Category Archives: Challenges

Dancing In The Rain

Posted on December 2, 2012 by russtowne

I just received an email from one of my favorite relatives that showed photos of a young boy maybe 6-8 years old riding a horse, playing baseball, ice hockey, and field hockey, running, water skiing, and more. In each photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Challenges, Courage, Inspiring, Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged adversity, biological legs, boy without legs, dance, dancing, dancing in the rain, master. dance instructor, riding a horse, sports, storm, survive | 3 Comments

The Most Selfish Thing I’ve Ever Done

Posted on November 25, 2012 by russtowne

The Thanksgiving holiday period is now over. For some dear people in my life, they weren’t wonderful times. For many, the holidays are cold, dark, and lonely. One friend mentioned the challenge of trying to forgive someone who’d hurt them … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Forgiveness, Growth/Learning, Loneliness, Patience & Persistence | Tagged acknowledge, acknowledging, ackowledged, Actions, dear, focus, forgave, forgive, forgiving, holiday, holidays, hurt, loneliness, lonely, Love, loved, pain, selfish, selfishly, Thanksgiving, Work, worked | 8 Comments

My First Song: “What Kind Of Man Does That”

Posted on November 14, 2012 by russtowne

I co-wrote my first song less than three years ago. My co-writer was Denis Loiseau. It was recently re-demoed with a different vocalist, musicians, and producer so that Denis and I would have full rights to the song and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Parenting, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged co-writer, Denis Loiseau, man, song, songwriter, what kind of man does that, write, writer, wrote | Leave a comment

A Beautiful Young Girl Shines With Katy Perry

Posted on October 19, 2012 by russtowne

Jodi DiPiazza is autistic. She is also a beautiful young girl with some amazing talent. See how she shines: Russ

Posted in Challenges, Children, Parenting | Tagged autism, autistic, inspiring, Jodi DiPiazza, Katie Perry, music, night, Night of Too Many Stars, piano, play, shine, sing, stars | 5 Comments

What Matters To Me

Posted on September 25, 2012 by russtowne

This post is dedicated to anyone who is in the midst of struggle, heartache, pain, and grief. Dark days of any kind. And especially to those who are searching for their gifts, for the meaning of life, or even the … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Growth/Learning, Pain & Grief | Tagged choices, choose, father, fiance', gift, gifts, Grief, heartache, lessons, Life, living, lung, lungs, Mother, pain, reason for living, share, struggle, student, student of life, surgery, Whooping Cough, wisdom, wise, wisely | 30 Comments

Nature’s Reminder

Posted on September 4, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that it is no accident that the most favored flower of love in many cultures–the rose–often has big thorns along with the beauty of their exquisitely designed shape, vibrant colors, soft sensuous petals, and perfume-like scents. I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Beauty, Challenges, Love, Nature, Observations | Tagged beauty, color, colors, Life, Love, perfume, petals, rose, scent, true, truest, vibrant | 21 Comments

Getting Back Up

Posted on August 21, 2012 by russtowne

A friend sent this saying and I thought I’d share it with you: “There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Attittude, Challenges, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Observations, Patience & Persistence, Quotes I Love | Tagged challenges, critical, difference, game, getting backup, good, laugh, Love, right, surviving, thriving, treat | 16 Comments

An Award & Some Things About Me That You May Find Interesting

Posted on August 6, 2012 by russtowne

Thank you Grandmother Musings at http://grandmothermusings.com/ for nominating and for and presenting this blog with The Inspiring Blogger Award. I enjoy her blog and recommend that you check it out. One of the requests is to share 7 things about … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards: Sharing The Love, Challenges, Dreams, Inspiring | Tagged adopt, blog, blogger, grandmother, Grandmother Musings, inspiring, Inspiring Blogger, investing, investing management, musings, profitable, race, RinTinTIn, spiritually, spiritually profitable | 28 Comments

Growing Old

Posted on August 3, 2012 by russtowne

From http://www.mikeysFunnies.com: GROWING OLD I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Challenges, Choices | Tagged growing old, mikey's, mikeysfunnies.com, Steve Sanderson, www.mikeysFunnies.com | 27 Comments

Being There

Posted on August 3, 2012 by russtowne

Many of the most powerful moments in my life, the times I feel the most alive, the most useful, and the most connected to everyone and everything are those times I am there when someone needs me the most. Just … Continue reading →