"We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up...discovering we have the strength to stare it down."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
Wise woman. Wise words.
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Musings of a middle-aged woman intent on changing her world.
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"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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- Ms. Peri
- I was the classic "good girl" for 48 years. Now, I'm trying to shed that old behavior because, as the old quote says, "It's never too late to be the person you might have been."
Things To Do Before I Turn 50 (revised)
In Progress:
Get organized! Finish my first novel. Get an agent. Sell my first novel. Visit Canada & New Zealand. Get fit. Complete: Sprint triathlon.
Get organized! Finish my first novel. Get an agent. Sell my first novel. Visit Canada & New Zealand. Get fit. Complete: Sprint triathlon.
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4 comments:
Wise words, indeed!
Hi, Kathy --
Glad you like this quote. Eleanor Roosevelt is hero of mine.
BTW, the thumbnail art from "Real Women Wear Red" is terrific!
Thank you Ms. Peri. I'm enjoying your blog - you are a gifted writer.
Thanks, Kathy!
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