Tag Archives: fear

“Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by russtowne

Here are some excerpts and illustrations from my second children’s book. It’s titled “Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”. It is scheduled for release at the end of September, and will be a part of my Kickstarter Crowd-sourcing campaign (which could … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Adversity, Animals, Challenges, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Choices, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Goodness, Gratitude, Heroes, Inspiring, Kindness, My Written Works Misc., Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork | Tagged birds, carved bear, children's book, courage, crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, fear, friends, Heroes, Kickstarter, redwood trees, Rusty, Rusty Bear, Rusty Bear and Thomas, Thomas, write, written, wrote | 20 Comments

No Guarrantees

Posted on February 7, 2013 by russtowne

“There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.” –“Emmanuel” Source: Online Wellness Network Sounds about right to me. I also believe that from the viewpoint of courage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fear, Love, Quotes I Love, Strength | Tagged fear, Love, Online Wellness Network, strength | 3 Comments

I Believe

Posted on January 25, 2013 by russtowne

I believe That caring Is closer To the norm Than not Sadly, so are Fear and the feeling Of powerlessness If we empower Those who care And remove the reasons For their fear I believe The world Would improve In … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Fear, Making the World a Better Place, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged believe, Caring, empower, fear, improve, powerlessness, wonderful, world | 8 Comments

A Quiet Voice at the End of the Day

Posted on December 9, 2012 by russtowne

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.” –Mary Anne Radmacher This post is dedicated to all who are struggling, facing fear, have fallen flat on … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Fear, Patience & Persistence, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, believe, courage, critically important, facing fear, falling down, fear, hearts, Mary Anne Radmacher, others, share, share with the world, sharing, spirits, tomorrow, Try, try again, we | 9 Comments

Astounding Ourselves

Posted on August 19, 2012 by russtowne

“If we all did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”–Thomas Edison I lived much of my life in great fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of making a fool of myself. Fear of being … Continue reading →

Posted in Fear, Gratitude, Potential, Quotes I Love | Tagged astound, Astounding, capable, fear, gratitude, readers, relief, Thomas Edison, world | 21 Comments

Being There

Posted on August 3, 2012 by russtowne

Many of the most powerful moments in my life, the times I feel the most alive, the most useful, and the most connected to everyone and everything are those times I am there when someone needs me the most. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Fear, Gratitude | Tagged Being there, connected, fear, Grief, pain, safe, safe space, spirit | 16 Comments

My Biggest Fear

Posted on July 27, 2012 by russtowne

Over at She’s A Maineiac she asked her readers regarding their greatest fear. It has been awhile since I’d been asked that question or thought about the answer. Here’s my biggest fear: I fear foolishly letting minor hassles, annoyances, pet … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Fear, Gratitude | Tagged Abundance, beauty, blessings, fear, grateful, gratitude, kindness, Love, precious moments, She's a Maineiac, shesamaineiac, tragedy | 15 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

The Antidote For Fear And Anger

Posted on July 13, 2012 by russtowne

I collect quotes and sayings. I even use what I consider to be the best of them (what I call “Truisms”) as affirmations. So in my travels, when I see a quote I like I tend to write it down. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Fear, Gratitude, Quotes I Love | Tagged action, Anger, antidote, blog, fear, gratitude, stop, stuck, Tony Robbins | 4 Comments

I P O Y

Posted on April 11, 2012 by russtowne

I occassionally write the letters “I P O Y” on the bottom of emails and other written communicationss to one of my sons. The reason for doing so takes a little explaining but involves Fred Rogers of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” … Continue reading →