Tag Archives: touch

Hello Again

Posted on October 26, 2014 by russtowne

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 | 37 Comments

The Touch

Posted on January 20, 2013 by russtowne

When our children were young we were fortunate to have the option of being able to have a parent stay at home to raise our children while the other worked outside the home. My Beloved chose to focus her many … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, True Stories I've Written | Tagged boys, families, glass, gorilla, gorillas, mom, palm, San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo, silverback, touch, window, zoo | 8 Comments

“Katie Sue”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by russtowne

Some long-time readers of this blog may recall reading an earlier post about a song called “Katie Sue”. It started out to be a song about a man’s first love that the listeners learned late in the song was actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged Bryan Cumming, carpet, close my eyes, eyes, Katie, Katie Sue, Love, magic, magic carpet, Memories, ride, Russ Towne, Sue, tender, tender touch, touch | 9 Comments

Like Father Like Son

Posted on July 23, 2012 by russtowne

A friend just sent this wonderful article from Flying magazine about how airplanes can help fathers and sons connect with each other. It is a bit long but includes two heartwarming stories that I found well worth my time. Like … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged airplanes, Fathers, Flying magazine, Lane Wallace, Love, sons, touch, wings | 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

The Hug

Posted on March 30, 2012 by russtowne

THE HUG It was one of those mornings. You know the type. Things are tense. Our infant son had been up all night. My wife’s eyes (along with the rest of her) were weary. My oldest son, the five-year-old, wasn’t … Continue reading →