Tag Archives: care

Caring Communications

Posted on March 25, 2013 by russtowne

I saw this on Misifusa’s Blog http://misifusa.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/how-to-speak/ and love it. Caring and showing that I care when communicating are important to me, whether I am speaking, writing, or listening. Thank you for the great reminder, Misifusa!

Posted in Communicating, Quotes I Love | Tagged care, Caring, communicate, communicating, listen, Love, Misfusa's Blog, Misifusa, speak | 4 Comments

Being There and Showing How Much I Care

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

In a comment from my last post, a reader asked what I did to become a better friend. I thought some of you might also be interested in my reply (with a bit more information added that I thought of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Commitment, Friendship, Passion | Tagged Being there, care, Caring, children, Family, friends, Friendship, hormones, lines of communication, teenager, teenagers, teens | Leave a comment

My Recipe For Life

Posted on May 11, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that most people feel that life is very complex and complicated. That is understandable. There is so much information, regulation, conflicting needs and priorities, entities telling and selling what we need and should do, partisanship and rancor, choices, … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, Friendship, Generosity, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Praise, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged attention, care, Caring, coach, comfort, confidence, contentment, energy, friends, fulfillment, grateful, gratitude, grow, guide, Happiness, Inner Peace, joy, keeping it simple, kindness, learn, Life, Love, passion, peace, people, recipe, recipe for life, share, shine, simplicity, slow learner, support, teach, time, truly matter, Zen | 3 Comments

Too High A Price To Pay

Posted on March 5, 2012 by russtowne

I was recently reminded of a saying that I like and believe is true. It is below, but I’ve taken some creative license with it. ‘There is enough good in the worst of us, and enough bad in the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged absent-minded, action, Anger, angry, bad, bathroom, belief, care, choice, choose, cost, cut, dangerous, driver, drivers, energy, everyone, exhausted, experience, experiencing, Feelings, frustrated, frustration, good, High, Important, Inner Peace, internal, late, meeting, mindless, minute, negative, offense, pay, peace, personal offense, positive, power, price, rude, safely, safey, sixty seconds, slack, sleep, sour, sour mood, think, time, tired, voluntarily | Leave a comment

Hope For The Human Race Comes From An Unlikely Place

Posted on March 3, 2012 by russtowne

Awhile back I saw an amazing video of a dog who ran out onto a busy highway to to attempt to pull from danger another dog that had just been hit by a car. As cars whizzed by barely mising … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Random Thoughts, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged abandon, abandoned, apathy, bully, bullying, care, Caring, cars, color, compassion, creature, creatures, cruelty, danger, deprivation, deprive, divide, divisiveness, Dog, dogs, eyes, grow, hate, hatred, help, Hero, Heroic, highway, hit, indifferencee, learn, loneliness, lonely, Love, neglect, one, oneness, ostracize, ostracized, political, politics, race, same, sameness, save, saved, shape of eyes, similar, similarities, skin, skin color, slavery, species, traffic, unite, video, war, wounds | Leave a comment

I Have Much to Learn From My Dog

Posted on February 29, 2012 by russtowne

A friend forwarded these and they seem right on to me. My dog Duke has been modeling these for me for six years and I still struggle to consistently do them. What can I say? I’m a slow learner. When … Continue reading →