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.

A Beautiful Bouquet

Posted on November 3, 2012 by russtowne

“Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower.” –John Harrison Source: Tiny Buddha This sounds to me like a good recipe for turning life into a beautiful bouquet. Russ

Posted in Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love | Tagged beautiful, bouquet, flower, hapiness, John Harrigan, Life, recipe, seed, Tiny Buddha, tinybuddha | Leave a comment

I LOVE This–And The Potential is HUGE

Posted on November 2, 2012 by russtowne

Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they’ll start teaching themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthroughs, Children, Creativity, Education, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Potential, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, computer, computers, create, creativity, education, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, experi ment, kids, learning, MIT, MIT Technology, MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference, Motorola, Nicholas Negroponte, OLCPs, tablet, tablets, Zoom | 3 Comments

The Force Is With Him!

Posted on November 2, 2012 by russtowne

This is a photo of my grandson Thomas dressed as “Yoda” at 6 months old for his first Halloween. He loved putting his light saber into his mouth. The man holding him is his other grandfather. The smile you see … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged grandfather, Grandson, Halloween, light, light saber, saber, Thomas, Yoda | 19 Comments

Courage Comes In All Sizes

Posted on October 31, 2012 by russtowne

This is a true story. Because it happened about 20 years ago it is likely that some of the “facts” that I seem to recall have likely been blurred by the mists of time. Any inaccuracies are unintentional. I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged accident, armore car, children, courage, dinner, gasoline pouring onto streen, guard, gund, reward, roses, sizes, young mother | 29 Comments

Who Would Do Something Silly Like That?

Posted on October 27, 2012 by russtowne

The experience below may have been the most embarrassing day of my life–and considering how many such moments I’ve had, that is really saying something! Many years ago I’d volunteered to take a car load of stuff that my employer … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged angry, beloved, car, embarrased, engine running, humor, job fair, keys, marriage, most embarrassing moment, panic, wagon train | 16 Comments

I’m Surrounded!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by russtowne

My life works better when I surround myself with people who support me in being the person I want to be. Thank you for doing that for me! Russ PS A post I saw on bucketlistpublications.com with a somewhat similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons | Tagged be, better, Life, person, support, surrounded, the person I want to be, want, works | 6 Comments

Posted on October 27, 2012 by russtowne

Originally posted on istopforsuffering:
I am so moved by this video On his 22nd birthday, he completed 22 random acts of kindness ♥

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

“No More Secrets/No More Lies”: Dedicated to All Who’ve Had Their Heart Broken By A Dishonest Lover

Posted on October 26, 2012 by russtowne

The attached/linked song is dedicated to everyone who has been cheated on, lied to, or otherwise had your heart broken by a dishonest lover. Some of you have heard an earlier version of this song before, but I think you’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged cheated on, cheating, Denis Loiseau, dishonest, hearbreak, heart, heartbroken, lover, No More Lies, No More Secrets, Russ Towne | 10 Comments

Posted on October 25, 2012 by russtowne

The inner frontier can be a scary place to experience, but much of the juice, the wisdom, and the growth of life is to be found there. Russ

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Kindness Multiplied

Posted on October 25, 2012 by russtowne

Some neighborhood stores do amazing things for their community. In the clip linked below, a community returns the favor with a surprise cash mob. http://screen.yahoo.com/episode-5-cash-mob-surprise-30909947.html Russ