Category Archives: Challenges

Abled

Posted on September 27, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve often found that “disabled” people are some of the most “abled” people I know. I’ve learned much about living and life from people who have been labeled disabled. I’ll bet that many of you have found the same. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices | Tagged ability, abled, challenge, challenged, disability, disabled | 21 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

A Child’s Smile and Laughter

Posted on August 23, 2013 by russtowne

I often write children’s stories and books with very silly characters and situations. That because I love to see children smile and laugh. Sadly, there are many children who don’t have much to smile or laugh about. Many are fighting … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Children, Healing | Tagged abuse, burn survivors, children's books, gifts, ill children, illustrations, notes, poems, seriously ill children, survivors | 9 Comments

The Threshold of Your Heart

Posted on July 26, 2013 by russtowne

Which way? To me that is simple (but not always easy): I follow where my heart leads. “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Potential, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Quotes I Love, Quotos | Tagged chllenges, choices, decisions, heart, Karen Robiscoe, Khalil Gibran, mind, Saamuel Greenberg | 15 Comments

A Gift of Trying Times

Posted on July 25, 2013 by russtowne

I love this quote and believe in the truth and wisdom of it. Sadly, the times I typically learn and re-learn this lesson are when I need friends the most. The great news is that those are the times that … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Awareness, Challenges, Friendship, My Beliefs, Observations, Quotes I Love, Quotos | Tagged adversity, challenges, freindship, friends, photo, quote, quoto, quotos | 6 Comments

Always

Posted on July 12, 2013 by russtowne

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.–Pema Chodron (Source: I Stop For Suffering) I now see that owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Challenges, Courage, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged Charles Gordy, I Stop For Suffering, Karen Robisco-Fan Page, Karen Robiscoe, Let's Be Positive Together, Love, Pema Chodron, photos, quotes, smile, smiles, smiling, tinybuddha | 15 Comments

Making Dreams Come True & All the Fears & Shadows That are Coming Up For Me

Posted on June 30, 2013 by russtowne

A big part of my dream of bringing my first two children’s books to life and into the hands of young children and their loved ones was to give my friends and loved ones from various communities the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Dreams, Fear, Feelings/Emotions, Following Your Passion, Friendship, Gratitude, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Regret, Teamwork | Tagged abandonment, children's books, community, fear, Friendship, global community, Shame, support | 16 Comments

“Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by russtowne

Here are some excerpts and illustrations from my second children’s book. It’s titled “Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”. It is scheduled for release at the end of September, and will be a part of my Kickstarter Crowd-sourcing campaign (which could … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Adversity, Animals, Challenges, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Choices, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Goodness, Gratitude, Heroes, Inspiring, Kindness, My Written Works Misc., Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork | Tagged birds, carved bear, children's book, courage, crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, fear, friends, Heroes, Kickstarter, redwood trees, Rusty, Rusty Bear, Rusty Bear and Thomas, Thomas, write, written, wrote | 20 Comments

Sometimes The Rain Of Life Falls So Hard…

Posted on May 22, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Unknown–I saw it on FB without attribution) …that even frogs need an umbrella! May this site be an umbrella for you on even your rainiest days! Love, Russ

Posted in Animals, Challenges, Fun, Humor, Nature, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged frog, fun, humor, Life, photo, photograph, rain, umbrella | 22 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 →