Tag Archives: courage

An Infinite Succession of Presents

Posted on September 20, 2012 by russtowne

(Originally posted on March 30, 2012) “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Courage, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged act, behaved, believe, compassion, courage, different, direction, energy, gives, grand, Howard Zinn, Infinite, kindness, magnificently, people, presents, sacrifice, succession, us, utopian, wisdom, Wisdom Quotes, world | 6 Comments

Reconciliation of former combatants inspires, heals

Posted on August 10, 2012 by russtowne

Reconciliation of former combatants inspires, heals.

Posted in Courage, Friendship, Healing, Inspiring | Tagged courage, former enemies, friends, heal, inspire, inspiring, pilots, planes | Leave a comment

The Toughest Nuts To Crack

Posted on July 29, 2012 by russtowne

A friend commented on my post “The Bond” mentioning the human element of the people on the wrong side of the law. I wanted to share my response to her with all of you and expanded it a bit for … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Making the World a Better Place | Tagged courage, fierce, fierce love, Friend, futures, Love, pain, prison | 8 Comments

A Wise Man

Posted on July 26, 2012 by russtowne

Albert Einstein is widely known as having been a highly intelligent man. I believe he was always a very wise man. Below are some of his thoughts on a variety of subjects and I believe that much wisdom is contained … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Quotes I Love, Wisdom | Tagged Albert Einstein, courage, Feelings, genius, illusion, Important, intelligent, knowledge, Love, peace, quotes, reality, Success, thoughts, understanding, universe, wisdom | 24 Comments

The Great Blindini

Posted on July 19, 2012 by russtowne

I have a friend named Brent who is blind. He is also a magician. He calls himself The Great Blindini. Here are some snippets from a recent newspaper article about him: Magicians often don a blindfold at some point during … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged amazing, blind, blindness, Brent Gifford, children, courage, entertaining, fear, Friend, great, Hawaii, libraries, magic, magician, The Great Blindini | 25 Comments

Things Worth Believing In

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

One of my favorite movies is Secondhand Lions. Below is a quote from it that I love. It is a scene where an old man (portrayed by Robert Duvall) tells a young boy about things worth believing in: “Sometimes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Growth/Learning, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Quotes I Love, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged believe, courage, good, honor, Love, Remember, Robert Duvall, Secondhand Lions, things worth believing in, virtue | 11 Comments

Bullies

Posted on June 26, 2012 by russtowne

I’m glad to see that there are several major initiatives to end bullying. I believe in some years it may be responsible for more deaths than war. I was bullied as a kid. I think most kids were. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Courage, True Stories I've Written | Tagged buddies, buddy, bullied, bullies, bully, bullying, cadet, cadets, courage, hisg school, liquid courage, Marines, pal, pals, ROTC, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines | 6 Comments

21 Photos of Kindness in Action

Posted on June 21, 2012 by russtowne

A friend shared this touching and heart-warming set of photos and I wanted to share them with you, my internet friends. http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/pictures-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity

Posted in Courage, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged compassion, courage, generosity, kindness, Love, making the world a better place, photos | Leave a comment

Kindness In Action

Posted on June 21, 2012 by russtowne

http://www.wimp.com/colacameras/ I fund this video to be well worth watching. In fact, I think I’ll watch it again as soon as I share it with you! Russ

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Coca Cola, Coke, courage, Hero, kind, kindness, vid, video | 2 Comments

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by russtowne

As I made my way down a dark expressway in very heavy traffic I noticed something truly extraordinary. At all the major intersections that would have become gridlocked like the one it had taken an hour for me to get … Continue reading →