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Lovers’ Day for Lonely Hearts

This post and poem are dedicated to everyone who will be alone and wish they weren’t on Valentine’s Day. Love, Russ Lovers’ Day for Lonely Hearts This is for all the lonely hearts Who are apart this Lover’s Day. For … Continue reading

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Becoming the Kind Of Friend I Wanted To Have

There was a time when I was lonely so I tried to make friends and invite more people into my life. Most people declined the invitation. I simply didn’t have enough positive things to offer to them and/or I had … Continue reading

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In That Instant

Two lonely strangers on opposite walls Of a room full of partying people Each of the lonely hearts wondering How soon they could go Without being rude. They felt they didn’t really fit in With this popular raucous crowd. There … Continue reading

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The Most Selfish Thing I’ve Ever Done

The Thanksgiving holiday period is now over. For some dear people in my life, they weren’t wonderful times. For many, the holidays are cold, dark, and lonely. One friend mentioned the challenge of trying to forgive someone who’d hurt them … Continue reading

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Lessons in Kindness on Interstate 5

A true short story I wrote some time ago: It was the middle of the night on one of those long and lonely stretches of Interstate 5 between distant small farming communities. My mom and her girlfriend were taking me … Continue reading

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Tears

This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading

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Hope For The Human Race Comes From An Unlikely Place

Awhile back I saw an amazing video of a dog who ran out onto a busy highway to to attempt to pull from danger another dog that had just been hit by a car. As cars whizzed by barely mising … Continue reading

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