Tag Archives: smiles

Laughing the Day Away

Posted on April 19, 2017 by russtowne

These three carefree froggy friends greeted me with infectious laughter on my brief break the other day. With Love, Russ

Posted in Animals | Tagged frogs, garden, humor, laughter, smiles | 8 Comments

The Only Limitation

Posted on February 15, 2017 by russtowne

People who believe they have no smiles left inside them are greatly short-changing themselves and the world. Within each of us is a nearly infinite number of potential smiles that is only limited by how many days of life we’re granted. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Life, smiles, Uncategorized | Tagged choices, decisions, Life, smiles | 13 Comments

A Smile and a Wave

Posted on February 26, 2014 by russtowne

A smile and a wave go a long way help to make a lot of people’s day… http://kindnessblog.com/2014/02/26/elderly-woman-waves-at-students-every-day-then-she-got-a-huge-surprise/ With Love, Russ

Posted in Attittude, Cheerfulness, Choices, Goodness, Heart, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged high school, kindness, smiles, youth | 10 Comments

Kindness and Smiles

Posted on July 22, 2013 by russtowne

Sources: Walking the boy: Karen Robiscoe shared Life With Dogs photo Melting Fan: Karen Robiscoe shared Ashley Hinson KCRG’s photo Smiles: Karen Robiscoe shared I Love Quotes, I Love Fun. Do You’s photo Kindness: Mark Twin I Tried to Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Children, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Kindness, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged Karen Robiscoe, kindness, Mark Twain, smiles | 6 Comments

Always

Posted on July 12, 2013 by russtowne

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.–Pema Chodron (Source: I Stop For Suffering) I now see that owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Challenges, Courage, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged Charles Gordy, I Stop For Suffering, Karen Robisco-Fan Page, Karen Robiscoe, Let's Be Positive Together, Love, Pema Chodron, photos, quotes, smile, smiles, smiling, tinybuddha | 15 Comments

Giggle With The Goats

Posted on December 11, 2012 by russtowne

For those who could use a smile and/or more of the holiday spirit… http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/b4_EdJ-XkUA?rel=0 Russ

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor | Tagged goats, holdiay, hop, smile, smiles | 1 Comment

Smiles

Posted on October 16, 2012 by russtowne

I was out watering my ferns and redwoods this afternoon when this came to me: Smiles They warm my heart and spirits And never go out of style Like the beaming ones that couples show As they walk together down … Continue reading →

Posted in Joy & Happiness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged adults, alright, baby, beaming, couples, experience, face, favorite, ferns, fight, grown, heart, hearts, kindness, Memory Lane, parent, parent's child, redwoods, scene, scenes, smiles, spirits, stranger, strangers, surgeon, together, walk | 18 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

Don’t Smile!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by russtowne

My Beloved and I found that one of the hardest things about disciplining our young children was staying serous when scolding them—especially when every instinct in our bodies and minds wanted to smile or burst out laughing. For example, call … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline & Consequences, Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged cat, cat litter, child, children, consequence, discipline, kids, laughter, Mr. or Ms. Serious, Ms. Smiley Pants, parent, parents, pudding, smiles, spouse | 2 Comments

Bliss In A Great Big Bundle Of Brown Fur

Posted on June 3, 2012 by russtowne

I experienced sheer bliss again last night. As is often the case, I was with Duke, a six-year old Chocolate Lab and constant companion. It started out as a simple trip to the grocery store to buy my wife a … Continue reading →