The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Rusty Bear and Thomas Too
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Clyde and Friends 3 Books in 1!
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Slices of Life
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Palpable Imaginings
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Reflections of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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Always
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.–Pema Chodron (Source: I Stop For Suffering) I now see that owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will … Continue reading
My Friday Lament
Originally posted on Waiting for the Karma Truck:
I want to be young again, but I really don’t want to re-live all the lousy stuff that occurs in the normal course of growing up. I want to be old enough…
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Rushing to Judgment
A blogger friend of mine posted a story about a dog in another country who found a baby in a plastic bag at a garbage dump and brought it to its human family, who saw and decided to adopt the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Choices, Compassion, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Love, Observations
Tagged abandoned, adopt, adopted, baby, compassion, Dog, growth, heart, infant, Love, mind, saved, understand
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A Request I Hope You’ll Find Fun
I’ve written two children’s stories that are becoming books for young children of “read to me” and early reader ages. In order to get them into the hands of hundreds of children more quickly, I started a Kickstarter project. My … Continue reading
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It’s What You See…And Do
I believe the same is true for cruelty, hatred, gossip, betrayal, undkindness, neglect, indifference, violence, and destruction, except when those seeds are sown, they create chains of more of the same until they are broken by love, kindness, courage, strength, … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Courage, Humility, Kindness, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Strength
Tagged betrayal, compassion, courage, destruction, hatred, Henry David Thoreau, I Stop For Suffering, Karen Robisco, kindness, Love, Rawforbeauty.com, strength, violence, Zen Mama
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Astonishing Light
“I wish I could show you, when you are alone or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” -Haviz (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together)
Posted in Beauty, Cheerfulness, Fun, Humor, Inspiring, Optimism, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged alone, astonishing, being, darkness, Haviz, Karen Robiscoe, Let's Be Positive Together, light, turtle
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Suggestion Bachs, Forgiveness Quote & Thought
(Source: George Takei’s photo) “Forgiveness doesn’t change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” (Source: Online Wellness Network) I believe that forgiveness can also make the present more beautiful. Love, Russ
Posted in Forgiveness, Fun, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged Bach, Forgiveness, fun, funny, George Takei, photo, quote, suggestion box
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Quotos
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” –William James (Source: tinybuddha) Photo Source: Man Holding Glass: Karen Robiscoe shared Oh, No Mama’s Off Her Meds Again photo
Posted in Children, Fun, Humor, Love, Parenting, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged Karen Robiscoe, photos, quotes, stress, tinybuddha, William James
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More Fun Photo’s
Sources: Writing: Karen Robiscoe shared Kathy Reinhart’s photo Dachshund: Karen Robiscoe shared LMAO’s photo McDonald’s: Forever Awezome
Posted in Fun, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged fun, funny, photo, photos, writers, writing
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 