Tag Archives: support

Whitney Krop’s Big Night

Posted on September 30, 2012 by russtowne

As most of you know, I love a happy ending. Awhile back I posted about a high school girl who had been voted onto her high school’s homecoming court but found out it had all been a big prank and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Compassion, Courage, Stories That Touched Me, Uncategorized | Tagged bullies, bully, bullying, Cadillac, game, High, homecoming, prank, pranked, School, support, suppoters, Whitney Krop | 8 Comments

Too High of A Price to Pay

Posted on July 11, 2012 by russtowne

(Pre-post note about re-post: Dear friends: I’m self-employed and the busiest time of my professional life is usually shortly after the end of each calendar quarter, as that is when I write and send to all of my Clients personalized … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Growth/Learning, Observations, Patience & Persistence | Tagged Friendship, good, patience, support | 8 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

Volumes and Limitations

Posted on July 4, 2012 by russtowne

A nice warm breeze is blowing, rocking the trees to its vibrant beat, and tickling the wind chimes into their beautiful melodic dance. The wind gently caresses my skin, freshens the air I breathe, and helps to spread pollen and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Nature, Observations | Tagged best efforts, blog, bloggers, caresses, chimes, close, connected, connectedness, flourish, Friend, friends, skin, support, trees, wind | 2 Comments

My Views On the Risk of Someone Stealing My Work

Posted on July 2, 2012 by russtowne

I’m encouraging someone I love who has dabbled with writing to begin blogging. He asked whether I was afraid someone would steal my work. I wanted to share with you my reply: “Not particularly. I view it as a pain-to-gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, LIfe Lessons, Optimism | Tagged blog, blogging, blogoshpere, good, Love, stories, story, support, writer, writers, writing | 8 Comments

A Great Gift I Gave to Myself

Posted on June 23, 2012 by russtowne

Last night I treated myself to a fun couple of hours with a great friend, getting some terrific exercise, while doing something we felt happy and proud to be able to do. And it was free. It doesn’t get much … Continue reading →

Posted in Making the World a Better Place, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged Ble Star Mothers, contest, exercise, Friend, fun, great, help, serve, servicemen, servicewomen, support, team | 2 Comments

Commentator Award: THANK YOU!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by russtowne

Sorry, everyone. I’m still figuring out to do some things on this site, so I’m changing the last post I sent so much that I’m treating it as a new post and including a bunch more nominees for the Commentator … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Gratitude, Uncategorized | Tagged comment, Commentator Award, Love, sharing the love, support | 4 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 →