Tag Archives: Hero

Heroes Come in All Ages

Posted on May 17, 2019 by russtowne

A quick-thinking nineteen-year-old crane operator saves fourteen people from a burning building. Hero With love, Russ Story source: Leo @ Not All News is Bad Photo credit: Mohamed Nohassi via Unsplash.com

Posted in Courage, Heroes, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged courage, Hero, youth | 1 Comment

“So Many Caring People In This World”

Posted on August 23, 2013 by russtowne

(This is a re-post for newer readers.) “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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Commitment, Compassion, Fear, Following Your Passion, Goodness, Heroes, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love | Tagged 9/11, afraid, children, fear, Fred Rogers, helpers, Hero, Heroes, Love, Mr. Rogers', neighborhood, September 11, tragedies, tragedy | 2 Comments

Sometimes It Takes a Hero, A Leader, And Teamwork

Posted on March 16, 2013 by russtowne

A boy is drowning in the ocean. A crowd gathers on the beach. A man runs out to try to save the boy. Despite his best efforts, he can’t drag the boy and himself to safety and begins floundering. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Breakthroughs, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged boy, breaks, broken, drowning, help, Hero, human chain, leader, New Zealand, NZ, rescue, teamwork, undertow, waves | 10 Comments

“A Heart Like A Stormy Sea”

Posted on December 2, 2012 by russtowne

As I just read the phrase “a heart like a stormy sea” in the interesting article below, this came to me: A Heart Like A Stormy Sea He had a heart like a stormy sea Crashing and pounding on rocky … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Loneliness, Love, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Uncategorized | Tagged 81-year old widow, beach, clean-up, heart like a raging sea, Hero, jacket, military, Sandy, tunic, West Point | Leave a comment

My Heroes: Warriors and Peacemakers: James Stewart

Posted on August 19, 2012 by russtowne

I recently realized that all of my favorite heroes were either warriors or peacemakers. I thought that was a bit odd. Yeah, I know, a lot about me is more than a bit odd, but in this case I dug … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Humility | Tagged actor, duty, Europe, Hero, Heroes, Hollywood, humility, James Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, Nazis, patriotic, peacemakers, warriors, wikipedia.com, WWII | 12 Comments

Flash-Mob of Heroes: “We’re Not Going To Leave You Here To Burn!”

Posted on August 17, 2012 by russtowne

I just read of a woman and her disabled sister who were trapped in their vehicle after a bad accident. It caught fire and neither could get out. Fortunately for them, some people saw the accident, and flagged down truckers … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Making the World a Better Place | Tagged accident, burn, concrete, disabled, fire, flash, flash mob, Hero, Heroic, motorists, woman, women | 2 Comments

The Other Side Of Me

Posted on July 10, 2012 by russtowne

Below is a slightly revised repost that is important to me for my newer readers to see. I have received a number of great compliments from many of you lately and appreciate every single one of them. A lot. Thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Attittude | Tagged arrogant, ashamed, Baditude, brave, coward, generous, hard post to write, Hero, humble, Life, like, Love, other side of me, Pity Party", pretty, proud, selfish, strong, ugly, ugly attitide, weak, Woe is me | 18 Comments

Kindness In Action

Posted on June 21, 2012 by russtowne

http://www.wimp.com/colacameras/ I fund this video to be well worth watching. In fact, I think I’ll watch it again as soon as I share it with you! Russ

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Coca Cola, Coke, courage, Hero, kind, kindness, vid, video | 2 Comments

This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Gratitude, Nature, Praise | Tagged aleafinspringtime, award, dogs, Duke, everyday hero, Facebook, favorite, favorite place, FB, fern, fern garden, ferns, Gina, heart-warming, Hero, honored, humbled, JanBeek, pawstotalk, redwood, redwood grove, sunshine, Sunshine Award, thought-provoking, Twitter, uplifting | 4 Comments

The Other Side Of Me

Posted on May 27, 2012 by russtowne

I have received a number of great compliments from many of you lately and appreciate every single one of them. A lot. Thank you for taking time out of your day to brighten mine. But there is another side of … Continue reading →