The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Tag Archives: Hope
Abyss
I know too well what it’s like To linger on the jagged edge Of a deep and dark abyss. I’ve felt its powerful pull And heard its siren song. “Give up! Give in! You can end your pain and shame. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged abyss, allure, cure, dark, darkest days, deep, distant memory, edge, endure, false friend, Friend, grateful, Hope, jagged, jagged edge, like, linger, lose, lost, powerful, pull, renew, smiled, strength
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The Most Successful Of All
“The planet does not need more successful people. The planet needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds, –Dalai Lama From my perspective, the world would be even better off if the peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Success
Tagged better, Dalai Lama, fervent hope, healers, Hope, kinds, lovers, making, making the world a better place, peacemakers, people, place, restorers, storytellers, successful, world
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A Model Of The Type Of Person I Aspire To Be
I’m a lighthouse lover. To me they symbolize many positive things including quiet strength, service, sacrifice for the good of others, a beacon of hope, rising above challenges, a friend reaching out to help, standing up for those in trouble, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Courage, Strength
Tagged beacon, courage, guide, help, Hope, lighthouse, lighthouses, model, person, positive, quiet strength, shelter, storms, strength, support, type, U.S., West Coast
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H.O.P.E.
H.O.P.E. Hold On, Pain Ends. I like this easy way to remember that when bad things happen, this too shall pass. Russ
The Worst Kind Of Loneliness
Most people have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. That saddens me for the person and for the world that is deprived of their gifts. I don’t know what the total answer to that tragedy is, but I’ll bet … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Loneliness, Making the World a Better Place, Observations
Tagged acid, corrosive acid, faith, false friends, Feel, friends, gift, give, giving, Hope, kind, kindness, loneliness, Love, pain, powe, powerful, share, spirit, suicide
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Of The Good In You I Can Speak
“…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
Posted in Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Optimism, Praise, Quotes I Love
Tagged appreciate, centuries, descendants, fellow, food, generations, generous, good, grateful, great, greatness, heart, Hope, humankind, Kahlil Gibran, kind, legacy, live, living, living legacy, medicine, save another, saved, shirt off their back, spirit, spirits, survivors, wonderful
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 