Tag Archives: gratitude

Abundance and Gratitude

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

“”…abundance flows into your life when gratitude flows out of your heart.” –Jon Gordon (as mentioned by Andrea Kelly at http://thehandwrittenlife.wordpress.com/ Thank you, Andrea!) I cetainly have found that there is much truth in this statement–though there catruth, n be … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Patience & Persistence, Quotes I Love | Tagged Abundance, Andrea, Andrea Kelly, gratitude, heart, Jon, Jon Gordon, Life, patience, pays, thehandwritten life, time, truth, wordpress.com | 6 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

My Sweeteners

Posted on June 24, 2012 by russtowne

They say that if life gives you lemons make lemonade, but it has been my experience that lemonade made only with lemons is a recipe for a very bitter brew and life–and believe me I’ve tried! I’ve found that adding … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Love, Observations, Quotes I Love | Tagged gratitude, kindness, lemonade, lemons, Life, Love | 2 Comments

Love, Grace, and Gratitude

Posted on June 3, 2012 by russtowne

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude” — Denis Waitley I don’t know about the “every minute” part, but I’ve found that happiness … Continue reading →

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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 →

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My Recipe For Life

Posted on May 11, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that most people feel that life is very complex and complicated. That is understandable. There is so much information, regulation, conflicting needs and priorities, entities telling and selling what we need and should do, partisanship and rancor, choices, … Continue reading →

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Money For a Taxi Ride

Posted on April 5, 2012 by russtowne

My wife and I were out on the town with some other couples when an elderly woman who appeared quite down on her luck and perhaps homeless walked up to our group and asked if we were going in a … Continue reading →