Tag Archives: Optimism

Sail on

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Kate Kresse

Get your rose-colored glasses ready! We know that optimism has been linked to better mental and physical health, and even to a longer life. How, then, to quiet optimism’s opposite: the naysayers in your mind that tend to dwell on … Continue reading →

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What will you plant in your soul

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Kate Kresse

“Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul”. ~ Thomas Merton Our days are filled with a series of moments and hours. Sometimes they fly by, sometimes they move slowly, and sometimes … Continue reading →

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“If you don’t climb the mountain, you can’t see the view.”

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Kate Kresse

I lift my eyes to the mountains from whence cometh my help Harvey Mackay wrote “If you don’t climb the mountain, you can’t see the view.” Phoenix is completely surrounded by mountains. So as I drive about on any given … Continue reading →

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When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Kate Kresse

We all go through storms and glorious moments in our lives. Sometimes those moments are all in the same day. Sometimes we are going through so many different things in our lives ~ perhaps because of the stage of life … Continue reading →

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Once there was a girl

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Kate Kresse

Once there was a girl. Her name wasn’t actually Hope; but the way she lived each day and looked at one and all, her name could have been Hope. For the sake of this post, we will call her Hope. … Continue reading →

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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Kate Kresse

Here is an article that I came across today. I hope it brightens your day. So many times I have reminded myself and others that each day is a gift, and there is a bright side to our situations. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Is that all there is?

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kate Kresse

My husband is hearing Peggy Lee singing “Is that all there is?” in his head. Work is stressful for him, and the long, long hours are difficult. For me and my tutoring, the school year is already underway. The summer … Continue reading →

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Let it shine

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Kate Kresse

Whether you feel drained or energized, you can give. What can you give? You can give your love, faith, belief in others, hope, steadfastness. Ella Baker said, “Give light and people will find the way.”. Jesus tells us not to … Continue reading →

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Follow me

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Kate Kresse

So many times Jesus said “follow me”…”come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”…(Matthew 4:19). “Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also my servant will be. The Father will honor whoever serves … Continue reading →

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What is the point of our daily lives?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Kate Kresse

Here we are in January. We are past the rush and thrill of the holidays. My students are early in their second semester efforts. Those who are”on top of things” have already started working on their tasks. Magazines and newspapers … Continue reading →

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A day is a miniature eternity

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kate Kresse

Ralph Waldo Emerson [oh I know, don’t you just love him?] said “A day is a miniature eternity”. The problem is it is so miniature. Of course when I focus on how short a day is and how much I … Continue reading →

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Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Kate Kresse

I love living in the southwest. You see, having spent most of my life in other places, it came as a surprise to me that I would love the desert the say that I do. I tend to bloom where … Continue reading →

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Believe Anyway

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Kate Kresse

I have said oh so many times that I am an optimist. I have spent my life thus far being one. I can find the pony buried under the pile of manure. In lieu of a pony, I can find … Continue reading →

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In an electronic age- build community and teach the world to sing

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Kate Kresse

I started this blog a little over two years ago. I started it because a dear friend (Dana) recommended that I do so. She knows that I have always loved to write. I loved it from the time I was … Continue reading →

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Half-year resolutions: Things we can do

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Kate Kresse

Here we are nearly half-way through the year already. I don’t know about you, but I know I like to assess things at about this point in the year. Martha Stewart and so many others have all kinds of suggestions … Continue reading →

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Here is a way to gain perspective!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

” 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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

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 Kate Kresse

“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 Kate Kresse

  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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