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.
I tend to focus on the positive in life and in the posts for this blog. I think it is silly to live life any other way–and goodness knows that I’ve tried! But when I’m writing song lyrics, I let … Continue reading →
Originally posted on My Happiness Experiment:
It’s been a busy couple of days getting ready to go on a school trip with my son, Sasha. It’s a big occasion. Every year all the children from Class 5s around the UK’s…
I collect coins that are in my pockets at the end of each day, and eventually count and roll them. When our children were fairly young, I’d keep the pennies in a big brass antique-looking container that looked like a … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged beloved, booty, children, clues, goblet, kids, pennies, treausre hunt
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Beloved spent many of her formative years on a farm and knew what it was like to work hard. I chopped firewood for my grandparents who needed a lot of it as it was the only source of heat for … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged beloved, big grin, Dog, hard work, knowing, lawns, mower, physical, physically, pride, proud, push mower, rite of passage, smile, son, sons
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Originally posted on Manipal's Photo Blog:
“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn.…
When I was in my early- to mid-teens a maternal aunt and her 7 children moved in with our family of 7 into a 4 bedroom/2 bathroom house. They were from the east coast and none of the kids from … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged 12 kids, aunt, children, dad, man, mom, Mother, patient, roof, twelve kids, women, worked together
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Originally posted on The Hand-Written Life:
As Good As It Gets has to be one of my favorite movies of all time. I mean, seriously, what girl doesn’t want to hear someone say to her, “You…
I read somewhere recently that life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. While I like that saying a lot, and believe that is certainly true on some levels, I also believe that life is very much about finding … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Attittude, Compassion, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Love, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged awakenig, Caring, compassion, gentl touch, gentle, healing, help, Hope, kindess, kindness, learned, Love, shine, smile, smiles, spirit, support, touch, warmth
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On a shelf near my desk are a couple of chunks of Paper Mache that I value more than if they were made of solid gold or chiseled by a master sculptor our of the finest marble. They were made … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", Gratitude, Love, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged arm wrestle, bond, brother, brothers, clasp, clasped, dad, father, Fathers, finest marble, FSB, Gold, grieve, hands, heal, Love, marble, pain, plnet, Relationship, respect, son, sons
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Sometimes going it alone can take a person only so far–and sometimes in the wrong direction–as this exhausted mountian climber learned when he would have plunged to almost certain death without the quick thinking and help of others moments before … Continue reading →
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 