Category Archives: Observations

The gift that keeps on giving {beautiful blogger award}

Posted on May 22, 2012 by russtowne

Today this blog was honored to have been nominated for the Beautiful Blogger Award from reader and fellow blogger, Jolyn of The Jolyn Project fame. The Jolyn Project is dedicated to anyone who wishes to change the world for the … Continue reading →

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Life Is A Mirror

Posted on May 22, 2012 by russtowne

“Life is a mirror and will reflect to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -Ernest Holmes I also believe that life is a magnifier and will magnify good and ill deeds out into the world and back onto the … Continue reading →

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Nature Does Not Hurry

Posted on May 21, 2012 by russtowne

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” –Lao Tzu

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Nature, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged accomplished, everythng, Lao Tzu, nature, nature does not hurry | Leave a comment

Without Him, I’m Only Another Human

Posted on May 20, 2012 by russtowne

A friend sent the following to me because he knows how I much love dogs: Observations About Man’s Best Friend No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich. — Louis Sabin … Continue reading →

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The World is Full Of Magic Things Indeed

Posted on May 18, 2012 by russtowne

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats I don’t think I’ve ever seen this quote, but I like it. The world is full of magic things indeed. A walk … Continue reading →

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What I Learned from My Son and Dandelions

Posted on May 13, 2012 by russtowne

When our middle son was a young teenager, one of his chores was to mow the lawns. One day as I walked into the house after work I noticed that the front yard had dandelion stems in it that were … Continue reading →

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Golden Truth

Posted on May 13, 2012 by russtowne

“Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.” -Leo Tolstoy I saw this quote at Wordsmith.com and like the quote and the comparison. Truth, like gold, … Continue reading →