Category Archives: Breakthroughs

A Fire Hose Through a Drinking Straw

Posted on December 12, 2013 by russtowne

A reader recently commented that it takes courage to rise above the pain by your true self. I agree. In my case, it did take courage, though at some point, it wasn’t just that I wanted to share what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Authentic Living, Breakthroughs, Change, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Gratitude, Love, Observations, Uncategorized | Tagged courage, encouragement, fear, frieds, Friendship, ideas, Love, support, writing | 9 Comments

This Is How Peace Starts…

Posted on November 4, 2013 by russtowne

…not with a mob, but with a lone and scared person who listens to their heart. With Love, Russ In 1996, something pretty amazing happened in Ann Arbor. Maybe you remember, maybe you don’t. But it basically went something like … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Uncategorized | Tagged courage, heart, Love | 15 Comments

Heart Mountain

Posted on September 23, 2013 by russtowne

Source: Illuminating Soul’s photo With Love, Russ

Posted in Adventure, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Growth/Learning, Heart, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Uncategorized | Tagged challenges, growth, heart, Love, mountain, parts of myself | 8 Comments

The Scars Remain

Posted on September 16, 2013 by russtowne

The only true joy on earth is to escape from the prison of our own false self, and enter, by love, into union with the Life who dwells, and sings, within the essence of every creature, and in the core … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Breakthroughs, Bullying, Freedom, Life, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Spirit, Uncategorized, Wisdom | Tagged bullying, freedom, grace, Life, Love, photo, quotes, Thomas Merton | 20 Comments

Greatness In Small Things

Posted on June 3, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Karen Robiscoe-Fan Page shared Hippie Peace Freak’s photo.) When one realizes that the small things in life ARE great they realize they’ve had great things in their life the whole time. And who wouldn’t be grateful about that? –Russ … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awareness, Breakthroughs, Contentment, Gratitude, Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotes I Wrote | Tagged great, greatness, Hippie Peace Freak's photo, Karen Robiscoe-Fan, photo, photographs, quote, quotes | 6 Comments

The Corrosive Power Of Ego

Posted on May 23, 2013 by russtowne

I believe that ego corrodes relationships, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth. My ego used to run nearly constant unnecessary and harmful replays in my mind of instances that happened long ago that brought on feelings of shame, guilt, pain, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awareness, Breakthroughs, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Mistakes, My Beliefs, Observations, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged choice, choices, ego, embarrass, embarrassment, focus, gifts, guilt, lessons, nourish, nourishes, nourishment, observations, pain, poison, Relationships, replay, self-worth, Shame, toxic, toxin | 16 Comments

Hearing the Whispers

Posted on May 15, 2013 by russtowne

A reader recently mentioned something along the lines that knowing who we are is one of the toughest jobs a person can undertake. I agree. I think it is far easier to do so when one removes the distractions, such … Continue reading →

Posted in Awareness, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Meditation, Observations | Tagged all one, alone, heart, meditation, spirit, toughest | 17 Comments

Desperation Can Be A Powerful Motivator

Posted on May 9, 2013 by russtowne

A reader recently commented about their desire to break away from the chains that were holding them back. I thought some of you might be interested in reading my reply. I’m sharing it in the hope that it might inspire … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Success | Tagged airtight box, break free, chains, courage, desperation, escape, free, freedom, key, Success, suffocation | 4 Comments

Ten Years Ago Today

Posted on March 27, 2013 by russtowne

Ten years ago today I’d been in a completely different profession for nearly 30 years, one that I no longer enjoyed, and hadn’t for a long time. So ten years ago today I took the plunge into the investment management … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dreams, Following Your Passion, Gratitude | Tagged career change, dream, economic downturn, emerge, financially, following your dream, following your passion, Great Recession, investment, investment management, lucrative, passion, suppoort | 22 Comments

“He Believed In Me”

Posted on March 26, 2013 by russtowne

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=547862351901352 Every once in a while a video comes along that is so powerful that I get the chills watching it. This is one of those videos. No one believed in him. Not even himself. His situation was hopeless. Or … Continue reading →