Tag Archives: Relationships

Home Maintenance

Posted on May 23, 2013 by russtowne

Our lawns need mowing A cobweb’s growing A gate is sagging Repairs are lagging Shelves are dusty A latch is rusty A faucet leaks Our hall floor creaks Laundry’s piled on the floor A broken knob is on a door … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Friendship, Humor, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Loss, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Truth | Tagged ego, foundation, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, home, home maintenance, honesty, humor, kindness, lies, Love, maintenance, poem, poetry, Relationships, Trust, truth, Work | 20 Comments

“No More Secrets/No More Lies”: Dedicated to All Who’ve Had Their Hearts Broken By A Dishonest Lover

Posted on May 2, 2013 by russtowne

In an earlier post, I promised to post a song or two. This one has an energy that is quite different from my other songs to date and is dedicated to everyone who has been cheated on, lied to, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Songs For Sale That I Wrote or Co-Wrote, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged Anger, betrayal, cheating, female vocalist, lies, lyric, Relationships, secrets, song | 9 Comments

All The Way

Posted on April 21, 2013 by russtowne

Going “All the way” sexually Heck, that’s the easy part Compared to What it takes To follow through In matters of the heart –Russ Towne

Posted in Challenges, Commitment, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged commitment, following through, going all the way, heart, matters of the heart, poem, poetry, Relationships, Sex | 10 Comments

They Were

Posted on April 19, 2013 by russtowne

They were “Committed” To each other Mostly Nearly Almost Largely Sort of Partially But one day They realized That commitment Isn’t a sometime Or partial thing It’s all or nothing And there is beauty And strength In commitment When both … Continue reading →

Posted in Commitment, Poetry I Wrote, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged commitment, couples, Love, poem, poetry, Relationships | 14 Comments

For Those Trying to Hide–Or Hide From–Who They Are

Posted on August 30, 2012 by russtowne

Be weird. Be Random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you are trying to hide. I read the above as a FB post earlier today. I wonder how many broken or boring relationships … Continue reading →

Posted in Authentic Living, Love, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged hide, hiding, Love, random, Relationship, Relationships, weird, who you are | 12 Comments

Investing In My Relationships along the Way Or Paying For It BIG TIME Later

Posted on June 28, 2012 by russtowne

In my recent post, “Blowing the Dust Away” I used the phrase, “…investing time together” A reader commented in part, “I think investing in our valued relationships is a great way to put it.” (Thank you, Cathy!) That got me … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Friendship, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Love, Observations, Parenting | Tagged attention, Caring, children, commitment, Family, focus, friends, great, Important, investing, Love, loving, Money, parenting, raising, Relationships, romantic | 4 Comments

Making A New Ending and Taking Another Look at Our Beginning

Posted on April 29, 2012 by russtowne

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” –Maria Robinson I saw the above quote from an email from The Wendling Group. In one respect I agree with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, Generosity, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts | Tagged abandoned, abandonment, abandonment issues, beginning, beginnings, biological father, ending, endings, Family, friends, Grief, guilt, loneliness, new beginning, new ending, pain, Relationships, siblings, suffering, The Wendling Group. Maria Robinson | 2 Comments

I Will Not Forget You

Posted on April 10, 2012 by russtowne

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.” -William Arthur Ward I like and believe in … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged A.Word.A.Day, Anu Garg, encourage, follow, I will never forget you, Life, Relationships, William Arthur Ward, wise | Leave a comment

What I Must Have

Posted on February 4, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time when I hadn’t really thought through the relatively few things I must have to be happy in my relationships. The whole thing was kind of fuzzy to me. If I was asked the quetion on back-to-back … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged Feelings, focus, focusing, Important, marriage, partner, Relationship, Relationships, terms | Leave a comment

Focusing on the Relationship

Posted on February 4, 2012 by russtowne

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was when I decided to focus on improving my relationships rather than trying to improve my wife, friends, partners, children, co-workers, and others. When I focus on the relatiohsip I know that … Continue reading →