Category Archives: LIfe Lessons

Casting and Attracting

Posted on February 3, 2013 by russtowne

I just read two questions that were being asked on Facebook: “What are you casting out in life? What are you attracting?” I believe that if one knows the answer to the first question, the second isn’t necessary, for if … Continue reading →

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Observations | Tagged answers, Facebook, Life, questions | 4 Comments

Life Is Like A Camera

Posted on February 2, 2013 by russtowne

This brought a smile to my face and I thought you might enjoy it too. I saw it at: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you, Meg! Russ

Posted in Attittude, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love | Tagged camera, Facebook, I Stop For Suffering, Life, shot | Leave a comment

The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

Posted on February 2, 2013 by russtowne

(A re-post for newer friends of this blog.) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Bullying, Choices, Illness, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged angry, beloved, boss, fired, job, phone, quit, swear, telephone, wife, wisdom, wisdom teeth | 6 Comments

EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM A JIGSAW PUZZLE

Posted on February 1, 2013 by russtowne

I used to love putting together jigsaw puzzles. Then I found that writing song lyrics and poetry provided many of the same benefits, challenges, and attributes–and I got to share them with more people–so it has been several years since … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Life, LIfe Lessons | Tagged Jacquie Sewell, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, Life, mikeysfunnies.com, puzzle, Robert Fulghum | 8 Comments

“Let’s All Be On The Same Team…And Make The World Awesome”

Posted on January 28, 2013 by russtowne

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/26/kid-president-pep-talk-soul-pancake-video_n_2558404.html?&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 I enjoyed watching this funny message that is filled with wisdom too. Love, Russ

Posted in Fun Vids, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Wisdom, Youth | Tagged awesome, funny, kid, kid president, message, president, team, world | 6 Comments

Ending The Cycle of Suffering

Posted on January 21, 2013 by russtowne

I just read a saying that perhaps not all that long ago I might have laughed at and agreed with, but now just saddens me: “KARMA: No need for revenge. Just sit back and wait. Those who hurt you will … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, Growth/Learning, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Pain & Grief, Suffering | Tagged cycle, hurt, KARMA, kind, pain, revenge, suffer, suffering, wise | 10 Comments

Abled

Posted on January 15, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve often found that “disabled” people are some of the most “abled” people I know. I’ve learned much about living and life from people who have been labeled disabled. I’ll bet that many of you have found the same. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Challenges, Gifts, LIfe Lessons | Tagged abled, disabled, eye contact, gifts, greet, hello, labeled, learned, Life, living, Love, smile, talk with, welcome | 10 Comments

The Beginning of Love

Posted on December 16, 2012 by russtowne

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Breakthroughs, LIfe Lessons, Marriage, Quotes I Love, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged find, image, Love, ourselves, perfectly, reflection, themselves, Thomas Merton, wist | 6 Comments

Awakening

Posted on December 8, 2012 by russtowne

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” – Carl Jung This has certainly proven true for me. I used to dream a lot, and even made many … Continue reading →

Posted in Awareness, Breakthroughs, Choices, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love | Tagged awaken, awakening, awakens, Carl Jung, dreams, stars | 8 Comments

Seeing Things

Posted on November 13, 2012 by russtowne

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin If we see things as we are not as they are, then it follows that if I want to experience more good things, it … Continue reading →