Category Archives: Generosity

Of The Good In You I Can Speak

Posted on May 29, 2012 by russtowne

“…Of the Good in you I can speak, but not of the Evil. For what is Evil but Good–tortured by its own hunger and thirst? When Good is hungry, it seeks food, even in dark caves, and when it thirsts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Praise, Quotes I Love | Tagged appreciate, centuries, descendants, fellow, food, generations, generous, good, grateful, great, greatness, heart, Hope, humankind, Kahlil Gibran, kind, legacy, live, living, living legacy, medicine, save another, saved, shirt off their back, spirit, spirits, survivors, wonderful | 7 Comments

The Other Side Of Me

Posted on May 27, 2012 by russtowne

I have received a number of great compliments from many of you lately and appreciate every single one of them. A lot. Thank you for taking time out of your day to brighten mine. But there is another side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Courage, Friendship, Generosity, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Random Thoughts | Tagged arrogant, Baditude, blog, coward, Family, friends, good, goodness, great ideas, greatness, Hero, humble, Life, Love, me, petty thoughts, readers, reading, small, Stinking Thinking, thank you, the other side, vain | 2 Comments

Meet Rusty My New Avatar

Posted on May 27, 2012 by russtowne

Some of you may have noticed that my avatar has changed. It is now a photo of Rusty a bear with a lot of personality that is made out of carved redwood and sits in my small redwood grove and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Humor, Nature | Tagged avatar, birthday, birthday gifts, fern garden, ferns, fun, funny, gifts, kid, kids, redwood, redwood grove, redwoods, Rusty | 5 Comments

In Remembrance

Posted on May 26, 2012 by russtowne

A friend and his two sons were part of a group of 250 Boy Scouts who devoted part of their day at local the national cemetary today to plant little flags on the graves of the many men and women … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Making the World a Better Place, Random Thoughts | Tagged Boy Scouts, cemetary, country, fair, fairness, Friend, friends, gave all, globablly, grateful, gratitude, grave, graveyard, justice, lasting peace, Memorial Day, military, nation, peace, sacrifice, serve, service, thank you, thanks, time | 2 Comments

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Courage, Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Education, Family "Fun", Friendship, Generosity, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged blessed, Career, child, children, Chocolate Lab, commute, Dog, dream, dreams, Duke, Family, fern, ferns, friends, garden, grateful, gratitude, grove, home, house, job, kids, morning, morning reflections, profession, redwood, redwoods, support network, wife, window | 5 Comments

The gift that keeps on giving {beautiful blogger award}

Posted on May 22, 2012 by russtowne

Today this blog was honored to have been nominated for the Beautiful Blogger Award from reader and fellow blogger, Jolyn of The Jolyn Project fame. The Jolyn Project is dedicated to anyone who wishes to change the world for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Creativity, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Praise, Unexpected Pleasures | Tagged award, beautiful, Beautiful Blogger Award, Bella and Di Di, dogs, fun, funny, give yourself away, GYA, inspiring, Jolyn, kind, kind-hearted, kindness, lift while climbing, Love, loving, Paws to Talk, Shian, standard poodles, Touching | Leave a comment

Life Is A Mirror

Posted on May 22, 2012 by russtowne

“Life is a mirror and will reflect to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -Ernest Holmes I also believe that life is a magnifier and will magnify good and ill deeds out into the world and back onto the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Generosity, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged Ernest Holmes, life is a mirror, reflects | Leave a comment

Now This Is What I Call a Blue Light SPECIAL!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by russtowne

When Rankin Paynter found out his local K-Mart was going out of business he bought up its entire invenotry and donated it to a local charity that helps clothe and supply the needy in his community. He could have doubled … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Fun Vids, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Blue Light Special, charity, clothes, clothing, donated, entire inventory, good, good people, inventory, K-Mart, Rankin Paynter, small town | Leave a comment

Changing the World (Part II)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by russtowne

“I alone cannot change the World, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa She did indeed. And those ripples are likely to be felt for many generations. That’s quite a legacy.