Category Archives: Health

Helping to Heal With Song

Posted on October 11, 2013 by russtowne

http://www.godvine.com/Singing-Nurse-Soothes-Suffering-Patients-With-Gorgeous-Voice-fb-gvx-3722.html A beautiful spirit with a beautiful voice helps ease patients’ pain. With Love, Russ

Posted in Beauty, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Goodness, Healing, Health, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Music, Spirit, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged compassion, ease pain, heal, healing, kindness, nurse, singing, singing nurse | 10 Comments

Increase the Dose!

Posted on September 17, 2013 by russtowne

Source: Smile At Me With Love, Russ

Posted in Healing, Health, Quotes I Love, Wisdom | Tagged doctor, healing, Love, quote | 13 Comments

Sources: Spider!: DealDash’s photo Playing Hide and Seek: Forever Awezome Beware: Forever Awezome “There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” –John Holmes (Source: tinybuddha) Love, Russ

Posted in Animals, Children, Compassion, Fun, Health, Heart, Humor, Kindness, Parenting, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Uncategorized | Tagged anumals, cute, DealDash, duck, ducklings, ducks, Forever Awezome, fun, giraffes, hide and seek, humor, humorous, John Holmes, lifting up, people, photos, playing, reaching down, scam, spider, tinybuddha | 8 Comments

A Great Legacy

Posted on June 6, 2013 by russtowne

After needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 14, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Gifts, Goodness, Health, Inspiring, Kindness, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged blood, blood donations, cured, donating blood, Facebook, James Harrison, liters, litres, rare antigen, Rhesus disease, transfusions | 17 Comments

Planting Seeds

Posted on May 22, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: A friend shared Farmer Pal’s photo). We can all be the Johnny Appleseed of love when we plant seeds of kindness. If “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, imagine how much better our world could be with … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Action, Health, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged apple, apples, doctor, Farm Pal's photo, freind, Friend, Johnny Appleseed, kindness, Love, love in action | 8 Comments

“He Believed In Me”

Posted on March 26, 2013 by russtowne

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=547862351901352 Every once in a while a video comes along that is so powerful that I get the chills watching it. This is one of those videos. No one believed in him. Not even himself. His situation was hopeless. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Courage, Healing, Health, Hope, Optimism, Patience & Persistence, Strength, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged belife, despair, failure, he believed in me, Hope, overcoming obstacles, Success, video | 11 Comments

Health News That Got My Attention

Posted on March 3, 2013 by russtowne

The New England Journal of Medicine published a report on the Mediterranean diet this week that is pretty amazing. They cut off the experiment early because the results being achieved were so great that they wanted to more quickly get … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged almonds, extra-virgin olive oil, health, Life, Mediterranean diet, mixed nuts, New England Journal of Medicine, walnuts | 4 Comments

“A Vehicle for Awakening”

Posted on December 14, 2012 by russtowne

“Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” –Buddha (Source: Samuel “Gentoku” McCree via tinybuddha @ http://tinybuddha.com/blog/5-powerful-things-to-do-for-yourself-when-youre-sick/) “A vehicle for awakening!” Wow, what a wise and beautiful way to view our bodies. Russ