Category Archives: Quotes I Love

The Ones Who Make Our Souls Blossom

Posted on March 10, 2013 by russtowne

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. (Thank You) – Marcel Proust (A friend posted this on Facebook) This saying brought a smile to my face and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratitude, Inspiring, Joy & Happiness, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged charming, charming gardeners, Friend, gardener, gardeners, grateful, Marcel Proust, people, share, smile, souls blossom | 6 Comments

Wild Expectations

Posted on March 9, 2013 by russtowne

‎”Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.” Source: Online Wellness Network I’ve not heard this saying before but I like it! It makes a good point. Love, Russ

Posted in Dreams, Quotes I Love | Tagged begins, Online Wellness Network, succeeds, Success, wildest, wildest expectations | 6 Comments

One Of My Heroes and a Quote That Helps To Explain Why

Posted on February 28, 2013 by russtowne

“As I walked out the door toward my freedom I knew that if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and bitterness behind that I would still be in prison.” –Nelson Mandela (Source: Online Wellness Network) A wise man … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Anger, Forgiveness, Freedom, Quotes I Love, Wisdom | Tagged Anger, bitterness, freedom, hatred, Nelson Mandela, Onlne Wellness Network, prison | 10 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

Weekend Humor (With More Than A Touch Of Truth)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by russtowne

“I’ve learned so much from my mistakes that I’m thinking of making a few more!” –Unknown While learning from the mistakes of others can be a wise thing to do, that sometimes takes all of the fun out it! ;-D … Continue reading →

Posted in Mistakes, Quotes I Love, Quotes I Wrote, Wisdom, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged learning, mistakes, quote, quotes, wisdom, wise | 2 Comments

The Greatness Within You

Posted on February 16, 2013 by russtowne

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.” –Unknown Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, believers, blessings, doers, dreamers, dreams, greatness, greatness within, thinkers | 2 Comments

They Chose To Give It To You

Posted on February 13, 2013 by russtowne

“When a child gives you a gift, even if it is a rock they just picked up, exude gratitude. It might be the only thing they have to give, and they chose you to give it to.” –Unknown I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Generosity, Gifts, Gratitude, Quotes I Love | Tagged child, children, gift, gifts, Love, people, strangers | 15 Comments

Healing Words

Posted on February 13, 2013 by russtowne

“Words. They can arouse. They can make you laugh, and make you cry. But if you find the one who can heal you with their words, never let them go.” –Unknown (Source: Forever Awezome) I love this quote. To me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Communicating, Healing, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged arouse, cry, friends, heal, healed, healing, laugh, Love, true, words | 7 Comments

Sometimes I Wonder…

Posted on February 12, 2013 by russtowne

“Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.” –Joel Osteen Wouldn’t life be simpler if all our problems stemmed from doing something wrong? Then we’d know we were on the wrong track … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Introspection, Quotes I Love | Tagged difficulty, dificulties, growth, Joel Osteen, lead, leaning, Life, right, selfflagellation, track, wisdom, wrong | 6 Comments

Creating Joy

Posted on February 12, 2013 by russtowne

“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” ~Milton Erickson (Source: tinybuddha) I really like this quote. It makes a lot of sense to me. I hope that often when I create joy, I … Continue reading →