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Some Quotes I Love

Posted on June 20, 2013 by russtowne

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” –Theodore Roosevelt (Source: Online Wellness Network) “strength does not come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you thought you once thought you couldn’t.” –Rikki Rogers (Source Online Wellness Network) … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Strength | Tagged Aldous Huxley, compariso, face, home, joy, Let's Be Positive Tofether, light, Online Wellness Network, people, positive, Rikki Rogers, smile, strength, Theodore Roosevelt, thief, together | 10 Comments

The Race

Posted on January 5, 2013 by russtowne

This poem is dedicated to all who are weary and craving sleep. May you soon enjoy blessed slumber! Russ The Race Moving in slow motion Barely able to think at all Vision is getting fuzzy Movements slowing to a crawl … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry I Wrote | Tagged door, exhaustion, face, floor, pillow, sleep, slumber, weary | 10 Comments

I Dreamt

Posted on January 2, 2013 by russtowne

I just read a short poem that brought a smile to my face and led to a very pleasant stroll down Memory Lane. May it do the same for you: I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Love, Poems By Others | Tagged A.Word.A.Day, Anu Garg, dreamt, face, Love, Memory Lane, Ogden Nash, pleasant, smile, stroll, true, true love, unkempt, wordsmith.org | 4 Comments

A Goofy Encounter

Posted on November 29, 2012 by russtowne

When My Beloved and I were married, she had a little Honda Civic that was not much bigger than a basketball and a personalized license plate that read, “I GOOFY”. As it turns out, a 100-minute one-way commute caused us … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, True Stories I've Written | Tagged basketball, chance encounter, crazy, face, goofiness, goofy, Honda Civic, memory, moment, smile, thumbs-up | 20 Comments

Smiles

Posted on October 16, 2012 by russtowne

I was out watering my ferns and redwoods this afternoon when this came to me: Smiles They warm my heart and spirits And never go out of style Like the beaming ones that couples show As they walk together down … Continue reading →

Posted in Joy & Happiness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged adults, alright, baby, beaming, couples, experience, face, favorite, ferns, fight, grown, heart, hearts, kindness, Memory Lane, parent, parent's child, redwoods, scene, scenes, smiles, spirits, stranger, strangers, surgeon, together, walk | 18 Comments

The Race

Posted on September 19, 2012 by russtowne

I haven’t yet found a place for it in one of my songs, but someday I’m going to use these lines–which as far as I know I made up–in a lyric: “I’ve been awake for so long that it’s going … Continue reading →