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The Corrosive Power Of Ego10 comments

russtowne wrote 1 day ago: I believe that ego corrodes relationships, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth. My ego used … more →

Tags: Awareness, Breakthroughs, choices 2, gratitude, Life Lessons, mistakes, My Beliefs, observations, Random Thoughts

Falling In Mutual Weirdness11 comments

russtowne wrote 1 week ago: (John Edwards Photo) Genius! Love, Russ … more →

Tags: Humor, Love, observations, Quotes I Love..., Dr. Seuss, Genius, John Edwards, Photo, Quote

Unpacking The Baggage6 comments

russtowne wrote 1 week ago: (Source: Ruby Hearts – Hope For The Broken’s photo) I love the photo and the message and … more →

Tags: Quotes I Love..., Life Lessons, observations, Photos That Touched Me, Love, Teamwork, relationship, Heart, Lovers

All The Way10 comments

russtowne wrote 1 month ago: Going “All the way” sexually Heck, that’s the easy part Compared to What it takes To follow through … more →

Tags: Challenges, Poetry I wrote, Marriage, commitment, Relationships, Heart, Poem, Poetry, commitment

They Were14 comments

russtowne wrote 1 month ago: They were “Committed” To each other Mostly Nearly Almost Largely Sort of Partially But one day They … more →

Tags: Poetry I wrote, commitment, Love, Relationships, Poem, Poetry, commitment, Couples

Getting To Know Each Other Better12 comments

russtowne wrote 3 months ago: Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us … more →

Tags: Love, communicating 2, Marriage, relationship, Marriage, learned, Growth, Dinner, Date Night

The Beginning of Love6 comments

russtowne wrote 5 months ago: “The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth … more →

Tags: Quotes I Love..., Life Lessons, Acceptance, Marriage, Breakthroughs, Love, Thomas Merton, Perfectly, themselves

Clueless!12 comments

russtowne wrote 5 months ago: I occasionally re-post a story so that newer readers to this site have a chance to catch up a bit on … more →

Tags: True Stories I've Written, Humor, Marriage, Marriage, Wife, wedding, Beloved, Marriage certificate, honeymoon

For Those Trying to Hide--Or Hide From--Who They Are12 comments

russtowne wrote 8 months ago: Be weird. Be Random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you are trying … more →

Tags: Love, Authentic Living, Relationships, relationship, Weird, Random, Who you are, hide, HIDING

Keys to Our Marital Happiness12 comments

russtowne wrote 10 months ago: A friend commented something to the effect that it sounds like communication is a key part of what m … more →

Tags: family fun, Life Lessons, gratitude, Growth/Learning, Music, happiness, Money, Love, Marriage

2 comments

russtowne wrote 10 months ago: “Every human being’s essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immer … more →

Tags: Life Lessons, gratitude, Making the World a Better Place, observations, Abundance, choices 2, Spirit, essential essence, pure

To Protect His Heart13 comments

russtowne wrote 10 months ago: My apologies to readers who saw this post not long ago. It is my favorite post. Many new followers a … more →

Tags: family fun, Love, True Stories I've Written, Beloved, Heart, Important, Men, Protect, protect his heart

The Choice6 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: A dear friend of mine named Dave forwarded a story from Ed Bridges to me. It was fairly long, but a … more →

Tags: Life Lessons, gratitude, observations, Abundance, Stories That Touched Me, choices 2, Family, Wife, Children

Being Heard4 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishab … more →

Tags: Quotes I Love..., Life Lessons, Friendship, Making the World a Better Place, Growth/Learning, Love, loved, Hear, david w. augsburger

What Is That?6 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: A touching reminder to parents and to grown children. For parents who regret how they parented, this … more →

Tags: Vids & Stories That Touched Me, healing, gratitude, Parenting, Growth/Learning, Mother, Love, Child, Son

The Strength To Let Go2 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: “Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” - Herman … more →

Tags: Quotes I Love..., Life Lessons, healing, Forgiveness, Friendship, Growth/Learning, observations, helping, Vision

Too Stubborn and Selfish6 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: On the way home from our at-least-weekly Date Night this evening, I flashed back to the comments a g … more →

Tags: Life Lessons, observations, optimism, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written, Date, Date Night, Love, Marriage

Sometimes Even When I Aim For The Moon I Still Manage to Shoot Myself In The Foot!3 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: A friend whom I’ve known since about the 4th grade shared this quote: “The greatest dang … more →

Tags: Courage, Creativity, Generosity, Growth/Learning, Humor, Life Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, observations, optimism

Returning the Favor4 comments

russtowne wrote 11 months ago: My dog Duke has many positive attributes, and a few that might be viewed as somewhat less than posit … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, Humor, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Life Lessons, Forgiveness, Friendship, gratitude, Growth/Learning, observations


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