Category Archives: My Beliefs

Detriment of the Doubt

Posted on March 25, 2013 by russtowne

I normally like to think things out And to give folks the benefit of the doubt But there have been times that I’ve found It’s wisest not to hang around When my stomach starts to churn That’s the time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged back, believe my gut, churn, detriment, Detriment of the Doubt, doubt, Geoff Gannon, good, gut, hat tip, instinct, knocked on my butt, poem, poetry, stab, stab in the back, stomach, too good to be true, true | 11 Comments

A Life So True

Posted on March 23, 2013 by russtowne

They say war is Hell and it’s true But even in war there are rules You tend to know friend from foe But in gossiping anything goes No one is safe from whispered words Spoken when one’s back is turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Gossipping, My Beliefs, Observations, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged fools, gossip, gossipping, hell, poem, poetry, stab, true, war, war is hell | 5 Comments

Alignment

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill (Source: Friends Mark and Zach posted this) I believe that a key attribute of success is indeed the ability to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Failure, Following Your Passion, My Beliefs, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged Actions, alignment, failure, heart, quote, spirit, succes, vison, Winston Churchill, words | 3 Comments

I Changed My View and It Changed Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

There were times many years ago when I thought my friends had abandoned me. I was wrong. I had only thought that they and I were friends. I hadn’t really been much of a friend to them so I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Breakthroughs, Friendship, Introspection, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged abandoned, change, changed, changed my view, friends, Friendship, it changed me, view | 15 Comments

I Believe In HumanKIND

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

Diana at http://talktodiana.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-rest-of-the-story/ asked: What do you think is the world’s biggest issue or problem? (describe it) What do you think needs to be done to solve this issue or problem?/What are you willing to do? Do you think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged action, beliefs, challenges, global, Hope, inoculations, issues, kindness, Love, love in action, problems of the world, progress, ripple | 10 Comments

There Is Greatness In Goodness

Posted on March 16, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I watched the new Oz movie a few days ago. I just flashed back to a scene in the movie where a man with many flaws who has wanted his whole life to be great and failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Goodness, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged fail, failed, good, goodness, great, greatness, Oz | 28 Comments

Collateral Compassion and Kindness

Posted on February 25, 2013 by russtowne

When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, “Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison.” And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, “Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Kindness, Love, My Beliefs, Quotes I Love, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged beautiful, collateral compassion, collateral kindness, compassion, disappointment, hate, Kahlil Gibran, kindness, Life, self, selfish, unbeautiful, understanding, wordsmith.org, world | 4 Comments

Gossip Machines

Posted on February 10, 2013 by russtowne

I try not to feed Gossip Machines As they are often Untrue and mean I can’t say I never fed them Because that would be untrue In my weaker moments I gossiped Though I now work hard not to Gossip … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Communicating, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Poetry I Wrote, Truth | Tagged cruel, gossip, helpful, kind, machine, mean, poem, poetry, true | 11 Comments

A Magnificent Banquet

Posted on February 5, 2013 by russtowne

I believe that wanting to feel connected is a very real human need, but if by joining any group I am required to feel disconnected from any other part of humankind, the price of membership is too high. It would … Continue reading →