Tag Archives: empathy

A Drenched Woman Saves the Day

Posted on July 13, 2018 by russtowne

Photo Credit: Reza Shayestehpour via Unsplash.com A stranger opened her home with ten minutes notice to save a beach wedding that had gotten rained out. I was deeply touched when reading the article linked below about her kindness. A Drenched … Continue reading →

Posted in empathy, Kindness, Love, Marriage, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, empathy, kindness, rain image, wedding | 2 Comments

I Love Every Aspect of this Story

Posted on April 28, 2018 by russtowne

Strangers meet on a subway. A forty-year-old father struggling with math problems he hasn’t seen for thirty years so he can help his young son do better in school. Seated next to him is a man who used to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, empathy, Kindness, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, empathy, kindness, parenting | 8 Comments

Lots of Experience and Even More Wonderful

Posted on April 23, 2013 by russtowne

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~Victoria Holt (Source: Tiny Buddha) I love this quote and the mindset and wisdom behind it. It brought a smile to my face when I read it as … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Gratitude, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Quotes I Love | Tagged bad, blogoshpere, empathetic, empathy, experience, experiences, good, grateful, gratitude, great, joy, joyful, kinder, Love, quote, regret, tinybuddha, Victoria Holt, wisdom, wonderful | 9 Comments

A Key Source of Light

Posted on June 25, 2012 by russtowne

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -Rumi We all get wounded in many ways. It is part of the experience of life. But in exchange for the the pain we are offered several huge gifts that … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Choices, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged appreciate, compassion, darkest hours, empathy, gain, gifts, healing, kindness, light, Love, pain, patience, persistence, receive, Rumi, within reach, wounds | 2 Comments

A Gift To Myself

Posted on June 11, 2012 by russtowne

A quote I just read at Genie Speaks at http://geniespeaks.wordpress.com/ that was attributed to Oprah got me to thinking, and then to writing. The quote was: “True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”” That statement … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged appreciation, empathetic, empathy, Forgiveness, gift, kind, myself, Oprah, strength, strong | 6 Comments

Thank Goodness For My Failures

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

“Live the life you’d dare to live if you knew you could not fail.” –R.B. Brooke I like the intent and message of this quote. And, I think a life that never involved failing would rapidly prove dull and lifeless. … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged attributes, dare, dare to live, empathy, formative, grow, growth, humankind, learned, lessons, lessons learned, Life, live, R.B.Brooke, succeed, suceess, valuable, value | 4 Comments

Have I Ever Done That or Would I Do the Same?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by russtowne

“No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.” -Viktor Frankl, Holocaust survivor, author, neurologist and psychiatrist. (Seen in Wordsmith.org’s A.Word.A.Day by Anu Garg) I’d update … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, Generosity, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Parenting, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged A.Word.A.Day, absolute honesty, Anger, Anu Garg, children, day they're having, drive, driving, empathy, forgive, good, good surprises, holocaust, Holocaust survivor, honesty, kids, Life, life they've led, mad, parent, parenting, self-empathy, traffic, Victor Frankl, wordsmith.org, wordsmith.org's | 1 Comment

Finding Our Way Back To Each Other

Posted on March 18, 2012 by russtowne

I just heard a powerful and inspiring TED talk by Dr. Brene’ Brown about Vulnerability and Shame. I highly recommend that you invest the time to listen to it. Some of my favorite parts: Vulnerability is NOT weakness. Vulnerability is … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Friendship, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged antidote, bad, birthplace of innovation, Brene Brown, change, courage, creativeity, dare gretly, Dr. Brene' Brown, empathy, empathy is the antidote to shame, find our way back to each other, guilt, I am bad, I did something bad, inspiring, judgement, judgment, me too, path, powerful, secrecy, Shame, silence, strength, struggle, vulnerability, weakness | Leave a comment

Woman Rescues Driver Who Flipped Her Off

Posted on March 11, 2012 by russtowne

It has happened to most of us. A driver flips us off or gives some other rude gesture, then speeds off down the road. That happened to a woman in Crystal Springs, Florida, but what happened next is the reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged catalyst, catalyst for change, change, choices, crash, Crystal Springs, daughter, drive, driver, driving, empathy, fiery crash, flip off, fliped off, Florida, Forgiveness, giving the bird, kind, kindness, Kristin Dominy, recover, rude gesture, woman | Leave a comment

Tears

Posted on March 3, 2012 by russtowne

This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading →