Category Archives: Dreams

The Greatness Within You

Posted on February 16, 2013 by russtowne

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.” –Unknown Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, believers, blessings, doers, dreamers, dreams, greatness, greatness within, thinkers | 2 Comments

A 3-year Violinist Plays In Front Of Thousands

Posted on January 29, 2013 by russtowne

I enjoyed this and thought you might too. I love the various expressions on his face and those of the audience. Russ

Posted in Dreams, Following Your Passion, Fun Vids, Gifts | Tagged 3-year old, Akim Camara, Andre Rieu, three-year old, violinist | 8 Comments

I Dreamt

Posted on January 2, 2013 by russtowne

I just read a short poem that brought a smile to my face and led to a very pleasant stroll down Memory Lane. May it do the same for you: I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Love, Poems By Others | Tagged A.Word.A.Day, Anu Garg, dreamt, face, Love, Memory Lane, Ogden Nash, pleasant, smile, stroll, true, true love, unkempt, wordsmith.org | 4 Comments

Where Do Dreams Go To Die

Posted on December 10, 2012 by russtowne

Where do dreams go to die? It could be an awful terrible place. But don’t caterpillars turn into butterflies? And drops of water become snowflakes? Perhaps dreams are like that too When they’re crushed and all seems lost. Maybe they … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged butterflies, caterpillars, die, dies, dreams, drops, even better, lost, maybe, snowflakes, sought, water | 4 Comments

The Goofiest Christmas Tree and Beach You Ever Saw

Posted on December 5, 2012 by russtowne

A Most Unusual Christmas Tree Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a palm tree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Challenges, Children, Choices, Creativity, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dreams, Family "Fun", Generosity, Inspiring, Pain & Grief, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beach, beach incurable, bonfire, built, Crhristmas tree, disease, friends, fun, palm tree, sand, splashing, star, unusual | 6 Comments

This Kid Is Going Places and Bringing the World with Him

Posted on November 19, 2012 by russtowne

Meet Kelvin Doe, a 15-year-old from Sierra Leone, who took scraps from garbage cans and created his own radio transmitter to create his community’s first radio station. He broadcasts daily, even the community only gets electricity about once per week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dreams, Following Your Passion, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged "It's a movement", cans, garbage, inspiring, Kelvin Doe, MIT, radio station, radio transmitter, scraps, Sierra Leone, youtube | 6 Comments

Blessed Day

Posted on November 18, 2012 by russtowne

I dream of the blessed day when humanity awakens from its terrible nightmare and begins to fight for peace with as much ferocity, tenacity, and heroism as we’ve fought our wars. –Russ Towne

Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Growth/Learning, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged dream, ferocity, fight, fight for, for, fought, heroism, humanity, nightmare, peace, tenacity, wars, world | 10 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

Day 2 and a Project/Co-Writer Update

Posted on September 11, 2012 by russtowne

Day two of the conference was also excellent, but more for the industry contacts and networking and for hearing some fantastic music and learning, rather than for pick-ups. Our song was presented only once on Sunday and didn’t fit for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Creativity, Dreams, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Songwriting Conferences & Trip Updates | Tagged "I've Aready Won", "Shadow Of Our Love, Denis Loiseau, Kevin Harris, lyric, lyrics, songs, Songwriting | 28 Comments

Our Song Did Well on Day One of the 2012 Songwriters Conference

Posted on September 9, 2012 by russtowne

I am a lucky and very grateful man. Songwriters fly in from around the world to come to this annual conference that just happens to be about 20 minutes away from my home. It started off on Friday night with … Continue reading →