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Guess Which Was My Favorite Birthday Message Today
With Love, Russ
Posted in Abundance, Children, Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Photos That Touched Me, Unexpected Pleasures
Tagged birthday, Grandpa, grandtwins, Happy birthday, twins
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“It’s Real!”
I was touched by the story below. It had more than the normal impact on me as I was born in ’57, turn ’57 this year, and dreamed of owning a ’57 Chevy Bel-Air with metallic paint the color of … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Family, Generosity, Love, Youth
Tagged '57 Chevy, 57, 57th birthday, Bel-air, birthday, father, Love, son, surprise
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A Birthday Present These Employees Will Never Forget
When company employees gathered to help him to celebrate his 81st birthday, Bob Moore a co-founder of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods gave a present to them instead. The entire company! http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2011111010_birthdaygift18.html Russ
Posted in Generosity
Tagged 81, 81st, birthday, Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, ESOP, present, the entire company
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Grandkids Say The Darnedest Things
A friend shared these with me and I thought you might enjoy them too: 1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she’d done many times before. After she … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Children, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Humor
Tagged aging, birthday, Friend, grandchild, granddaughter, Grandkids, Grandma, Grandpa, Grandson, happy, Happy birthday, old
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Thank YOU!
I’ve got a confession to make. I’m not proud of it. It is about how I’ve shown up–or NOT–for most of my life. For example, I know at the logical level that by the time one reaches adulthood many people … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Acceptance, Friendship, Gratitude, Humility, Love
Tagged acceptance, birthday, bithdays, Family, grateful, gratitude, honore, honored, Love, siblings
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Meet Rusty My New Avatar
Some of you may have noticed that my avatar has changed. It is now a photo of Rusty a bear with a lot of personality that is made out of carved redwood and sits in my small redwood grove and … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Humor, Nature
Tagged avatar, birthday, birthday gifts, fern garden, ferns, fun, funny, gifts, kid, kids, redwood, redwood grove, redwoods, Rusty
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