Category Archives: Quotes I Love

Head Winds

Posted on January 24, 2013 by russtowne

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford I don’t think I’ve ever seen this quote before, but I like it. It got me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Growth/Learning, Quotes I Love | Tagged airplanes, challenge, challenges, growth, head winds, Henry Ford, learned, learning, rise, wind | 9 Comments

Human Hearts and Spirits

Posted on January 23, 2013 by russtowne

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the human heart can hold.” …But if I might be so bold While I don’t know the exact amount From what I have found I believe The human spirit Can store … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Love, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love, Spirit | Tagged bold, heart, hold, human, Love, spirit, store, wordsmith.org, Zelda Fitzgerald | 5 Comments

Spirit-Shiners

Posted on January 22, 2013 by russtowne

I just saw a saying that I like: “Spend time with those who make your spirit shine.” (Unknown) That sounds like wisdom to me. I believe the use of such time is really an investment rather than an expenditure, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiring, Joy & Happiness, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Quotes I Love | Tagged better, friends, inspired, Life, readers, shine, spirit, spirit-shiner, spirit-shiners, world | 12 Comments

Believe

Posted on January 21, 2013 by russtowne

I just saw this photo. Beneath it were two words that struck me like a drum echoing ripples outward and bouncing around in my brain: “Truth beckons.” So much message in two little words… Russ

Posted in Believe, Goodness, Quotes I Love, Truth | Tagged be, beckons, belief, believe, bouncing, brain, echoing, good, goodness, ripples, truth | 8 Comments

A Beautiful Choice

Posted on January 14, 2013 by russtowne

I just read a saying at https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672?sk=photos_stream that I liked and thought you might too: “It’s up to you to find beauty in the ugliest days.” When I read it, this popped into my head: A Beautiful Choice Ugly is … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Choices, Focus, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, choice, choices, focus, istopforsuffering, ugly | 5 Comments

Two Kinds of Light

Posted on January 14, 2013 by russtowne

“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.” –James Thurber (Source: wordsmith.org) May whatever light that shines from this blog always be of the illuminating kind. With love, Russ

Posted in Quotes I Love | Tagged glare, illuminate, James Thurber, light, obscures, shine, site, variety, wordsmith.org | 10 Comments

No Need For a Key

Posted on January 13, 2013 by russtowne

I just saw a saying at Ute’s delightful blog at http://utesmile.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/what-is-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 that I really love: “There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.” Thank you for sharing this great quote, Ute. So much truth and wisdom in … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Joy & Happiness, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love | Tagged closed, door, Happiness, happy, joy, key, open, smile, Ute, Ute's Happy World, Ute's Smile, world | 10 Comments

Dismiss What Insults Your Soul

Posted on January 11, 2013 by russtowne

A FB friend named Nancy Parris has been on quite a roll today. Here are two more sayings she posted that I really like, and her sources for same: “Re-examine all you’ve been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” -Walt … Continue reading →

Posted in Authentic Living, Choices, Growth/Learning, Poems By Others, Quotes I Love | Tagged Brigit Goldworthy Claivoyant Healing, delight, Denise Lin, dismiss, insults, lose, re-examine, sense, soul, Walt Whitman, wonder | 2 Comments

Learning to See

Posted on January 8, 2013 by russtowne

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” ~Sam Keen (Source: tinybuddha via Facebook) I love this quote. To me, love is about looking past a person’s human imperfections … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Quotes I Love | Tagged Facebook, focused, heart, human, imperfections, Love, Sam Keen, spirit, tinybuddha | 6 Comments

Funk Relievers

Posted on December 20, 2012 by russtowne

“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.” –Emory Austin (Source: Online Wellness Network) This sounds like good advice to me (as long as they are happy, uplifting songs). I also find that smiling, looking up, … Continue reading →