The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Tag Archives: support
Dedication
I thought some of you might be interested in reading to whom I dedicated A Day in the Shade of a A Tickletoe Tree: To Claremary P. Sweeney, Pamela Beckford, Ute Lark, Beth Kennedy, and Pamela Read, each of whom … Continue reading
Hello Again
It has been nearly a month since my last post. Much has happened during that time. I plan to update you all when I come up for air. It may be another two to four weeks before I get back … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Connection/Connecting, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Pain & Grief, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged Anger, Caring, experience, gifts, Grief, gut, help, joy, lasting joy, Love, loving, pain, silence, suffering, support, touch, touched, Touching, trauma, truth
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A Fire Hose Through a Drinking Straw
A reader recently commented that it takes courage to rise above the pain by your true self. I agree. In my case, it did take courage, though at some point, it wasn’t just that I wanted to share what I … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Authentic Living, Breakthroughs, Change, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Gratitude, Love, Observations, Uncategorized
Tagged courage, encouragement, fear, frieds, Friendship, ideas, Love, support, writing
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Those Who Help Me Be
(Source: Megan at I Stop For Suffering) Thank you to all of you who help me be. Your love, support, and friendship, are precious to me. Love, Russ
Posted in Friendship, Love
Tagged being, friends, Friendship, Helping, kindness, Love, precious, support
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A Model Of The Type Of Person I Aspire To Be
I’m a lighthouse lover. To me they symbolize many positive things including quiet strength, service, sacrifice for the good of others, a beacon of hope, rising above challenges, a friend reaching out to help, standing up for those in trouble, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Courage, Strength
Tagged beacon, courage, guide, help, Hope, lighthouse, lighthouses, model, person, positive, quiet strength, shelter, storms, strength, support, type, U.S., West Coast
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A Great First Step
I admire the creativity of the person who created the “Coexist” graphic which is spelled out using several religious symbols. It is clever and important message. Coexisting is a great first step toward global peace. And, I believe that humanity … Continue reading
I’m Surrounded!
My life works better when I surround myself with people who support me in being the person I want to be. Thank you for doing that for me! Russ PS A post I saw on bucketlistpublications.com with a somewhat similar … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons
Tagged be, better, Life, person, support, surrounded, the person I want to be, want, works
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The Life I’ve Needed To Live
“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
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 