Tag Archives: Optimism

Here is a way to gain perspective!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

How can I gain perspective? Yes, of course I can de-clutter, organize my time, write, blog, and exercise. I can focus on what is important and let the rest go. We all know that. What are other ways to gain … Continue reading →

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What do you see today – difficulties or opportunities?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

“ A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” `~ Winston Churchill There are days when life looks bleak. There are days when it looks scary or overwhelming. There are days when life … Continue reading →

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Gosh~Keep Pressing On…Believe Anyway

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Believe Anyway….Just Because originally Posted on August 18, 2011 `updated today Are you having a tough week, and it feels like God is busy with something else?…believe anyway. Are your family members being inconsiderate or getting on your nerves?….believe in them anyway. … Continue reading →

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Joy Is My Oasis

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

I live in a desert city. Yet there are small man made lakes around the area. Seeing the water as I make my way around town refreshes me. I have always loved the water. I think my favorite water-based critter … Continue reading →

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Surprising Ways

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Sometimes at a business retreat or a personal retreat, the leader tries various exercises to get attendees to free themselves up and think outside the box. This attempt at creativity is meant to have a few purposes: team building; to … Continue reading →

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The Greatest

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It is spring practice time for baseball, and the Cactus League teams have been in Arizona all month. The teams are trying to work out the kinks so that they are ready for the regular season. At the same time, … Continue reading →

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She Had Me At Louie

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Ok. Let me preface everything I am going to say with the absolute fact that I am moved beyond measure by every blogger I read. The posts, the poetry, the photographs, the Scriptural teachings, the outlooks on life…. just as … Continue reading →

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Dawn Salutation

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

I am still playing a bit of catch-up! The post is dated 2/25—but I am writing it in a dash to “catch up” on 2/27. When I think of dawn I think of many things. The first thing I think … Continue reading →

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Cat Morning

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Dawn—by Paul Laurence Dunbar~~ “An angel, robed in spotless white, Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night. Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone. Men saw the blush and called it Dawn”. I absolutely love that imagery…..the angel, the … Continue reading →

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Good Morning! Or as Shakespeare Would Say, Good Morrow..

Posted on February 23, 2012 by
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Although this article is dated the 23rd, I wrote it on the 27th. I am one of those rare birds that can either be a morning person or a night owl. Actually, these days the hard part is falling asleep … Continue reading →

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Sail On Silver Girl (or Guy)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

My oldies station played Bridge Over Troubled Water this Morning. I love that song and always sing along at the top of my lungs. Perhaps it is because one of my beloved junior high teachers would frequently provide is index … Continue reading →

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The Miraculous Pool Man

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

February 17, 2012 | NEWS This article was in the Arizona Republic the day after Valentine’s Day. I cannot improve on it. Nothing I say or write could possible increase the miraculous beauty of this article. Pool-repair guy’s act of … Continue reading →

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God Loves A Cheerful Giver

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

God wants us to be cheerful and joyous. Let’s face it, the world NEEDS us to be cheerful. Now I am not talking about those struggling with depression and illness right now. Rather I am talking about the rest of … Continue reading →

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Fear or Faith

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I am of a divided mind at times. It is important to me to stay abreast of the news and know what is going on in the world. It is rarely possible, though, to find news coverage that doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Kind Words

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”– Mother Teresa. I saw this quote today in a Daily Thought email I get from Simple Magazine. But I have seen this quote before. Mother … Continue reading →

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Why did the butterfly say THAT?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

  I love to watch hummingbirds and butterflies. In Arizona, hummingbirds are ever-present.  If you plant your garden right, you will get hummingbirds throughout the year; and butterflies abound (but not year round).  Hans Christian Andersen wrote “Just living is … Continue reading →

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I Should Be Committed

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

I have been thinking about commitment this week. I have been keeping a really close eye and ear on discussions this week. I don’t mean discussions in the blogosphere. I mean discussions on television, in the newspapers, on Facebook. I wondered as … Continue reading →

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Up the Stairs and Out the Window

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

“Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the window which hope has opened” — Charles Spurgeon.     Isn’t that a lovely quote? When you actually think about stairs (the photo above is not my … Continue reading →

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Love the Light

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I got this quote from one of my beloved cousins; it is beautiful. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars“. Og Mandino.    Now … Continue reading →

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Linking and Surprised

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Patricia at http://todayithink.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/monday-way-to-start-the-week-o/ gave me the 7×7 Link Award. We just recently discovered each other’s blogs so I am incredibly honored that she would choose me/my blog. Thank you so much, Patricia. This is an interesting award to compile the information for, … Continue reading →

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To Give and Not to Count the Cost

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

I was thinking about giving. Remember when Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive and asked Him if he had to forgive 7 times? Jesus said no, 70 times 7. Obviously He didn’t mean only 490 times and … Continue reading →

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I Fell in the Middle of My Dance Recital and

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

When I was a very little girl I was ungraceful enough that my parents took me to our pediatrician. He recommended that I take ballet. At the time I was extremely pigeon-toed and it wreaked havoc with my balance. We … Continue reading →

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Wake up and Be Conscious

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Thornton Wilder wrote, “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures”. Some days those treasures are harder to see than others. Some days all we can see is the … Continue reading →

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Singing my song

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Wanda Conway stated “Within us there is a unique heart-song placed there by God.Our vocation is to respond to this gift by singing the song and leaving a voice-print for others to hear. We might not be the first violin … Continue reading →

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A Prayer About Giving Up

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

A very dear friend shared this prayer today. I think it fits very nicely with the idea of being faith-filled, optimistic, and joy-forwarding. Thank you, dear Cynthia for this prayer. “A Prayer Give up complaining; Be grateful. Give up pessimism; Be … Continue reading →

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Joy is Contagious!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Have you ever noticed that if someone yawns in a group of people that others begin to yawn too? Sometimes even reading about yawning makes me yawn. So perhaps we can agree, then, that yawning is contagious. Good moods and … Continue reading →

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How can it be?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

How can it be that loss can turn into gain? How can it be that the marks that suffering leaves upon us can, in turn, make us gleam and glow? How is it that tears can turn into laughter? I … Continue reading →

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We were loved before we existed

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.” ― Charles Dickens An old friend of mine posted … Continue reading →

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We are blessed more than we realize

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I think that if we were able to truly see and number our blessings we would run out of time to do it. It is just that so many blessings in our lives either go unnoticed or are taken for … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

What a joyous Christmas Mass we attended. The children’s choir was in full voice and were perfect velvet-clad angelic boys and girls. It is impossible to choose just one favorite Christmas carol from the Mass. What did they sing? Adeste … Continue reading →

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Song puts troubles in perspective

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Gosh sometimes there really is no end to the selflessness of people. Nor is there an end to the way God chooses to bless our world through the talent and giving of others. In recognition of that, I am posting … Continue reading →

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