Tag Archives: humankind

The Kindness Connection

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

It happens every time I experience Love in Action Whether it’s Kindness to me From me Or to others by others I feel a connection To humankind The spirit within me And the universe That makes my heart smile Fills … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Kindness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged action, alive, fills me, gratitud, heart, heart smile, humankind, kindness, Love, love in action, mantra, motto, part of it all, poem, poetry, smile, spirit, universe | 3 Comments

Thank Goodness For My Failures

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

“Live the life you’d dare to live if you knew you could not fail.” –R.B. Brooke I like the intent and message of this quote. And, I think a life that never involved failing would rapidly prove dull and lifeless. … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged attributes, dare, dare to live, empathy, formative, grow, growth, humankind, learned, lessons, lessons learned, Life, live, R.B.Brooke, succeed, suceess, valuable, value | 4 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 →

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 | 7 Comments

Hunger Games

Posted on April 1, 2012 by russtowne

I saw the Hunger Games movie last night. I liked it a lot and felt it captured the tone of the first book well. It showcases the best and worst of humankind. The power of hope, of trust, of love. … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Creativity, Friendship, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged beneath the surface, book, divide, dividers, eveil, Friendship, heal, heal a wound, hug, humankind, Hunger Games, kindness, Life, Love, Loyalty, misery of slavery, movie, poverty, power, power of speaking simple truths, rage, rage of injustice, reassure, reassuring, ripples, simmering, slavery, smile, strangers, thin veneer, thin veneer of civilization, Trust, truth, truths, unite, uniters, vanity | 5 Comments

Getting Along Just Fine

Posted on March 29, 2012 by russtowne

A woman in Alaska has a fairly crowded back porch. A Bald Eagle, fox, and her two cats are all sharing the space in peace. I wonder how much longer it will be until humankind can do the same? The … Continue reading →