Tag Archives: Trust

A Message from a Parted Friend

Posted on January 28, 2019 by russtowne

I was just cleaning out some years-old emails when my eye caught one from a friend who suddenly passed away some time ago. I stopped to open the message and am glad I did: Friendship By Dinah Maria Mulock Craik … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Love, Trust, Uncategorized | Tagged Friendship, Love, Trust | 6 Comments

It Didn’t Restore My Faith in Humanity

Posted on October 16, 2017 by russtowne

In response to my post about the little girl who mistakenly took one of my books without paying for it and her honest mother, a friend named Jan included a story in a comment about an honor payment honey money … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, honesty, Trust, Uncategorized | Tagged faith, honesty, integrity, PayPal, Trust | 18 Comments

Humor, Trust, and Relationships

Posted on January 27, 2014 by russtowne

I tend to avoid sarcasm, tricks, practical jokes, or humor at the expense of another. I’ve seen the damage they can inflict on relationships, eroding trust, damaging self-esteem, and sometimes even destroying a relationship. Because I’m so trusting of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Communicating, Humor, LIfe Lessons, Relationship Lessons Learned, Uncategorized | Tagged battle, colonel, humor, Marines, misunderstanding, misunderstood, practical jokes, Relationships, sarcasm, tricks, Trust, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC | 17 Comments

Priceless Gifts from a Homeless Stranger

Posted on December 25, 2013 by russtowne

I almost didn’t notice her as I drove by on the way back from a last-minute shopping run for forgotten items for Christmas dinner with extended family. She was all alone laying on a sidewalk on Christmas Day. The sight … Continue reading →

Posted in Gifts, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, Loss | Tagged Christmas, dinner, gifts, homeless, humble, Love, meal, priceless, Trust, woman | 49 Comments

Home Maintenance

Posted on May 23, 2013 by russtowne

Our lawns need mowing A cobweb’s growing A gate is sagging Repairs are lagging Shelves are dusty A latch is rusty A faucet leaks Our hall floor creaks Laundry’s piled on the floor A broken knob is on a door … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Friendship, Humor, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Loss, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Truth | Tagged ego, foundation, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, home, home maintenance, honesty, humor, kindness, lies, Love, maintenance, poem, poetry, Relationships, Trust, truth, Work | 20 Comments

It Does

Posted on January 23, 2013 by russtowne

My eyes don’t always get it right And even my heart is sometimes wrong about love So now I trust my spirit more than my heart or sight Because when I don’t know the answers To life’s toughest questions It … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Choices, Love, Poetry I Wrote, Spirit | Tagged eyes, heart, life's, Love, poetry, questions, right, Russ Towne, sight, spirit, toughest, Trust, wrong | 6 Comments

The Bond

Posted on July 28, 2012 by russtowne

I just finished writing a letter (the old-fashioned pen-and-ink kind) to a man who is about as different from me as two people can be. He got involved with drugs at a young age and began hanging with the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, True Stories I've Written | Tagged baton, beloved, bodyguard, bond, bullet, drugs, Family, Friendship, hospital, jail, meth, police, police dog, prison, sacred vow, scars, Trust, wounds | 28 Comments

Water Fight!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by russtowne

I’m an investment manager and advisor and a big part of my job is to figure what might go wrong and attempt to avoid the worst things as much as possible. That mind-set bleeds over into my family life. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, True Stories I've Written | Tagged bathroom, beloved, beloved wife, joy, joyous life, laughter, Life, truce, Trust, water fight | 6 Comments

What I Learned from My Son and Dandelions

Posted on May 13, 2012 by russtowne

When our middle son was a young teenager, one of his chores was to mow the lawns. One day as I walked into the house after work I noticed that the front yard had dandelion stems in it that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Parenting, Relationship Lessons Learned, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged angry, ask my heart, ask my heart for a second opinion, chores, consequence, consequences, dandelions, heart, house, lawn, learned, lesson, lesson learned, lie, lying, middle son, mow, promise, promised, puff balls, son, swore, Trust, trusting, truth, Work, yard work | 1 Comment

Hunger Games

Posted on April 1, 2012 by russtowne

I saw the Hunger Games movie last night. I liked it a lot and felt it captured the tone of the first book well. It showcases the best and worst of humankind. The power of hope, of trust, of love. … Continue reading →