Tag Archives: Friendship

Being There and Showing How Much I Care

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

In a comment from my last post, a reader asked what I did to become a better friend. I thought some of you might also be interested in my reply (with a bit more information added that I thought of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Commitment, Friendship, Passion | Tagged Being there, care, Caring, children, Family, friends, Friendship, hormones, lines of communication, teenager, teenagers, teens | Leave a comment

I Changed My View and It Changed Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

There were times many years ago when I thought my friends had abandoned me. I was wrong. I had only thought that they and I were friends. I hadn’t really been much of a friend to them so I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Breakthroughs, Friendship, Introspection, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged abandoned, change, changed, changed my view, friends, Friendship, it changed me, view | 15 Comments

Chito and Pocho

Posted on February 15, 2013 by russtowne

I saw a post on FB that touched me, and here are some snippets: Deep in the Costa Rican jungle, a fisherman named Chito discovered a crocodile that had been shot in the eye by a cattle farmer and left … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Friendship, Healing, Kindness, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged Chito, crocodile, Friendship, jungle, Love, Pocho, sta Rican | 6 Comments

A Five-Decade Stroll Down Memory Lane

Posted on February 12, 2013 by russtowne

That’s What he gets rough mix-2_12_13 I was just working on a song about friendship with my co-writers Denis Loiuseau and Kevin Harris, and it reminded me of a visit I had last week from a dear friend whom I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Friendship, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged firemen, five decades, friends, Friendship, Memory Lane | 6 Comments

The Heart Would Never Understand

Posted on February 10, 2013 by russtowne

I just read a quote that I hadn’t read before from Gina’s wonderful http://professionsforpeace.com/2013/02/08/raising-energy-towards-peace/ that I really like and that led to this post. (The best quotes get me to thinking, feeling, and doing.) Someone asked the Dalai Lama, “Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged bombs, bonds, Dalai Lam, enemies, Friendship, Gina, lines on a map, peace, soldiers | 7 Comments

A Picture Of Love

Posted on January 19, 2013 by russtowne

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this photo one word comes to mind loud and clear. Love. Russ

Posted in Adversity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged carry, Dog, flood, Friendship, Love, man | 3 Comments

A Hole In My Heart That Wouldn’t Heal

Posted on January 6, 2013 by russtowne

This post is dedicated to all who have had someone dear to them choose to turn their back on them and walk away. If you have a hole in your heart that has never quite healed, this post is for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Healing, Hope | Tagged best, dearest, divorce, estranged, Friend, friends, Friendship, heart, hole, Hope, Love, oldest, reach out, reconcile, reconciliation | 10 Comments

“So Many Caring People In this World”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by russtowne

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Heroes, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged 9/11, Caring, children, children. childrens', compassion, curiosity, episodes, fears, Fred Rogers, Friend, friends, Friendship, gentle, helper, helpers, Heroes, kind, kndness, Love, Mr. Rogers', Relationship, September 11, show, television, TV | 12 Comments

The Flow

Posted on November 22, 2012 by russtowne

I had a dark and haunting dream last night and awoke with a sad and jarring phrase running through my head over and over again. While these are certainly not the kinds of things I normally associate with Thanksgiving, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Gifts, Gratitude | Tagged dreams, flow, friends, Friendship, gifts, Happiness, happy, haunting, Love, Thanksgiving | 8 Comments

Knowing How To Live

Posted on October 11, 2012 by russtowne

“As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live.” –Goethe As seen at http://www.facebook.com/#!/tinybuddha That has proven true for me, and trusting myself was both a lot harder and easier than I thought. I had to surrender … Continue reading →