Category Archives: Choices

Choices that Change the World

Posted on June 18, 2013 by russtowne

“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices–just recognize them. –Edward R. Murrow (Source: A blogger I have a lot of respect for. I disagree with this quote so am choosing not to mention where … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Random Thoughts | Tagged change, choice, choices, compassion, Edward R. Murrow, Friendship, hate, kindness, Love, prejudice, prejudices, prisoner | 8 Comments

A Simple Shift With Profound Results

Posted on May 24, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: I Stop for Suffering) Thank you, Meg. I whole-heartedly believe in the truth, wisdom, and power of your comment. Russ

Posted in Attittude, Awareness, Beauty, Choices, LIfe Lessons, Miracles, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged attitude, heart, miracle, miracles, profound, profound results, results, shift, whole-heartedly | 9 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

Being There

Posted on May 20, 2013 by russtowne

The story below touched me on multiple levels and I am grateful to Forever Awezome for posting it. I don’t know whether this story is true or not. I WANT it to be true, and believe that so many kindnesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Commitment, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Duty, Goodness, Heroes, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged compassion, duty, hospital, Iraq, Marine, nurse, old man, son | 20 Comments

Letting go, Appreciating, and Looking Forward

Posted on May 13, 2013 by russtowne

“Sometimes you just have to let go of what’s gone, appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s coming next.” (Source: Lets Be Positive Together) I’ve been there and will be again. Based on my experience, I’d say this … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Challenges, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Loss, My Beliefs, Observations, Optimism, Quotes I Love | Tagged experience, future, gratitude, let go, letting go, loss, optimism, present, true, wise | 3 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 →

Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Courage, Healing, Health, Hope, Optimism, Patience & Persistence, Strength, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged belife, despair, failure, he believed in me, Hope, overcoming obstacles, Success, video | 11 Comments

Detriment of the Doubt

Posted on March 25, 2013 by russtowne

I normally like to think things out And to give folks the benefit of the doubt But there have been times that I’ve found It’s wisest not to hang around When my stomach starts to churn That’s the time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged back, believe my gut, churn, detriment, Detriment of the Doubt, doubt, Geoff Gannon, good, gut, hat tip, instinct, knocked on my butt, poem, poetry, stab, stab in the back, stomach, too good to be true, true | 11 Comments

Choices

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are.” — Unknown via Let’s Be Positive Together “Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged choices, Joan Borysenko, Let's Be Positive Together, nice, positive, quotes, rude, rudeness, sayings, smart, tinybuddha, together, wise, wisely | 6 Comments

I Believe In HumanKIND

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

Diana at http://talktodiana.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-rest-of-the-story/ asked: What do you think is the world’s biggest issue or problem? (describe it) What do you think needs to be done to solve this issue or problem?/What are you willing to do? Do you think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged action, beliefs, challenges, global, Hope, inoculations, issues, kindness, Love, love in action, problems of the world, progress, ripple | 10 Comments

When Words Aren’t Enough

Posted on March 7, 2013 by russtowne

This post is longer than most that I send, and it has even been abbreviated from the version I received from a friend. I believe it to be true but haven’t Snopesed it because I WANT it to be true, … Continue reading →