Tag Archives: Facebook

A Great Legacy

Posted on June 6, 2013 by russtowne

After needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 14, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Gifts, Goodness, Health, Inspiring, Kindness, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged blood, blood donations, cured, donating blood, Facebook, James Harrison, liters, litres, rare antigen, Rhesus disease, transfusions | 17 Comments

Casting and Attracting

Posted on February 3, 2013 by russtowne

I just read two questions that were being asked on Facebook: “What are you casting out in life? What are you attracting?” I believe that if one knows the answer to the first question, the second isn’t necessary, for if … Continue reading →

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Observations | Tagged answers, Facebook, Life, questions | 4 Comments

Life Is Like A Camera

Posted on February 2, 2013 by russtowne

This brought a smile to my face and I thought you might enjoy it too. I saw it at: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you, Meg! Russ

Posted in Attittude, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love | Tagged camera, Facebook, I Stop For Suffering, Life, shot | Leave a comment

Learning to See

Posted on January 8, 2013 by russtowne

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” ~Sam Keen (Source: tinybuddha via Facebook) I love this quote. To me, love is about looking past a person’s human imperfections … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Quotes I Love | Tagged Facebook, focused, heart, human, imperfections, Love, Sam Keen, spirit, tinybuddha | 6 Comments

The World Can Be

Posted on November 29, 2012 by russtowne

I just saw this saying on Facebook: “The world can be amazing when you’re slightly strange.” I agree. And I and know from personal experience that the world can be very entertaining when you are downright weird! ;-D! And very … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Kindness, Quotes I Love | Tagged beautiful, entertaining, experience, experiencing, Facebook, kindness, nature, strange, wierd | 2 Comments

This Cat is REALLY “Liked!”

Posted on November 15, 2012 by russtowne

I saw his article on The Sideshow and thought you might enjoy reading it: Dan Urbano’s two kids really wanted a cat. So, Urbano jokingly made a bet offering to adopt a feline friend if they could get 1,000 “likes” … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged bet, cat, challenge, children, Dan Urbano, Evelyn Urbano, Facebook, Hairietta L. Pawturr, like, liked, likes, Marissa Urbano, Remi Urbano, The Sideshow | 4 Comments

Those Who Really Belong In Your Life Will Come To You And Stay

Posted on September 23, 2012 by russtowne

“Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing. The right people–the ones who really belong in your life–will come to you. And stay.” –Will Smith (As seen on a Facebook posting by a friend who appears to have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship | Tagged be yourself, belong, Facebook, friends, Life, Magnetic Sponsoring, people, stay, Will Smith, yourself | 19 Comments

Obsessive Compulsive Last Word Disorder. (OCLWD)

Posted on August 29, 2012 by russtowne

I just read a fun post at Talk To Diana that has a serious element to it. Here are snippets: “The last word on the last word… Obsessive Compulsive Last Word Disorder. (OCLWD) Maybe I should re-name my blog The … Continue reading →

Posted in Communicating | Tagged Diana, Facebook, last word, Talk to Diana, Twitter | 39 Comments

Which Am I, My Friend?

Posted on August 3, 2012 by russtowne

I rarely make political comments on my blog or the blogs of others. It’s not that I don’t have political views—I do—but I find politics to be too often divisive and my focus is on being as inclusive as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Observations, True Stories I've Written | Tagged bridges, choices, divide, Facebook, Friend, loved ones, platform, political parties, politics, stereotypes, unite | 15 Comments

This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading →