,” Kimberly Jones once said. This quote appeared in the book The Way of Peace–Readings for a Harmonious Life.
Washington’s wish for peace
by resolutewoman on October 24, 2023 in change, peace, Uncategorized
“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,” George Washington once said.
Noise
by resolutewoman on October 21, 2023 in change, resolute-women, sexism, Uncategorized
Panchita, Isabel Allende’s mother, once said, “Everything can be handled elegantly and without noise.” Isabel disagreed. “There’s no feminism without noise,” she writes. I just read Allende’s book The Soul of a Woman. Some of the book is very interesting, and some of it is not so interesting. –Joy
Anger
by resolutewoman on October 19, 2023 in character, sexism
“An obstinate and defiant character was accepted in my brothers as an essential condition of masculinity, but in me it could only be pathological,” writes Isabel Allende. “Isn’t it always thus? Girls are denied the right to be angry and thrash about.” I just read Allende’s book The Soul of a Woman. Some of the […]
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