Category Archives: Optimism

Something Wonderful Is About To Happen

Posted on August 31, 2012 by russtowne

“Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen.” — Unknown (at least to me) Source: Jolyn of theJolynProject.com fame. I truly believe in the wisdom of this approach to life. The more I use … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Optimism, Quotes I Love, Wisdom | Tagged bad days, believe, Jolyn, optimism, something wonderful, thejolynproject.com, wake up, wisdom, wonderful | 15 Comments

The Great Blindini

Posted on July 19, 2012 by russtowne

I have a friend named Brent who is blind. He is also a magician. He calls himself The Great Blindini. Here are some snippets from a recent newspaper article about him: Magicians often don a blindfold at some point during … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged amazing, blind, blindness, Brent Gifford, children, courage, entertaining, fear, Friend, great, Hawaii, libraries, magic, magician, The Great Blindini | 25 Comments

Keep Shining!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by russtowne

Some online friends are having the kind of day we all have and wish we didn’t. I responded to one of them with a message that may be useful to you too, so I decided to post it to everyone: … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Praise | Tagged answer, bright, shine, solution, spirit, you | 10 Comments

My Views On the Risk of Someone Stealing My Work

Posted on July 2, 2012 by russtowne

I’m encouraging someone I love who has dabbled with writing to begin blogging. He asked whether I was afraid someone would steal my work. I wanted to share with you my reply: “Not particularly. I view it as a pain-to-gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, LIfe Lessons, Optimism | Tagged blog, blogging, blogoshpere, good, Love, stories, story, support, writer, writers, writing | 8 Comments

Yucky or Wonderfully Delicious?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by russtowne

A little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong: School, family problems, health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which of course he does. “Here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged boy, cake, delicious, Grandma, grandmotehr, gransdon, son | Leave a comment

Changing the World

Posted on June 20, 2012 by russtowne

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” — Rumi I love this quote and have learned that when I change myself I change the world, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth/Learning, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Quotes I Love | Tagged change, everyone, myself, Online Wellness Network, Rumi, self, true, world | 3 Comments

Strongest Dad In The World

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

I’d read some prior articles about this incredible father but learned much more about this dad and his son in this heart-warming article. Russ Strongest Dad in the World Rick Reilly for Sports Illustrated I try to be a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Creativity, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged awesome, awesome feeling, Boston Marathon, dad, Dick Hot, father, Father's Day, feeling, Hawaii, Hoyt, Hoyts, inspiring, Irnonman, Love, marathon, Rick Hoyt, Rick Reilly, run, son, Sports Illustrated, swim, triathlon, walk, Winchester | 2 Comments

New Hope For Alzheimer’s Disease Victims and Their Loved Ones

Posted on June 7, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that one of the most terrible diseases is Alzheimer’s/Dementia because it robs people of an incredible gift and resource, their memories. I just saw an article that offers new hope for those afflicted and affected by it. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, CAD106, dementia, Karolinska Institutet, Love, loved, loved ones, Memories, memory, vacine | Leave a comment

A Tail-Waggin’ Squirrel’s Tale

Posted on June 6, 2012 by russtowne

A great friend and wonderful human being named Tom sent this story to me. It came with a lot of cute photos but most (ok ALL of them that weren’t from reblogs–SIGH) of the photos I’ve tried to download into … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Nature, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged baby, birth, bonding, bottle, Caring, Debbie Cantlon, Dog, feeding, Giselle, Glen, husband, infant, inter-species, Mademoiselle Giselle, mates, nap, nurse, nurse's aide, nuzzling, nuzzling nose-to-nose, Papillion, pregnant, puppies, snuggles, squirrel, Tom, warmth, wild | 6 Comments

Too Stubborn and Selfish

Posted on June 6, 2012 by russtowne

On the way home from our at-least-weekly Date Night this evening, I flashed back to the comments a good man said to my then-fiance’ and me 34 years ago, when we were about 20 years old. We’d asked him to … Continue reading →