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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Author Archives: russtowne
This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart
GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Gratitude, Nature, Praise
Tagged aleafinspringtime, award, dogs, Duke, everyday hero, Facebook, favorite, favorite place, FB, fern, fern garden, ferns, Gina, heart-warming, Hero, honored, humbled, JanBeek, pawstotalk, redwood, redwood grove, sunshine, Sunshine Award, thought-provoking, Twitter, uplifting
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Small Things Done With Great Love
Most of you have probably heard the famous quote from Mother Teresa that “Small things done with great love will change the world.” I like that saying but believe it leaves out a key point: Small things done with great … Continue reading
Commentator Award
Thank you Jolyn for this award. I’m humbled and honored to recieve it. Thank you for being a growing part of my life. I love your blog The Jolyn Project and highly recommend it! — A heart-felt thank you to … Continue reading
Posted in Generosity, Gratitude
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Sometimes Even When I Aim For The Moon I Still Manage to Shoot Myself In The Foot!
A friend whom I’ve known since about the 4th grade shared this quote: “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we … Continue reading
To Live In The Presence of Great Truths
“To live in the presence of great truths, to be dealing with eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals, that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged appreciate, blessings, calm, eternal laws, focus, focused, Francis Peabod, fully appreciate, gifts, great, great truths, ideals, Life, live, living, Love, miracles, patient, power, presence, Remember, truth, unspoiled, world
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Returning the Favor
My dog Duke has many positive attributes, and a few that might be viewed as somewhat less than positive when I’m in a Stinking Thinking type of mood. I was about to mention a couple of the latter when it … Continue reading
Lessons From Trees and Leaves
A recent blog post from GinaV at Profession for P.E.A.C.E. called “Letting Go and Turning It Over, reminded me that leaves, like our feelings, often go through many changes. They can turn to brilliant colors as temperatures change and passions … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Nature, Observations, Optimism, Random Thoughts
Tagged acceptance, brilliance, brilliant, change, feeling, Feelings, growth, healing, leaf, leaves, life lessons, trees
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In Great Souls, Emulation
“Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.” –Henry Fielding I prefer to focus on the first two words and the positive latter half of the sentence. It has been my experience that everyone–even those with base minds–have … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Envy, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged greart souls, great, heart, Henry Fielding, open heart, open mind, souls, value, worth
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
Commentator Award: THANK YOU!
Sorry, everyone. I’m still figuring out to do some things on this site, so I’m changing the last post I sent so much that I’m treating it as a new post and including a bunch more nominees for the Commentator … Continue reading →