Monthly Archives: July 2012

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

This has often been true for me. Thank you for sharing this insight Midfulness Moment and I Stop For Suffering. Russ

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When Positive Emotions Appear

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

As darkness recedes when light appears, it has been my experience that negative emotions immediately begin to recede when positive emotions appear. Russ

Posted in Choices, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged darkness, emotions, light, negative, positive | 8 Comments

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

Originally posted on istopforsuffering:
For everyone there is challenge and loss. And there is the possibility of meeting those challenges with kindness and compassion. Kindness and compassion both for oneself, and for everyone else. This transforms our minds and hearts…

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Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

Such a simple yet profound message! Thank you, MoJo! Russ

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Nikki’s First Touchdown

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

Dominic “Nikki” is a special needs child. He has Prader Willi Syndrome, a very rare condition. The clip below shows what happens when both coaches from OG football in American youth football league decided to put him in a play. … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Compassion, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged American youth football league, Nikki, Nikki's, OG football, Prader Willi Syndrome, touchdown | 10 Comments

Sweet!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

See’s Candy just made the world’s largest lollipop. It weighs overs 7,000 pounds and weighs about as much as 3 cars. http://tinyurl.com/c5xk3z7 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/see-candies-creates-7-000-pound-lollypop-world-210921788.html Russ

Posted in Abundance, Creativity | Tagged chocolate, lollipop, See's Candy, world's largest, world's largest lollipop | Leave a comment

“I Never Knew… I Never Knew…”

Posted on July 24, 2012 by russtowne

In response to the article about the beauty of sand a friend sent a message about a story he’d read about from Tom Brown of Tracker School fame. I like it and wanted to share it with you: Reminds me … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Nature, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged beauty, fisherman, marveling, sand, Tom Brown, tracker, Tracker's School | 16 Comments

Like Father Like Son

Posted on July 23, 2012 by russtowne

A friend just sent this wonderful article from Flying magazine about how airplanes can help fathers and sons connect with each other. It is a bit long but includes two heartwarming stories that I found well worth my time. Like … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged airplanes, Fathers, Flying magazine, Lane Wallace, Love, sons, touch, wings | 8 Comments

Posted on July 23, 2012 by russtowne

So much misery comes from settling for less than we can be in life and doing less than we can do. Thank you for the reminder, Mojo! And thank you pathwriter for your post from which MoJo reblogged it. (I … Continue reading →