Category Archives: Creativity

Essentially Me

Posted on November 18, 2012 by russtowne

“Focus on what has always been essentially you.” (Source: Andrea Kelly’s blog “A Handwritten Life”–I just spent a very pleasant hour there.) When I began to focus on what has always been essentially me, I found out some amazing things … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Following Your Passion, Quotes I Love | Tagged A Handwritten Life, alwasy, Andrea Kelly, blog, celebrate, erupt, erupts, essentially, focus, forth, hearts, holding, invite, me, minds, spirits, springs, volcano, world, you | 4 Comments

I LOVE This–And The Potential is HUGE

Posted on November 2, 2012 by russtowne

Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they’ll start teaching themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthroughs, Children, Creativity, Education, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Potential, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, computer, computers, create, creativity, education, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, experi ment, kids, learning, MIT, MIT Technology, MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference, Motorola, Nicholas Negroponte, OLCPs, tablet, tablets, Zoom | 3 Comments

The Life I’ve Needed To Live

Posted on October 5, 2012 by russtowne

“There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you. Just reach deep into yourself!” ~Unknown I saw the above quote at http://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-message-your-higher-self-wants-you-to-hear/ That concept, combined with the others below have freed me to live … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Following Your Passion, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Joy & Happiness, Quotes I Love | Tagged beautiful, creative, deep, free, freed, friends, fun, good, hear, heart, High, higher, kind, knowing, Life, living, Love, loved ones, loving, people, self, sharing, stars, support, supportive, Tiny Buddha, understanding, voice, within, won, yourself | 15 Comments

“Unfinished Business”

Posted on September 22, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that you are in for a special treat with this post. Awhile back I had a conversation with Denis Loiseau my co-writer of most of my completed songs. In fact, if you don’t like my songs he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged "Unfinished Business", blog, co-writier, collaborator, Denis Loiseau, experience, Jeff Wessman, songs, Songwriting, wisdom | 13 Comments

My First Songwriting Contract!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by russtowne

Remember when I mentioned that my song co-written with Denis Loiseau “No More Secrets/No More Lies” was recently picked up by a couple of music industry execs? Last night I received and today I agreed to a contract from one … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dreams, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Songwriting Conferences & Trip Updates | Tagged "No More Secrets/No More Lies", contract, Denis Loiseau, exec, execs, Hollywood, industry, music, music industry execs, song | 27 Comments

The Race

Posted on September 19, 2012 by russtowne

I haven’t yet found a place for it in one of my songs, but someday I’m going to use these lines–which as far as I know I made up–in a lyric: “I’ve been awake for so long that it’s going … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged awake, face, floor, head, pillow, race, song, songs | 6 Comments

There’s Nothing Like A Little Teamwork

Posted on September 17, 2012 by russtowne

A humorous 30 second clip with a good message:

Posted in Creativity, Humor, Teamwork | Tagged crab, crabs, humor, Seagull, teamwork | 4 Comments

“My Old Friend”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by russtowne

I thought some of you would like to see one way that a song project evolves. So, below is my first very rough draft lyric of my latest song. It is written in honor of my dog Duke and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged "My Old Friend", birthday cake, cake, Dog, dogs, Duke, Friend, lick, loyal, puppy, tongue | 15 Comments

Cheerios Fun With Younguns

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

My Beloved is a genius. She used Cheerios in various ways to raise our children. Between meals, when they were hungry, she put some Cheerios onto their high chair trays. It gave them something to do, to play with, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family "Fun" | Tagged beloved, Cheerios, fun, genius, My Beloved, potty, potty train, son, toilet, younger son | 15 Comments

My Subconscious Mind Is a Real Pest Sometimes, But Can Be Handy to Have Around

Posted on September 12, 2012 by russtowne

I was awakened about two hours before I planned to get up this morning by ideas that would not let me sleep. It must have occurred to my subconscious mind as I slept that I’m wired to work on small … Continue reading →