Category Archives: Inspiring

A Great Discovery

Posted on September 13, 2013 by russtowne

Sources: Discoveries: Henry Ford Quote Angel: Angel healing TM’s photo Horse and Dog: Inmates of the Asylum’s photo With Love, Russ

Posted in Animals, Compassion, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Inspiring, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged belief, compassion, discoveries, Dog, faith, Henry Ford, horse, kindness, quotes | 7 Comments

A 5-Run Homer!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by russtowne

In 2012 I experienced a most unusual baseball game between the Giants and the Yankees. During it I got to see a 5-run homer, a batter run the bases backwards, players skipping in the outfield and doing somersaults in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Children, Commitment, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Fun, Heroes, Humor, Inspiring, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Youth | Tagged author, challenged, challenges, fun, heart-warming, humor, inspirational, joy, K-1, non-fiction, special ed teacher, Special Education, teacher, tears, Touching, uplifting, writer, writing | 13 Comments

Feeling Big Lately?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by russtowne

Astounding beauty, inspirational, and great message. http://www.upworthy.com/the-most-astounding-fact-ever I was referring to your spirit, but the video is wonderful too. With Love, Russ

Posted in Beauty, Inspiring, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Astounding, beauty, galaxy, inspiring, Neil deGrasse, spirit, universe, video | 9 Comments

I Love This

Posted on September 9, 2013 by russtowne

I love this. Watch it until the end to see why. With Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Inspiring, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged basketball, dedication, Friendship, Guiness commercial, Loyalty, wheelchairs | 14 Comments

Astonishing Light

Posted on July 10, 2013 by russtowne

“I wish I could show you, when you are alone or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” -Haviz (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together)

Posted in Beauty, Cheerfulness, Fun, Humor, Inspiring, Optimism, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged alone, astonishing, being, darkness, Haviz, Karen Robiscoe, Let's Be Positive Together, light, turtle | 18 Comments

“Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by russtowne

Here are some excerpts and illustrations from my second children’s book. It’s titled “Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”. It is scheduled for release at the end of September, and will be a part of my Kickstarter Crowd-sourcing campaign (which could … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Adversity, Animals, Challenges, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Choices, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Goodness, Gratitude, Heroes, Inspiring, Kindness, My Written Works Misc., Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork | Tagged birds, carved bear, children's book, courage, crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, fear, friends, Heroes, Kickstarter, redwood trees, Rusty, Rusty Bear, Rusty Bear and Thomas, Thomas, write, written, wrote | 20 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

“Chain Reaction”

Posted on June 3, 2013 by russtowne

This post is an update for the “Greater Than Gold” song project. “Greater Than Gold: My co-writer and I felt the chorus in the earlier version wasn’t quite strong enough or hook-worthy, so I re-wrote it, and changed the title/hook … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Children, Compassion, Generosity, Goodness, Inspiring, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Parenting, Song Updates | Tagged Chain Reaction, child, dad, daughter, Diana, father, french fries, generosity, girl, hamburger, hungry, Kevin Harris, kind, kindness, Love, love in action, man, old, parent, poor, reaction, ripple, ripples, song, story, woman | 11 Comments

Precious Gems

Posted on May 18, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: I Stop For Suffering shared Tao & Zen’s photo) The Cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem, shining through and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awareness, Gratitude, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Wisdom | Tagged breathe gently, cherish, distress, Earth, embrace life, embrace your heritage, enjoy, Happiness, heritage, I Stop For Suffering, in your arms, living, miracles, Our true Heritage, photo, photograph, precious gems, quote, stream, Tao, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen | 5 Comments

There Is Always A Way

Posted on April 24, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Karen Robiscoe-Fan Page shared Knowledge of Today’s photo.) There is always a way. And if one is forward-thinking like this beautiful and inspiring little tree, also an unlimited water supply! ;-D! Love, Russ