Tag Archives: sharing

Great Storytelling and Poetry

Posted on May 18, 2014 by russtowne

I learned in songwriting that a great lyric is a story that grabs the listener and makes them laugh, cry (tears of joy or sadness), moves them (possibly literally to the point of dancing), or be inspires to take action … Continue reading →

Posted in Hope, Inspiring, My Beliefs, Spirit, Writing | Tagged Hope, inspiring, Love, poems, poetry, poets, sharing, spirit, stories, writing | 8 Comments

A Quiet Voice at the End of the Day

Posted on December 9, 2012 by russtowne

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.” –Mary Anne Radmacher This post is dedicated to all who are struggling, facing fear, have fallen flat on … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Fear, Patience & Persistence, Quotes I Love | Tagged beauty, believe, courage, critically important, facing fear, falling down, fear, hearts, Mary Anne Radmacher, others, share, share with the world, sharing, spirits, tomorrow, Try, try again, we | 9 Comments

The Life I’ve Needed To Live

Posted on October 5, 2012 by russtowne

“There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you. Just reach deep into yourself!” ~Unknown I saw the above quote at http://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-message-your-higher-self-wants-you-to-hear/ That concept, combined with the others below have freed me to live … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Following Your Passion, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Joy & Happiness, Quotes I Love | Tagged beautiful, creative, deep, free, freed, friends, fun, good, hear, heart, High, higher, kind, knowing, Life, living, Love, loved ones, loving, people, self, sharing, stars, support, supportive, Tiny Buddha, understanding, voice, within, won, yourself | 15 Comments

You Are A BIG Part Of My Inspiration

Posted on September 11, 2012 by russtowne

Thank you. All of you. Those of you who read but don’t comment provide an audience for my work. Nearly all creative people want to share their work. You give to me an opportunity to do so and I’m grateful. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Adventure, Authentic Living, Creativity, Following Your Passion, Gratitude, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged Americana, being myself, blog, films, fun, gifts, heart, Inspiration, Norman Rockwell, Rockwell, sentimental, share, sharing, song, Songwriting, spirit, that's who I am, won | 22 Comments

Every Gift Has People Who Would Appreciate It

Posted on September 2, 2012 by russtowne

One rarely accomplishes anything worthwhile by hiding in a crowd. If we aren’t sticking out then we are hiding the gifts that we could be giving to the world. We all have something to share and sometime ago I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Communicating, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place | Tagged gifts, giving, proud, sharing, talents, uniqueness | 20 Comments

Tears

Posted on March 3, 2012 by russtowne

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 →