Category Archives: Gratitude

“I Wouldn’t Have Missed A Minute”

I saw the following at http://www.mikeysfunnies.com. It touched me and I believe it will touch you too. It is about a special woman who lost a wonderful dog who had helped her learn to walk and live again. Russ HEALING … Continue reading

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To Protect His Heart

My wife was once asked in front of a group of 50 or 60 men, “What do you believe is your most important job as a wife? Some of the men looked at me to see if I knew what … Continue reading

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Thank Goodness For My Failures

“Live the life you’d dare to live if you knew you could not fail.” –R.B. Brooke I like the intent and message of this quote. And, I think a life that never involved failing would rapidly prove dull and lifeless. … Continue reading

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This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart

GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading

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Commentator Award: THANK YOU!

Sorry, everyone. I’m still figuring out to do some things on this site, so I’m changing the last post I sent so much that I’m treating it as a new post and including a bunch more nominees for the Commentator … Continue reading

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Commentator Award

Thank you Jolyn for this award. I’m humbled and honored to recieve it. Thank you for being a growing part of my life. I love your blog The Jolyn Project and highly recommend it! — A heart-felt thank you to … Continue reading

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To Live In The Presence of Great Truths

“To live in the presence of great truths, to be dealing with eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals, that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises … Continue reading

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Returning the Favor

My dog Duke has many positive attributes, and a few that might be viewed as somewhat less than positive when I’m in a Stinking Thinking type of mood. I was about to mention a couple of the latter when it … Continue reading

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Lessons From Trees and Leaves

A recent blog post from GinaV at Profession for P.E.A.C.E. called “Letting Go and Turning It Over, reminded me that leaves, like our feelings, often go through many changes. They can turn to brilliant colors as temperatures change and passions … Continue reading

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Bliss In A Great Big Bundle Of Brown Fur

I experienced sheer bliss again last night. As is often the case, I was with Duke, a six-year old Chocolate Lab and constant companion. It started out as a simple trip to the grocery store to buy my wife a … Continue reading

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