Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Antidote For Fear And Anger

Posted on July 13, 2012 by russtowne

I collect quotes and sayings. I even use what I consider to be the best of them (what I call “Truisms”) as affirmations. So in my travels, when I see a quote I like I tend to write it down. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Fear, Gratitude, Quotes I Love | Tagged action, Anger, antidote, blog, fear, gratitude, stop, stuck, Tony Robbins | 4 Comments

Things Worth Believing In

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

One of my favorite movies is Secondhand Lions. Below is a quote from it that I love. It is a scene where an old man (portrayed by Robert Duvall) tells a young boy about things worth believing in: “Sometimes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Growth/Learning, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Quotes I Love, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged believe, courage, good, honor, Love, Remember, Robert Duvall, Secondhand Lions, things worth believing in, virtue | 11 Comments

An Old Guy and a Bucket of Shrimp

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

An aunt sent this story to me today. I enjoyed it and thought you would too. I haven’t verified the accuracy of the story. I often find value in stories whether they are true or not. This one falls into … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Courage, Gratitude, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged aunt, bucket, devotional service, Eastern Airlines, Eddie Rickenbacher, endure, grateful, gratitude, heart, hunger, In the Eye of the Storm, life-saving, max Lucado, miracle, miraculously survived, ordeal, pier, pilot, prayed, quietly, rations, rescued, rigors, sacrifice, Seagull, seagulls, shrimp, sun, survival, survival-technique, survivors, thank you, WWII | 25 Comments

Some Gifts I’d Love to Return

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

My last post where I said tough times are “lesson-rich” may have come across as glib. It wasn’t meant to be. While I believe challenging times are indeed lesson-rich and hold gifts for us, there are quite frankly some gifts … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Pain & Grief | Tagged beloved, blood, blood transfusions, cancer, challenging times, daughter, despair, diagnosed, difficulty, gifts, Grief, happy, hospital, incurable illness, intensive care, lesson-rich, Life, pain, scare, survived, thyroid | 9 Comments

Lesson-Rich Windstorms

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

A lot of people are going through some very challenging (I like to think of them as “lesson-rich”) times right now. I saw this quote from wordsmith.org that seemed to fit the situation fairly well: “Should you shield the canyons … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Pain & Grief, Quotes I Love | Tagged anchor, beauty, cold, connect, connected, connectedness, darkness, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, fly, Grief, lesson-rich, light, pain, powerful, spirit, warmth, windstorms, wings, wonderfully, wordsmith.org | 4 Comments

Without the Statues

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

Another response to a comment I wrote today reminded me of a story set in ancient Rome or Greece, where someone who had observed many statues of great leaders asked the current leader–who was widely considered to be one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged ancient, Greece, leader, Roman, statue, statue-worthy, statues | 4 Comments

Baditude

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

Earlier today I was asked by a blogging friend if I had coined the word “Baditude”. I thought some of you might be interested in my reply: “Baditude” is one of several words that I think I coined and don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Random Thoughts | Tagged Baditude, coin, coined, credit, failure, Fathers, Success, words | 6 Comments

Too High of A Price to Pay

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

(Pre-post note about re-post: Dear friends: I’m self-employed and the busiest time of my professional life is usually shortly after the end of each calendar quarter, as that is when I write and send to all of my Clients personalized … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Growth/Learning, Observations, Patience & Persistence | Tagged Friendship, good, patience, support | 8 Comments

Abundance and Gratitude

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

“”…abundance flows into your life when gratitude flows out of your heart.” –Jon Gordon (as mentioned by Andrea Kelly at http://thehandwrittenlife.wordpress.com/ Thank you, Andrea!) I cetainly have found that there is much truth in this statement–though there catruth, n be … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Patience & Persistence, Quotes I Love | Tagged Abundance, Andrea, Andrea Kelly, gratitude, heart, Jon, Jon Gordon, Life, patience, pays, thehandwritten life, time, truth, wordpress.com | 6 Comments

The Two Most Important Days

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

“The two most imporant days in your life are the day you are born…and the day you find out why.” –Mark Twain There is so much truth in that sentence that it stopped me in my tracks when I read … Continue reading →