Category Archives: LIfe Lessons

Regrets vs. Mistakes

Posted on November 12, 2012 by russtowne

“I’d rather have a life full of mistakes than have a heart full of regrets.” –Unknown (Source: tinybuddha) Me too. Then again, I’d rather learn far more from the mistakes of others than have to make them all myself to … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged heart, Life, Love, mistakes, regrets, tinybuddha, unknown | 19 Comments

A Beautiful Bouquet

Posted on November 3, 2012 by russtowne

“Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower.” –John Harrison Source: Tiny Buddha This sounds to me like a good recipe for turning life into a beautiful bouquet. Russ

Posted in Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love | Tagged beautiful, bouquet, flower, hapiness, John Harrigan, Life, recipe, seed, Tiny Buddha, tinybuddha | Leave a comment

I’m Surrounded!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by russtowne

My life works better when I surround myself with people who support me in being the person I want to be. Thank you for doing that for me! Russ PS A post I saw on bucketlistpublications.com with a somewhat similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons | Tagged be, better, Life, person, support, surrounded, the person I want to be, want, works | 6 Comments

Perfect Moments

Posted on October 18, 2012 by russtowne

The longer I live the more I become convinced that I can either focus on how imperfect life is or on filling my life with perfect moments. Russ Towne

Posted in Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged focus, Life, live, lives, moments, perfect | 30 Comments

Knowing How To Live

Posted on October 11, 2012 by russtowne

“As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live.” –Goethe As seen at http://www.facebook.com/#!/tinybuddha That has proven true for me, and trusting myself was both a lot harder and easier than I thought. I had to surrender … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Authentic Living, Friendship, LIfe Lessons, Truth | Tagged authenticity, being myself, Friend, Friendship, Goethe, how, knowing, live, surrender, Tiny Buddha | 17 Comments

An Infinite Succession of Presents

Posted on September 20, 2012 by russtowne

(Originally posted on March 30, 2012) “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Courage, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged act, behaved, believe, compassion, courage, different, direction, energy, gives, grand, Howard Zinn, Infinite, kindness, magnificently, people, presents, sacrifice, succession, us, utopian, wisdom, Wisdom Quotes, world | 6 Comments

A Lot Can Be Lost In Transition

Posted on September 18, 2012 by russtowne

“Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.” –Walt Disney I love Walt Disney, and like this saying. But I also believe that for most adults, a lot can be lost when going from being a kid to being an adult. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Grandparenting & Grandkids, LIfe Lessons | Tagged adults, children, grandchild, Grandchildren, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, grown up, grown ups, Walt Disney | 14 Comments

Every Gift Has People Who Would Appreciate It

Posted on September 2, 2012 by russtowne

One rarely accomplishes anything worthwhile by hiding in a crowd. If we aren’t sticking out then we are hiding the gifts that we could be giving to the world. We all have something to share and sometime ago I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Communicating, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place | Tagged gifts, giving, proud, sharing, talents, uniqueness | 20 Comments

When I Needed Them Most

Posted on August 30, 2012 by russtowne

“Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who came and stayed by you side when you needed them most.” –Unknown (at least to me) Like everyone, there have been times in my life when I needed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, LIfe Lessons, Loneliness | Tagged daughter, fiance', friends, Friendship, friendships, intensive care, Life, life partner, Love, loved, soul mate, wife | 21 Comments

Success & Will Rogers

Posted on August 20, 2012 by russtowne

I never met a saying from Will Rogers that I didn’t like. So it was with extra pleasure that I read a post about him at stuffitellmysister.me. If you haven’t checked out the homespun fun at that site I recommend … Continue reading →