Author Archives: russtowne

About russtowne

I'm awed by the beauty of nature and the power of love and gratitude. Some of my favorite sensory experiences include waves crashing on rocky shores, waterways in ancient redwood and fern-filled forests, and rain. My wife and I have been married since 1979. We have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. I manage a wealth management firm that I founded in 2003. My Beloved is a Special Education teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. I'm a published author of approximately 60 books in a variety of genres for grownups and children.

Two Talented Teenagers “Let It Be”

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

What do you get when you combine two talented teenagers who are obviously having a lot of fun with the Beatles’ “Let It Be”? Whatever it is, I’ll bet it makes you smile and lifts your spirit! Love, Russ

Posted in Believe, Cheerfulness, Creativity, Fun, Humor, Music, Passion, Vids & Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged Let It Be, music, smile, spirit, teenagers, The Beatles, video | 9 Comments

Alignment

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill (Source: Friends Mark and Zach posted this) I believe that a key attribute of success is indeed the ability to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Failure, Following Your Passion, My Beliefs, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged Actions, alignment, failure, heart, quote, spirit, succes, vison, Winston Churchill, words | 3 Comments

The Kindness Connection

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

It happens every time I experience Love in Action Whether it’s Kindness to me From me Or to others by others I feel a connection To humankind The spirit within me And the universe That makes my heart smile Fills … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Kindness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged action, alive, fills me, gratitud, heart, heart smile, humankind, kindness, Love, love in action, mantra, motto, part of it all, poem, poetry, smile, spirit, universe | 3 Comments

Choices

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are.” — Unknown via Let’s Be Positive Together “Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged choices, Joan Borysenko, Let's Be Positive Together, nice, positive, quotes, rude, rudeness, sayings, smart, tinybuddha, together, wise, wisely | 6 Comments

The Miracle That’s You

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

“I’m realistic. I expect miracles.” (Source: Online Wellness Network) There was a time I was so blind That I couldn’t see The miracles around me What a surprise When I opened my eyes And my mind to find Miracles of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miracles, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love, Uncategorized | Tagged blind, eyes, find, found, miracles, poem, poetry, realistic | Leave a comment

Why Let Your Friends Have All The Fun?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Forever Awezome) Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Fun, Humor | Tagged beach, friends, fun, horse masks, horses, humor, silly, silly photo, stupid, unicorn | 6 Comments

Being There and Showing How Much I Care

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

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 →

Posted in Children, Commitment, Friendship, Passion | Tagged Being there, care, Caring, children, Family, friends, Friendship, hormones, lines of communication, teenager, teenagers, teens | Leave a comment

I Changed My View and It Changed Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

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 abandoned, change, changed, changed my view, friends, Friendship, it changed me, view | 15 Comments

I Believe In HumanKIND

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

Diana at http://talktodiana.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-rest-of-the-story/ asked: What do you think is the world’s biggest issue or problem? (describe it) What do you think needs to be done to solve this issue or problem?/What are you willing to do? Do you think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged action, beliefs, challenges, global, Hope, inoculations, issues, kindness, Love, love in action, problems of the world, progress, ripple | 10 Comments

Some Things You May Not Know About Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

Rustic Recluse has been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger award and has kindly nominated my blog for same. If you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting Rustic’s blog, I recommend that you check it out: Very Inspiring Blogger Award Dear … Continue reading →