Category Archives: Healing

Transplant Romance

Posted on February 17, 2013 by russtowne

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/heart-transplant-sparks-romance-between-donors-sister-recipient-160853166–abc-news-topstories.html This is like something right out of a romantic comedy but actually happened and is quite serious. It touched me and I think will touch you too. Love, Russ

Posted in Healing, Love, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Connor Rabinowitz, Erin Roberts, GMA, heart, Kellen Roberts, Love, Minneapolis, Romance, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, transplant | Leave a comment

Chito and Pocho

Posted on February 15, 2013 by russtowne

I saw a post on FB that touched me, and here are some snippets: Deep in the Costa Rican jungle, a fisherman named Chito discovered a crocodile that had been shot in the eye by a cattle farmer and left … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Friendship, Healing, Kindness, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged Chito, crocodile, Friendship, jungle, Love, Pocho, sta Rican | 6 Comments

Healing Words

Posted on February 13, 2013 by russtowne

“Words. They can arouse. They can make you laugh, and make you cry. But if you find the one who can heal you with their words, never let them go.” –Unknown (Source: Forever Awezome) I love this quote. To me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Communicating, Healing, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged arouse, cry, friends, heal, healed, healing, laugh, Love, true, words | 7 Comments

From Grief To AdDRESSING A Real Need

Posted on February 6, 2013 by russtowne

Sometimes good things come from tragedies. This is one of those stories. Snippets: “When Sherrill and Joe Garrett’s 7-month-old son, Jacob, died in May, they were devastated. “Jacob – whom they called Jake – was their only child together, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged charity, dresses, Dresses For Jake's Dates, girls, Jacob Garrett, Jake, Joe Garrett, Prom, proms, Sherrill Garrett | 1 Comment

If I Could

Posted on January 19, 2013 by russtowne

Your sorrow shows in your eyes and is etched on your face It reflects a weary spirit that is in a painful place The smiling mask you wear when you say everything’s OK Can’t hide from me the tragedy you … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Forgiveness, Healing, Loneliness, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Strength | Tagged admire, carry on, courage, darkness, faith, festered, fire, Grief, Hope, hottest, hurt, if I could, Life, life's, long, night, pain, strength, suffered, suffering, symptoms | 14 Comments

Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops

Posted on January 16, 2013 by russtowne

The link below is to a group of children from Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. Stunningly beautiful heartfelt innocence. May their hearts heal as quickly as their voices and faces have melted mine. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/children-record-song-benefit-newtown-conn-causes-131022810–abc-news-topstories.html Russ

Posted in Adversity, Beauty, Children, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged ABC, ABC News, children singing, Newtown, Sandy Hook Elementary, School, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, United Way | 6 Comments

A Hole In My Heart That Wouldn’t Heal

Posted on January 6, 2013 by russtowne

This post is dedicated to all who have had someone dear to them choose to turn their back on them and walk away. If you have a hole in your heart that has never quite healed, this post is for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Healing, Hope | Tagged best, dearest, divorce, estranged, Friend, friends, Friendship, heart, hole, Hope, Love, oldest, reach out, reconcile, reconciliation | 10 Comments

“The Magic Of Belle Isle”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by russtowne

I recently was doing the Netflix equivalent of channel surfing when I came across a movie that I’d never heard of before called “The Magic of Belle Isle”. I wasn’t particularly intrigued by the name and was about to move … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthroughs, Children, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Following Your Passion, Fun Vids, Healing, Imagination, Pain & Grief, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged "The Magic of Belle Isle", comdey, daughter, daughters, drama, drunk, elephant, laugh, laughed, Love, Morgan Freeman, Mother, mouse, Rob Reiner, whelchair, writer | 9 Comments

Winnie The Pooh Is Calling For You!

Posted on September 22, 2012 by russtowne

I just read a Good Tribe Facebook post that they appear to have found at youjustlearned.com that brought a smile to my face. It said that Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, calls sick children who are in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Healing, Illness, Parenting | Tagged children, Feel Good Tribe, hospital, ill, Jim Cummings, kids, parents, personalized song, phone call, sick, Winnie the Pooh, YouJustLearned.com | 7 Comments

The Worst Kind Of Loneliness

Posted on September 2, 2012 by russtowne

Most people have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. That saddens me for the person and for the world that is deprived of their gifts. I don’t know what the total answer to that tragedy is, but I’ll bet … Continue reading →