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: Life
Naturally
All those who love nature Probably also love their lives For nature is full of life And happy lives are full of love. –Russ Towne
The Change
The daunting gauntlet that was my life Was full of stress and strain and strife Felt only pain and misery Hope seemed a distant memory It was even hard to lift my head Or get myself out of bed Trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Gratitude, Loneliness, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged amazed, bound, change, cocoon, gratitude, heart, kindness, Life, Love, misery, pain, room, sadness, self, trapped
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“You Hijacked My Heart”
My co-writer on this one is Marty Dolciamore. He is also the vocalist,musician, and producer. This song has a very different feel and sound versus most of what I write. I’m not fond of the characters in it, nor how … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Choices, Feelings/Emotions, Pain & Grief, Songs I've Written or Co-Written
Tagged co-writer, hijacked, Life, lyricist, Marty Dolciamore, songwriter, you
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Regrets vs. Mistakes
“I’d rather have a life full of mistakes than have a heart full of regrets.” –Unknown (Source: tinybuddha) Me too. Then again, I’d rather learn far more from the mistakes of others than have to make them all myself to … Continue reading
Posted in Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love
Tagged heart, Life, Love, mistakes, regrets, tinybuddha, unknown
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A Beautiful Bouquet
“Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower.” –John Harrison Source: Tiny Buddha This sounds to me like a good recipe for turning life into a beautiful bouquet. Russ
Posted in Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, Poetry I Wrote, Quotes I Love
Tagged beautiful, bouquet, flower, hapiness, John Harrigan, Life, recipe, seed, Tiny Buddha, tinybuddha
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I’m Surrounded!
My life works better when I surround myself with people who support me in being the person I want to be. Thank you for doing that for me! Russ PS A post I saw on bucketlistpublications.com with a somewhat similar … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons
Tagged be, better, Life, person, support, surrounded, the person I want to be, want, works
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Breakthrough!
Breakthrough! By Russ Towne Darkness dominates. It starts with a faint glow. Patient. Persistent. Chipping away. Lightens. Brightens. Until only a wisp remains To hold it back. Then that too dissolves. Breakthrough! — Is the above a description of: The … Continue reading
Posted in Breakthroughs, Optimism, Patience & Persistence, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged above, breakthrough, bright, burden, bursting, candl, decide, Forgiveness, forth, idea, Life, lighting, live, Love, patience, patient persistence, Russ Towne, sunrise, unloading, you
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Perfect Moments
The longer I live the more I become convinced that I can either focus on how imperfect life is or on filling my life with perfect moments. Russ Towne
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 