Category Archives: Abundance

A Key Source of Light

Posted on June 25, 2012 by russtowne

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -Rumi We all get wounded in many ways. It is part of the experience of life. But in exchange for the the pain we are offered several huge gifts that … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Choices, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged appreciate, compassion, darkest hours, empathy, gain, gifts, healing, kindness, light, Love, pain, patience, persistence, receive, Rumi, within reach, wounds | 2 Comments

The Choice

Posted on June 22, 2012 by russtowne

A dear friend of mine named Dave forwarded a story from Ed Bridges to me. It was fairly long, but a pargraph of it really was the gist of the message and stood out to me, so I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Relationship Lessons Learned, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, choice, choices, Ed Bridges, Family, what I have, what I need, what I want, wife | 6 Comments

Yucky or Wonderfully Delicious?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by russtowne

A little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong: School, family problems, health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which of course he does. “Here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged boy, cake, delicious, Grandma, grandmotehr, gransdon, son | Leave a comment

I Met My Wife While Playing Hide and Seek In the Dark

Posted on June 20, 2012 by russtowne

I met my wife while playing Hide and Seek in the dark. Perhaps I should explain… But first, some background… When I was a youngster all of our relatives lived out of state, so my family celebrated holidays with another … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Friendship, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged basketball, beloved wife, boys, children, coffee shop, dance, dress, flirt, flirty, Friend, friends, girls, gmes, hide and seek, high school, hoop, hoops, hot cocao, introverted, kids, lemonade, locker, onion rings, party, short dress, shy, Travell All | 17 Comments

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 3 of 3

Posted on June 18, 2012 by russtowne

The aftershocks kept coming, sporadic and of varying intensity. We decided to see if any of the radio stations had come back up so we bundled everyone and went out to my car in the garage and sat in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written | Tagged earthquake, Family, food, Heroes, home power, house, Loma Prieta | Leave a comment

Family Nights

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

Picture if you will all the noise and people during rush hour in Grand Central Station, the commotion and energy of a busy dog park, the love and joy of a raucous religious revival, the laughter and entertainment of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged circus, daughter, daughter-inlaw, dogs, Family, Family Night, Family Nights, Grand Central Station, king, Love, son | 6 Comments

Earthquake!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by russtowne

Shortly after moving into our current house in 1989 I was shaken out of a deep sleep. Earthquake! And a big one! I was disoriented from being jerked awake in the dark in a home I hadn’t been in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged asleep, beloved, earthquake, Family, infant, precious, relief, sleeping, son, sons, The Great Race, wife | 7 Comments

WAY Too Much of A Good Thing!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by russtowne

On my wedding day 33 years ago I weighed 148 pounds and stood an inch shy of six feet tall. I wasn’t merely skinny, I was gaunt, despite gobbling up huge amounts of nutritionally horrible and calorie-laden junk food virtually … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged barbecue, beloved, cautionary tale, cook, good, good thing, healthy, marriage, nutrition, potato chips, root beer, sandwich, subway, too much, wedding, wife | 7 Comments

Paradise

Posted on June 10, 2012 by russtowne

My beloved wife and I spent today in paradise. We walked in an ancient redwood forest along a large creek with clear flowing water, small waterfalls, and deep pools. All around us towered my favorite tree as we walked among … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Healing, Inspiring, Nature, True Stories I've Written | Tagged awe, beloved, carpet, child, clover, creek, dance, ferns, First grade, forest, home, inpiring, kindergarten, Life, Love, memory, nature, paradise, redwood, rhythm, shadow, soothe. soothing, sorrel, Special Ed, spirit, sun, teacher, trees, walk, waterfall, waterfalls, wife, wind, woman, woman of my life | 3 Comments

To Protect His Heart

Posted on June 7, 2012 by russtowne

My wife was once asked in front of a group of 50 or 60 men, “What do you believe is your most important job as a wife? Some of the men looked at me to see if I knew what … Continue reading →