Tag Archives: greatness

A New Look To Show What I’m Most Grateful For

Posted on December 1, 2015 by russtowne

I’ve been concerned for some time that the old dark banner photo I’ve used for years and since the beginning of the blog didn’t accurately reflect the lighter and brighter content I attempt to create and/or share on this site, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids | Tagged change, children, goodness, Grandchildren, greatness, photos | 12 Comments

Connections

Posted on September 9, 2014 by russtowne

I sometimes hear from readers that something I wrote inspired tears. I love to hear when something that comes from my heart and spirit creates such a close connection with the hearts and spirits of others that happy or healing … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, Love | Tagged beauty, compassion, connection, goodness, greatness, happy tears, healing tears, heart, spirit, tears | 2 Comments

Specs for Slices of Life

Posted on July 14, 2014 by russtowne

I was just asked regarding the specs for stories for Slices of Life. I thought some of you might also be interested in my answer to that excellent question: The primary specs are that they be stories and non-fiction. (So … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Non-Fiction, Writing, Writing Project Updates | Tagged anthology, funnybone, goodness, greatness, heart, non-fiction, Slices of Life, spirit, stories | 12 Comments

Legacy

Posted on December 10, 2013 by russtowne

I apologize that I’m barraging you with so many announcements so close together, but since two more books will be released shortly, I thought I better tell you about a different project now. I’ve begun writing my first fictional short … Continue reading →

Posted in Goodness, Imagination, Kindness, Truth, Writing | Tagged adventures, blog, books, fiction, goodness, greatness, legacy, misadventures, non-fiction, readers, site, uthor, writer | 8 Comments

Greatness In Small Things

Posted on June 3, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Karen Robiscoe-Fan Page shared Hippie Peace Freak’s photo.) When one realizes that the small things in life ARE great they realize they’ve had great things in their life the whole time. And who wouldn’t be grateful about that? –Russ … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awareness, Breakthroughs, Contentment, Gratitude, Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotes I Wrote | Tagged great, greatness, Hippie Peace Freak's photo, Karen Robiscoe-Fan, photo, photographs, quote, quotes | 6 Comments

To A Friend Who Is Going Through Tough Times

Posted on May 19, 2013 by russtowne

A friend who is going through tough times recently wrote something along the lines that she needed to get out into nature. Dear friend: I wrote the lyric for the song linked above, and Kevin Harris wrote the music. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Believe, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dreams, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Goodness, Loneliness, Loss, My Beliefs, Nature, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged believe, cares, dreams, Friend, Friendship, gifts, goodness, greatness, grieving, Kevin Harris, loss, lyric, music, poem, poetry, song, symphony | 17 Comments

There Is Greatness In Goodness

Posted on March 16, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I watched the new Oz movie a few days ago. I just flashed back to a scene in the movie where a man with many flaws who has wanted his whole life to be great and failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Goodness, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged fail, failed, good, goodness, great, greatness, Oz | 28 Comments

The Greatness Within You

Posted on February 16, 2013 by russtowne

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.” –Unknown Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, believers, blessings, doers, dreamers, dreams, greatness, greatness within, thinkers | 2 Comments

The Treasure

Posted on January 16, 2013 by russtowne

There are pieces of my spirit In all that I create Offers of connectedness I hope will resonate May you find that what I write Is loving, kind, and true And invites a deeper delving Into the treasure that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Goodness, Love, Poetry I Wrote, Potential | Tagged bridges, brothers, goodness, greatness, kind, Love, loving, pieces, sisters, spirit, true, write | 18 Comments

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 →