Tag Archives: friends

Friendship

Posted on March 16, 2012 by russtowne

“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.” -Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE) Based on how long ago Epicurus lives, it seems safe to say that some things … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kind Of Clever

Posted on March 15, 2012 by russtowne

My latest songwriting project tells the story of a man who must come to grips with the price he has paid for being far too clever for his own good. In a dream he learns the brutal truth and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, LIfe Lessons, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged bank account, bed, brutal truth, car, chasing fame and fortune, choking, clever, conuest, cunning, darkness, false friends, fame, Forgiveness, fortune, Friend, friends, game, good, grabbed, habits, Happiness, heart, joy, lasting, lasting joy, lies, Life, lifetime, lifetime of habits, long-term pain, Love, loved ones, lover, lovers, Money, neck, need, needs, past, Pleasure, poem, poetry, puzzle, redemption, richer, short-term pleasure, sng, Songwriting, story, The Wrong Kind Of Clever, tomorrow, tonight, trophy, truth, value, Wealth, wreck, your past is just a story | Leave a comment

To The Stars, And Beyond

Posted on March 12, 2012 by russtowne

A friend on Facebook posted this quote. It resonated with me and I thought it would with many of you, too. “And finally, I believe in my whole race. Yellow, white, black, red, brown –in the honesty, courage, intelligence, durability….and … Continue reading →

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged black, brothers, brown, courage, decency, durability, endure, evolve, Friend, friends, goodness, great contributions, heairless embryo, heart, Heinlein, hers, his, honesty, insatiable curiosity, intelligence, noble essential decency, opposable thumb, oversize brain, planet, race, red, resonated, sisters, skin of our teeth, stars, survive, This I believe with all my heart, to the stars, to the stars and beyond, unlimited courage, white, yellow | Leave a comment

Savoring Unexpected Pleasures

Posted on March 7, 2012 by russtowne

We’ve all had the kind of days days when nothing seems to go right. We stub our toes, spill coffee on ourselves or someone else, get a flat tire on the way to an important meeting, accidentally hurt someone’s feelings, … Continue reading →

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts, Unexpected Pleasures | Tagged accident, accidents, appreciate, aroma, attitude, azure, azure sky, bacon, bad, bad times, blessed, blessed moments, breeze, California poppy, Canada Geese, card, change, cloud, coffee, condolences, conscious, dad days, dance, dancing, dark, dark cloud, Dog, flat tire, flying, Friend, friends, geese, glide, golden glow, Happiness, happy, hide and seek, important meeting, letter, lives, meeting, noticing, opportunity, phone call, Pleasure, pleasures, point of view, rich, sky, soothing, soothing sound, splashing, squirrels, swaying, trees, view, wasted opportunity, water, wind | 1 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 →

Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts | Tagged beleive, belief, connected, connectedness, courage, desire, despair, embrace, embraced, embracing, empathy, enlighten, Feel, feeling, Feelings, forgive, Forgiveness, forgiving, Friend, friends, gift, gifts, Grief, grow, growth, heal, healing, Hope, hug, hugs, illuminate, joy, joyful, joyfulness, joyous, learned, lesson, Life, lighten, living, load, loneliness, lonely, loss, Love, loving, numb, numbness, pain, Shame, share, sharing, sign, source, step, steps, strangers, strength, stronger, tear, tears, wiser, world | Leave a comment

I Have Much to Learn From My Dog

Posted on February 29, 2012 by russtowne

A friend forwarded these and they seem right on to me. My dog Duke has been modeling these for me for six years and I still struggle to consistently do them. What can I say? I’m a slow learner. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged care, Caring, coming home, compassion, Dog, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, grass, greet, greeting, heat, home, hot, ill, illness, learner, Love, loyal, Loyalty, nuzzle, sun, tail, teach, warm, warmth, wisdom | Leave a comment

Add Extra To Ordinary

Posted on February 25, 2012 by russtowne

I was headed out the door to meet with a new investment Client when the headline for an ad in an open magazine caught my eye: “Add Extra To Ordinary” What an extraordinary tag line! (It was for Bertoli Olive … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged Caring, compassion, evening, extra, Friend, friends, Friendship, help, Helping, kindness, Life, Love, night, ordinary, thoughtfulness, understanding | Leave a comment

Quiet Heroes

Posted on February 24, 2012 by russtowne

A friend from my childhood recently mentioned the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird”. It is one of my all-time favorite stories. That got me to thinking again about my favorite type of people: Quiet Heroes. They are the ones who … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Atticus, book, books, bravery, Caring, child, childhood, courage, fear, Friend, friends, Friendship, Hero, Heroes, Heroic, honor, honoring, humble, humility, kind, kindness, Life, Love, Mockingbird, movie, movies, obstacles, quiet, smile, stories, story, understand, understanding, world | Leave a comment

Keeping Lists

Posted on February 5, 2012 by russtowne

Some lists make life better and some worse. I’ve found that grocery lists come in handy, but lists of a person’s transgressions, failings, imperfections, mistakes, etc, do not. I’m blessed to have a wife who knows that the latter type … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged blessed, blessing, blessings, Family, friends, Friendship, friendships, Happiness, Inner Peace, Intimacy, Life, Lists, Love, Loyalty, marriage, Relationship, Trust | Leave a comment

Lifting the Veils

Posted on January 29, 2012 by russtowne

I believe I’m at my best and my world is greatly improved when I’m able to remove or see through (if only temporarily) the many layers of judgment, bias, pain, fear, shame, guilt, and so much more that that I … Continue reading →