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Category Archives: Gratitude
When No One Else Was
(Source: Lessons Learned In Life / Love Quotes Photo) Thank you To all who Were there with love When no one else was –Or would have been Had you known me then. Love, Russ
Posted in Friendship, Gratitude, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged friends, Friendship, Grief, hard times, Love, photo, photograph, poem, poetry, sadness
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Lots of Experience and Even More Wonderful
“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~Victoria Holt (Source: Tiny Buddha) I love this quote and the mindset and wisdom behind it. It brought a smile to my face when I read it as … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Gratitude, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Quotes I Love
Tagged bad, blogoshpere, empathetic, empathy, experience, experiences, good, grateful, gratitude, great, joy, joyful, kinder, Love, quote, regret, tinybuddha, Victoria Holt, wisdom, wonderful
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Ten Years Ago Today
Ten years ago today I’d been in a completely different profession for nearly 30 years, one that I no longer enjoyed, and hadn’t for a long time. So ten years ago today I took the plunge into the investment management … Continue reading
Growing Gratitude Naturally
A friend posted: “Begin each day with a grateful heart.” I “liked” that saying, and replied: “Is there any other kind, my friend? An “Ungrateful heart” seems like an oxymoron to me. I’ve heard of lots of folks with ungrateful … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Observations
Tagged Friend, grateful, gratitude, growing, growth, heart, mind, naturally, observation, quote
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The Ones Who Make Our Souls Blossom
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. (Thank You) – Marcel Proust (A friend posted this on Facebook) This saying brought a smile to my face and … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Inspiring, Joy & Happiness, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love
Tagged charming, charming gardeners, Friend, gardener, gardeners, grateful, Marcel Proust, people, share, smile, souls blossom
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The Choice
In response to a recent post titled, “One Of My Heroes And A Quote That Helps To Explain Why”, a reader asked, “How do you do that–leave it (Ed. note: hatred, bitterness, anger) behind? That is an excellent question. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing
Tagged Anger, bitterness, chains, cling, Forgiveness, free, gifts, hatred, hppy, prison
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They Chose To Give It To You
“When a child gives you a gift, even if it is a rock they just picked up, exude gratitude. It might be the only thing they have to give, and they chose you to give it to.” –Unknown I believe … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Generosity, Gifts, Gratitude, Quotes I Love
Tagged child, children, gift, gifts, Love, people, strangers
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Beautifiers
“Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks.” –Charles Dickens (Source: Wordsmith.org) Beautifiers I agree They are indeed And believe Those attributes And attitudes Along with kindness And gratitude Beautify lives And worlds. –Russ Towne
The Change
The daunting gauntlet that was my life Was full of stress and strain and strife Felt only pain and misery Hope seemed a distant memory It was even hard to lift my head Or get myself out of bed Trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Gratitude, Loneliness, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged amazed, bound, change, cocoon, gratitude, heart, kindness, Life, Love, misery, pain, room, sadness, self, trapped
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 