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Tag Archives: peace
The Devil’s Dance
I usually post my poetry on my poetry blog A Grateful Man’s Poetry at A Grateful Man’s Poetry rather than this one but in this case my heart whispered to include it on this site as well, and I’ve learned to listen … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Breakthroughs, Choices, Courage, Growth/Learning, Heroes, Peace, Poetry, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged choices, courage, death, Life, peace, poetry, war
9 Comments
To Those Who Could Use Some Peace
I wrote the lyric to the song linked below to celebrate the sounds of nature and how they soothe my soul. This post is dedicated to those who could use some peace in their lives and to nature lovers everywhere. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Uncategorized
Tagged nature, Nature's Symphony, peace, songs I wrote, songwriter
21 Comments
A Day in Paradise
I’ve just completed creating tables of contents for the five non-fiction books I’ve either written or compiled. They’ve been sent to my layout person. Once she’s done, all future copies of the books will include a table of contents. Going … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Contentment, Joy & Happiness, Love, Making Memories, Marriage, Peace
Tagged beauty, contentment, Love, paradise, peace, redwoods, stream
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A Well-Earned Rest and Glorious Vista
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Freedom, Love, Quotes I Love, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, freedom, Love, Nelson Mandela, peace, sacrifice
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Include Yourself
(Source: Ute Lark’s Smile at me) (Source: Forever Awezome) (Source: Healing Hugs) With Love, Russ
Posted in Compassion, Fun, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotos
Tagged Buddha, compassion, find, fun, healing, hugs, humor, look, peace, photos, quotes, quotos, softly
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The Heart Would Never Understand
I just read a quote that I hadn’t read before from Gina’s wonderful http://professionsforpeace.com/2013/02/08/raising-energy-towards-peace/ that I really like and that led to this post. (The best quotes get me to thinking, feeling, and doing.) Someone asked the Dalai Lama, “Why … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love
Tagged bombs, bonds, Dalai Lam, enemies, Friendship, Gina, lines on a map, peace, soldiers
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A Great First Step
I admire the creativity of the person who created the “Coexist” graphic which is spelled out using several religious symbols. It is clever and important message. Coexisting is a great first step toward global peace. And, I believe that humanity … Continue reading
Blessed Day
I dream of the blessed day when humanity awakens from its terrible nightmare and begins to fight for peace with as much ferocity, tenacity, and heroism as we’ve fought our wars. –Russ Towne
Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Growth/Learning, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere
Tagged dream, ferocity, fight, fight for, for, fought, heroism, humanity, nightmare, peace, tenacity, wars, world
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A Father’s Love
One of the books I’m reading is “Journeys Of The Human Heart” by Robert Sexton. I’m finding it heart-warming and thought-provoking. It was given to me by a dear Aunt, the sister of my biological father. It means all the … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Family "Fun", Forgiveness, Joy & Happiness, Love, Quotes I Love
Tagged "Journeys of the Human Heart", acceptance, aunt, biological father, father, Fathers, Forgiveness, Inner Peace, joy, Love, peace, Robert Sexton
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