Tag Archives: grateful

Abyss

Posted on December 11, 2012 by russtowne

I know too well what it’s like To linger on the jagged edge Of a deep and dark abyss. I’ve felt its powerful pull And heard its siren song. “Give up! Give in! You can end your pain and shame. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged abyss, allure, cure, dark, darkest days, deep, distant memory, edge, endure, false friend, Friend, grateful, Hope, jagged, jagged edge, like, linger, lose, lost, powerful, pull, renew, smiled, strength | 13 Comments

Grateful Generosity

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

I just saw a post from I Stop For Suffering (I love that site) that showed a photo of a man holding a cardboard sign that read: “I have a job, I have a home. Could YOU use $5?” Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Gratitude | Tagged $5, generosity, generous, grateful, gratitude, home, job, man | Leave a comment

Thank YOU!

Posted on August 21, 2012 by russtowne

I’ve got a confession to make. I’m not proud of it. It is about how I’ve shown up–or NOT–for most of my life. For example, I know at the logical level that by the time one reaches adulthood many people … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Acceptance, Friendship, Gratitude, Humility, Love | Tagged acceptance, birthday, bithdays, Family, grateful, gratitude, honore, honored, Love, siblings | 20 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

An Old Guy and a Bucket of Shrimp

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

An aunt sent this story to me today. I enjoyed it and thought you would too. I haven’t verified the accuracy of the story. I often find value in stories whether they are true or not. This one falls into … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Courage, Gratitude, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged aunt, bucket, devotional service, Eastern Airlines, Eddie Rickenbacher, endure, grateful, gratitude, heart, hunger, In the Eye of the Storm, life-saving, max Lucado, miracle, miraculously survived, ordeal, pier, pilot, prayed, quietly, rations, rescued, rigors, sacrifice, Seagull, seagulls, shrimp, sun, survival, survival-technique, survivors, thank you, WWII | 25 Comments

Blowing the Dust Away

Posted on June 25, 2012 by russtowne

At MaggieMaeIJustSayThis blog, she often asks interesting questions and invites readers to answer them. She recently asked: Dust love get dusty? Here was my reply: Love gets dusty… …but investing time together, finding things to laugh about together, finding things … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged best, best friends, finding, Friend, friends, grateful, gratitude, investing time, Love, love notes, married, sweet memories, time, treasured, wife | 4 Comments

In The Spirit Of Love

Posted on May 31, 2012 by russtowne

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” –Henry Drummond This statement has certainly been true for … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged connected, generosity, generous, grateful, happy, Henry Drummond, humility, kindness, Life, moments, opportunity, pride, spirit, spirit of love | Leave a comment

Of The Good In You I Can Speak

Posted on May 29, 2012 by russtowne

“…Of the Good in you I can speak, but not of the Evil. For what is Evil but Good–tortured by its own hunger and thirst? When Good is hungry, it seeks food, even in dark caves, and when it thirsts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Praise, Quotes I Love | Tagged appreciate, centuries, descendants, fellow, food, generations, generous, good, grateful, great, greatness, heart, Hope, humankind, Kahlil Gibran, kind, legacy, live, living, living legacy, medicine, save another, saved, shirt off their back, spirit, spirits, survivors, wonderful | 7 Comments

In Remembrance

Posted on May 26, 2012 by russtowne

A friend and his two sons were part of a group of 250 Boy Scouts who devoted part of their day at local the national cemetary today to plant little flags on the graves of the many men and women … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Making the World a Better Place, Random Thoughts | Tagged Boy Scouts, cemetary, country, fair, fairness, Friend, friends, gave all, globablly, grateful, gratitude, grave, graveyard, justice, lasting peace, Memorial Day, military, nation, peace, sacrifice, serve, service, thank you, thanks, time | 2 Comments

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →