Tag Archives: friends

Those Who Help Me Be

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

(Source: Megan at I Stop For Suffering) Thank you to all of you who help me be. Your love, support, and friendship, are precious to me. Love, Russ

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Vow To A Broken Man

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

It took two bad lungs And a broken heart To finally tear My world apart Barely alive In intensive care Hoping friends would Visit me there Most were too busy To visit at all To send a card Or bother … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Anger, Friendship, Illness, LIfe Lessons, Loss, Observations, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

When No One Else Was

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

(Source: Lessons Learned In Life / Love Quotes Photo) Thank you To all who Were there with love When no one else was –Or would have been Had you known me then. Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Gratitude, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

Why Let Your Friends Have All The Fun?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

(Source: Forever Awezome) Love, Russ

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Being There and Showing How Much I Care

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

In a comment from my last post, a reader asked what I did to become a better friend. I thought some of you might also be interested in my reply (with a bit more information added that I thought of … Continue reading →

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I Changed My View and It Changed Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

There were times many years ago when I thought my friends had abandoned me. I was wrong. I had only thought that they and I were friends. I hadn’t really been much of a friend to them so I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Breakthroughs, Friendship, Introspection, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Wind and Fire

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

“Distance does to love what wind does to fire… it extinguishes the weak and fuels the strong.” I love this saying and believe it to be true and profound. This was sent to me by the wonderful lady who married … Continue reading →

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Healing Words

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

“Words. They can arouse. They can make you laugh, and make you cry. But if you find the one who can heal you with their words, never let them go.” –Unknown (Source: Forever Awezome) I love this quote. To me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Communicating, Healing, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

A Five-Decade Stroll Down Memory Lane

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

That’s What he gets rough mix-2_12_13 I was just working on a song about friendship with my co-writers Denis Loiuseau and Kevin Harris, and it reminded me of a visit I had last week from a dear friend whom I’ve … Continue reading →

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What I Know For Sure

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

My friend Shian at http://shianwrites.wordpress.com/ asked the question in a recent post: What do you know for sure? I thought it was a great question. Here is my reply: I know for sure that I am happiest, feel most connected, … Continue reading →

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