Tag Archives: warmth

The Little Girl

Posted on January 7, 2013 by russtowne

I just saw this photo and it made me smile. It is ostensibly of an old woman, but her spirit shines through so brightly that I also saw a little girl full of fun, curiosity, and delight. My Beloved also … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Beauty, Joy & Happiness, Photos That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged aging, beloved, brightly, curiosity, delight, fun, girl, little, old, old woman, shines, smile, spirit, treasure, warmth, young, young girl, youth | 4 Comments

Lesson-Rich Windstorms

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

A lot of people are going through some very challenging (I like to think of them as “lesson-rich”) times right now. I saw this quote from wordsmith.org that seemed to fit the situation fairly well: “Should you shield the canyons … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Pain & Grief, Quotes I Love | Tagged anchor, beauty, cold, connect, connected, connectedness, darkness, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, fly, Grief, lesson-rich, light, pain, powerful, spirit, warmth, windstorms, wings, wonderfully, wordsmith.org | 4 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

A Tail-Waggin’ Squirrel’s Tale

Posted on June 6, 2012 by russtowne

A great friend and wonderful human being named Tom sent this story to me. It came with a lot of cute photos but most (ok ALL of them that weren’t from reblogs–SIGH) of the photos I’ve tried to download into … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Nature, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged baby, birth, bonding, bottle, Caring, Debbie Cantlon, Dog, feeding, Giselle, Glen, husband, infant, inter-species, Mademoiselle Giselle, mates, nap, nurse, nurse's aide, nuzzling, nuzzling nose-to-nose, Papillion, pregnant, puppies, snuggles, squirrel, Tom, warmth, wild | 6 Comments

Remember Why You’re Holding On

Posted on March 19, 2012 by russtowne

“The moment you think about giving up, think of the reason you held out so long.” –Michele Serens Mann Sounds like good advice to me! Storms eventually end if you hang in there long enough. In the darkest nights and … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Quotes I Love | Tagged advice, attitude, beginnings, brutal, brutal storms, challenge, chang of view, change of attitude, dark, darkest nights, eluded, give up, giving up, good, good advice, hang, hang tough, held on, held out so long, hing in there, hold on, holding on, in front of me, inspired, inspired by memories, light, long time, Michele Serens Mann, moment, new, new days, problem, puzzle, reason, Relationship, simple, simple change, situation, skin, solutions, sounds, storms, sun, think, time, view, warmth, warmth of the sun, you | Leave a comment

I Have Much to Learn From My Dog

Posted on February 29, 2012 by russtowne

A friend forwarded these and they seem right on to me. My dog Duke has been modeling these for me for six years and I still struggle to consistently do them. What can I say? I’m a slow learner. When … Continue reading →