The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Rusty Bear and Thomas Too
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Clyde and Friends 3 Books in 1!
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Slices of Life
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Palpable Imaginings
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Reflections of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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Tag Archives: growth
Fear, Sour Grapes, Shrinking, & Growing
I’ve too often let fear keep me from doing things I’ve wanted to do. Or perhaps I just just didn’t want to do those things badly enough (though that sounds a bit like “sour grapes” rationalizing to me.) In more … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Courage, Fear, Growth/Learning, perspective, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, courage, fear, growth, perspective
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Adulting School
I think this is a great idea and hope it catches on. Adulting School With Love, Russ
Love in Action
Love In Action My life changed forever Became so much better When I learned kindness and passion Are BOTH love in action. Love, Russ (c) Copyright 2016 Russ Towne All Rights Reserved
Posted in Action, Growth/Learning, Love, Passion, Uncategorized
Tagged action, growth, kindness, Love, passion
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An Inexpensive Set of Valuable Lessons
In my last post I mentioned a friend’s story involving homeless people reminded me ozone of my stories which I then re-shared in the post. I liked his story so much that I asked him if I could share it with … Continue reading
Sliding Backwards
The holidays and new year can be especially difficult for those who are experiencing difficult times and relationships, or no relationships at all, health problems, etc. Some people I love are dealing with depression and struggling to cling to hope. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Change, Choices, Forgiveness, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Loneliness, Observations
Tagged Anger, depression, Forgiveness, growth, self-help, writer, writing
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Heart Mountain
Source: Illuminating Soul’s photo With Love, Russ
Posted in Adventure, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Growth/Learning, Heart, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Uncategorized
Tagged challenges, growth, heart, Love, mountain, parts of myself
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Rushing to Judgment
A blogger friend of mine posted a story about a dog in another country who found a baby in a plastic bag at a garbage dump and brought it to its human family, who saw and decided to adopt the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Choices, Compassion, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Love, Observations
Tagged abandoned, adopt, adopted, baby, compassion, Dog, growth, heart, infant, Love, mind, saved, understand
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Growing Gratitude Naturally
A friend posted: “Begin each day with a grateful heart.” I “liked” that saying, and replied: “Is there any other kind, my friend? An “Ungrateful heart” seems like an oxymoron to me. I’ve heard of lots of folks with ungrateful … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Observations
Tagged Friend, grateful, gratitude, growing, growth, heart, mind, naturally, observation, quote
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A Great Valentines Day Gift From Misifusa
Misifusa from http://misifusa.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/lovely-valentine-liebsters/ just honored my blog with the Liebster Award. Thank you misifusa. If you haven’t checked out misifusa’s site I recommend that you do so. Here are some questions misifusa requested that I answer: 1. What’s your favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Awards: Sharing The Love, Gifts
Tagged connect, connection, Ender's Game, grow, growth, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, kindness, kindred spirits, liebster, Liebster Award, Misifusa, share, sharing the love
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 