Tag Archives: Heroes

Speaking of Flying…

Posted on November 10, 2013 by russtowne

I just completed the rough drafts of my first two non-fiction books not written for children, all 64,541 words worth. It has been fun writing them. One is titled, “From the Heart of a Grateful Man” and deals with love, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Writing | Tagged "From the Heart of a Grateful Man", "Reflections of a Grateful Man", author, compassion, dreams, Family, Forgiveness, gratitude, Grief, healing, Heroes, kindness, Life, loss, Love, non-fiction, Relationships, soul mates, writing | 5 Comments

“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

“Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by russtowne

Here are some excerpts and illustrations from my second children’s book. It’s titled “Rusty Bear and Thomas, Too”. It is scheduled for release at the end of September, and will be a part of my Kickstarter Crowd-sourcing campaign (which could … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Adversity, Animals, Challenges, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Choices, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Goodness, Gratitude, Heroes, Inspiring, Kindness, My Written Works Misc., Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork | Tagged birds, carved bear, children's book, courage, crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, fear, friends, Heroes, Kickstarter, redwood trees, Rusty, Rusty Bear, Rusty Bear and Thomas, Thomas, write, written, wrote | 20 Comments

All Heroes To Me

Posted on January 30, 2013 by russtowne

These people are all heroes to me. They are window washers at a children’s hospital in Pittsburgh. Can you imagine what it would feel like to be seriously ill and see Spiderman, Superman, or Batman right outside your window, waving … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Compassion, Heroes, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged Batman, childrens', Heroes, hospital, Pittsburgh, Spiderman, superheroes, Superman | 12 Comments

“So Many Caring People In this World”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by russtowne

“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 this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Heroes, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged 9/11, Caring, children, children. childrens', compassion, curiosity, episodes, fears, Fred Rogers, Friend, friends, Friendship, gentle, helper, helpers, Heroes, kind, kndness, Love, Mr. Rogers', Relationship, September 11, show, television, TV | 12 Comments

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

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 3 of 3

Posted on June 18, 2012 by russtowne

The aftershocks kept coming, sporadic and of varying intensity. We decided to see if any of the radio stations had come back up so we bundled everyone and went out to my car in the garage and sat in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written | Tagged earthquake, Family, food, Heroes, home power, house, Loma Prieta | Leave a comment

Courage

Posted on April 28, 2012 by russtowne

I just read an amazing and heart-warming story of four people–two men and two women; mostly strangers–they had to quickly trust each other at a critical and terrifying moment to save the life of someone they didn’t know. They took … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged black, Heroes, Heroes of Humanity, Los Angeles, race, Reginald Denny, truck driver, white, Yahoo News, Yahoonews | Leave a comment

A Real-Life Quiet Hero: Dr. Tim

Posted on February 24, 2012 by russtowne

I just finished reading about a real-life quiet hero named Dr. Tim from one of my favorite sites, http://www.HeroicStories.org I recommend that you check out both that story and that site. Better yet, introduce yourself to Joyce Schowalter who keeps … Continue reading →

Posted in Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged bills, Caring, Dr., health, Hero, Heroes, Heroic, kindness, Money, payment, payments, self-employed | Leave a comment

Quiet Heroes

Posted on February 24, 2012 by russtowne

A friend from my childhood recently mentioned the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird”. It is one of my all-time favorite stories. That got me to thinking again about my favorite type of people: Quiet Heroes. They are the ones who … Continue reading →