Category Archives: Observations

Every Waking Moment

Posted on July 20, 2012 by russtowne

I was just enjoying some wonderful posts at TalkToDiana when I read this question from Diana: “If you could post just one message to the world, what would it be?” Below is my answer. I’d love to hear/read how you … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Compassion, Forgiveness, Generosity, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Observations | Tagged Caring, compassionate, forgiving, generosity, generous, Heaven, hell, kind, kinder, kindness, Life, Love, loving, TalkToDiana | 18 Comments

Things Worth Believing In

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

One of my favorite movies is Secondhand Lions. Below is a quote from it that I love. It is a scene where an old man (portrayed by Robert Duvall) tells a young boy about things worth believing in: “Sometimes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Growth/Learning, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Quotes I Love, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged believe, courage, good, honor, Love, Remember, Robert Duvall, Secondhand Lions, things worth believing in, virtue | 11 Comments

Some Gifts I’d Love to Return

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

My last post where I said tough times are “lesson-rich” may have come across as glib. It wasn’t meant to be. While I believe challenging times are indeed lesson-rich and hold gifts for us, there are quite frankly some gifts … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Pain & Grief | Tagged beloved, blood, blood transfusions, cancer, challenging times, daughter, despair, diagnosed, difficulty, gifts, Grief, happy, hospital, incurable illness, intensive care, lesson-rich, Life, pain, scare, survived, thyroid | 9 Comments

Too High of A Price to Pay

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

(Pre-post note about re-post: Dear friends: I’m self-employed and the busiest time of my professional life is usually shortly after the end of each calendar quarter, as that is when I write and send to all of my Clients personalized … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Growth/Learning, Observations, Patience & Persistence | Tagged Friendship, good, patience, support | 8 Comments

The Two Most Important Days

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

“The two most imporant days in your life are the day you are born…and the day you find out why.” –Mark Twain There is so much truth in that sentence that it stopped me in my tracks when I read … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged born, days, Important, Life, Mark Twain, most important | 4 Comments

Posted on July 10, 2012 by russtowne

“Every human being’s essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.” -Lao-Tzu I saw this quote at http://A.Word.A.Day.org © 2012 Wordsmith.org I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged cycle, essential essence, experiences, pure, purity, reflections, responds, self-reinforcing, spirit | 2 Comments

Oneness

Posted on July 10, 2012 by russtowne

“To give up on someone is to give up on the parts of me that I see in them.” –Russ Towne

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Compassion, Friendship, Observations | Tagged parts of me, someone, up | 12 Comments

Volumes and Limitations

Posted on July 4, 2012 by russtowne

A nice warm breeze is blowing, rocking the trees to its vibrant beat, and tickling the wind chimes into their beautiful melodic dance. The wind gently caresses my skin, freshens the air I breathe, and helps to spread pollen and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Nature, Observations | Tagged best efforts, blog, bloggers, caresses, chimes, close, connected, connectedness, flourish, Friend, friends, skin, support, trees, wind | 2 Comments

The Kind Road

Posted on July 4, 2012 by russtowne

One of my goals with this blog is that when writing a humorous post I want to always take the kind road, mostly laughing at myself (I can take it), while elevating and inspiring others. I also tend to follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Discipline & Consequences, Growth/Learning, Humor, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Praise, Quotes I Love | Tagged 4th of July, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, elevate, Fourth of July, humor, humorous, July 4th, Mikey's Funnies, understand, wise | 4 Comments

A Deep Sense Of Who I Am

Posted on June 29, 2012 by russtowne

“You rarely have time for everything you want in this life. So you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.” –Fred Rogers I believe there is much widsom in … Continue reading →