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Tag Archives: choices
Two Strangers at the End of their Rope
Two strangers meet in the middle of the night on a dark and lonely road, one young and the other old, both at the end of their rope. Their meeting lasts mere minutes yet changes destinies… That briefly describes my … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Hope, Loss, Making the World a Better Place, My Written Works Misc., Writing, Youth
Tagged author, book, broken heart, choices, desperate, desperation, fiction, fictional, Harold Nashton, hopeless, mystery, short story, story, writer
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Choices and Pain
I believe that when people go through awful experiences–especially situations where other folks hurt us–we have a choice. We can choose to let what we went through become an excuse to close our heart in an attempt to protect ourselves … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Compassion, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, My Written Works Misc., Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Observations, Pain & Grief, Suffering
Tagged choices, courage, decisions, heart, I believe, joy, lasting joy, my beliefs, observations, pain, paths, suffering, will
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It’s a Matter of on What We Choose To Focus
While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love. ~ Bo Bennett (Source: Smile at me) With Love, Russ
Posted in Choices, Fear, Joy & Happiness, Quotes I Love
Tagged choices, focus, Happiness, joy, Love, quote, quotes
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Choices
Whenever I receive an email or other message with a link and a note that says something to the effect that opening it is a fun way to waste time, I immediately delete the message without opening the link. It … Continue reading
“Poor, Hungry, and Determined” Were His PHD
Have you ever had Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? This is the guy who invented them and his story is fascinating. His name is Richard Montanez and he was the janitor at a Frito-Lay plant in Southern California when he came up … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Adventure
Tagged choice, choices, commitment, courage, determination, hungry, poor, Success
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Choosing Which Ones to Surf
Sources: Surf: Forever Awezome Life: GoPetFriendly.com’s photo With Love, Russ
Posted in Beauty, Choices, Joy & Happiness, Life, LIfe Lessons, Nature, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotos, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, choices, emotions, Life, nature, surfing
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Hearing You, and More Reasons for Considering Changes
Thank you to those of you who provided feedback regarding possible big changes that I mentioned in my last post. Most of those comments indicate a preference that I leave everything all in one blog. I’ve listened. A new blog … Continue reading








