Tag Archives: power

Falling

Posted on January 2, 2014 by russtowne

My mind often flows in mysterious ways. I’m in Illinois visiting family. Snow fell last night. Outside my window is a beautiful white vista. My grandtwins are making delightful experimental sounds with their mouths in the background. One crawled for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Friendship, Gratitude, Healing | Tagged Anger, compassion, daughter, despair, desperation, frindship, Grief, Illinois, illness, kindness, Love, man, men, parenting, poison, power, strength, wretch | 21 Comments

The One With Big Dreams

Posted on November 8, 2013 by russtowne

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. (Source: Ute Lark/Precious World) With Love, Russ

Posted in Dreams, Passion, Quotes I Love | Tagged dreams, passion, power, quotes | 9 Comments

To Love You More

Posted on July 18, 2012 by russtowne

I just heard the son of a buddy sing a song that touched me deeply. Here’s a link to it. I was amazed at the level of talent and the power of the singer and the song. Apparantly it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged buddy, Celine, deeply, Dione, Eric, Eric Krop, Krop, Love, more, power, son, To Love You More, touched, you | 12 Comments

To Live In The Presence of Great Truths

Posted on June 4, 2012 by russtowne

“To live in the presence of great truths, to be dealing with eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals, that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged appreciate, blessings, calm, eternal laws, focus, focused, Francis Peabod, fully appreciate, gifts, great, great truths, ideals, Life, live, living, Love, miracles, patient, power, presence, Remember, truth, unspoiled, world | Leave a comment

For and Against

Posted on May 29, 2012 by russtowne

When I see news articles about people being against war, global warming, violence, poverty, drugs, crime, and many other things, I’m reminded of a brief story I heard about Mother Teresa. During the Vietnam War, anti-war protesters invited her to … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged concept, Love, Mother Teresa, peace, power, wisdom | 2 Comments

Sounds Like A Wonderful Time To Me…

Posted on May 11, 2012 by russtowne

“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Growth/Learning, Quotes I Love | Tagged bacon, books, cottage, friends, give, human, human power, power, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

The Power of Love

Posted on May 1, 2012 by russtowne

I recently saw a vid that was called “The Power of Words”. It began by showing a grizzled old blind man sitting on a sidewalk on a busy city street with lots of pedestrians walking by. In front of him … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Generosity, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged blind, blind man, cardboard sign, cut-out cardboard sign, hand-written, kindness, Love, power, sat, shoes, sidewalk, the power of love, The Power of Words, woman, words | Leave a comment

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

Much More Than A Pile Of Rocks

Posted on March 18, 2012 by russtowne

“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery MaggieMaeIJustSayThis shared ths quote. I like it and thought you would too. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged ., cathedral, contemplated, equally, incredibly, incredibly transformational, MaggieMaeIJustSayThis, married men, power, power of thought, rock pile, single man, thought, transformational, true, women | Leave a comment

A “Trying” Person

Posted on March 8, 2012 by russtowne

Every once in a while I still catch myself saying, “I’ll try”. I don’t want to become a “Trying” person. I want to remain a reliable one! There are certain attributes that I’ve most that the people whom I most … Continue reading →