Tag Archives: shine

Spirit-Shiners

Posted on January 22, 2013 by russtowne

I just saw a saying that I like: “Spend time with those who make your spirit shine.” (Unknown) That sounds like wisdom to me. I believe the use of such time is really an investment rather than an expenditure, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiring, Joy & Happiness, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Quotes I Love | Tagged better, friends, inspired, Life, readers, shine, spirit, spirit-shiner, spirit-shiners, world | 12 Comments

Two Kinds of Light

Posted on January 14, 2013 by russtowne

“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.” –James Thurber (Source: wordsmith.org) May whatever light that shines from this blog always be of the illuminating kind. With love, Russ

Posted in Quotes I Love | Tagged glare, illuminate, James Thurber, light, obscures, shine, site, variety, wordsmith.org | 10 Comments

The Wait

Posted on January 10, 2013 by russtowne

Light can be too bright It can even hurt our eyes And make us blind If too much shines at one time Perhaps truth and wisdom Are like light’s rays We take in what we can But the rest must … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Patience & Persistence, Poetry I Wrote, Truth, Wisdom | Tagged blind, bright, days, light, poem, poetry, rest, shine, time, truth, wait, ways, wisdom | Leave a comment

A Beautiful Young Girl Shines With Katy Perry

Posted on October 19, 2012 by russtowne

Jodi DiPiazza is autistic. She is also a beautiful young girl with some amazing talent. See how she shines: Russ

Posted in Challenges, Children, Parenting | Tagged autism, autistic, inspiring, Jodi DiPiazza, Katie Perry, music, night, Night of Too Many Stars, piano, play, shine, sing, stars | 5 Comments

Keep Shining!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by russtowne

Some online friends are having the kind of day we all have and wish we didn’t. I responded to one of them with a message that may be useful to you too, so I decided to post it to everyone: … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Praise | Tagged answer, bright, shine, solution, spirit, you | 10 Comments

That Which Lies Within

Posted on July 6, 2012 by russtowne

I read somewhere recently that life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. While I like that saying a lot, and believe that is certainly true on some levels, I also believe that life is very much about finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Attittude, Compassion, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Love, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written | Tagged awakenig, Caring, compassion, gentl touch, gentle, healing, help, Hope, kindess, kindness, learned, Love, shine, smile, smiles, spirit, support, touch, warmth | 10 Comments

My Recipe For Life

Posted on May 11, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that most people feel that life is very complex and complicated. That is understandable. There is so much information, regulation, conflicting needs and priorities, entities telling and selling what we need and should do, partisanship and rancor, choices, … Continue reading →