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Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration

Robert C Slayton - Follow me on my journey, daily inspirational quotes with occasional snippets on how I"m imperfectly living my life.

My personal Substack showing my journey from feeling hallow like something was missing, pain and grief to passion, purpose, and peace of mind. Short videos are uplifting quotes each day. Longer form videos are on my ruminations. I do include some voice overs of articles I write. rslayton.substack.com

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0:18

Quote by Kierkegaard

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/29

Quote by Kierkegaard“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought, which they seldom use.”What are your thoughts?Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

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0:32

Quote from Nikki Giovanni

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2025/08/28

Quote from Nikki Giovanni“I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility.”It's everyone's responsibility to actually listen and be influenced.It's okay to learn, unlearn, and relearn based upon the facts.How many of you agree with me?Or do you prefer just the Dunning-Kruger effect?Think about it.Blessings,RobertRobert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a

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0:41

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes on Knowledge

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2025/08/27

The Dunning-Kruger effect aside, this quote comes from Oliver Wendell Holmes.“It is the providence of knowledge to speak. It is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”Think about how it is today. A lot of people speak. Very few people listen with the intent to be influenced.So next time you're listening to somebody, think about it. Ask those four questions at Rotary International, the four-way truths.It will really help you in your life.Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new

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0:49

Quote on Nostalgia as a grammar lesson

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2025/08/26

I don't know who said this, but it's a really cute quote.“Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson; you find the present tense and the past perfect.”Hindsight is 20-20. Once you get through a major issue, what happens?You think about it, and you have a great story, but you got through it.Now when you're thinking about the present, it means you're thinking about the future. That's anxiety.And so, regret is the past.Anxiety is the future.You need to be here in the present.If you're in the present, you can

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0:48

Practice the Enhanced Pause this week

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/25

Good morning.Happy Monday.I was thinking, what could I give to you that might help you during the week?So, this is called the Enhanced Pause.What I'd like you to do is before responding to any external demand, take three deep breaths.Then ask yourself these three questions.* Is it truly urgent or does it just feel urgent?* Am I responding from anxiety or from a centered place?* What would serve my highest good right now?Keep those in mind as you go through your day and your week.Let me know how it

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0:58

Quote from Edmund Burke

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/25

Quote from Edmund Burke.“Food for thought. To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”Think about today's society when we read something.There's something Rotary International has, which is called the four-way test, ask these four questions.If you pass these through a lot of what you read, you'll just realize how crazy everything is.Number one, is it the truth?Number two, is it fair to all concerned?Number three, will it build goodwill and better friendships?Number four, will it be

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4:01

I make plans, God laughs

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/25

Written 8/23/2025.This has been a whirlwind of a week. Pretty much what I planned to happen got changed. In prior years, I would have been much more stressed about the situation. Maybe it’s being better grounded, but I was only a little stressed.My daughter went back to college this week. Move in was Wednesday, yes you read that right. In the MIDDLE of the flipping week. Couldn’t they have scheduled it for a Friday/Saturday instead of Tuesday/Wednesday?This was actually a change, so I had to change

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0:48

Quote about fearing mistakes

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2025/08/23

Here's another quote from Country Magazine.“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”Think about that. How much energy is spent in fearing that we're going to make a mistake? The reality is we make mistakes. It is perfectly normal.What differentiates us from everybody else and the great people from the averagepeople are what they do when the crap hits the fan.You have an infinite ability to fix things.If you keep that in mind, it will help you to

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1:39

Now that I'm starting to date, I'm kinda scared...

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/23

Written 8/21/2025.I’m starting to go out on dates. That’s a good thing as I need practice and am meeting some really nice people. At the same time, I’m scared to death. Scared that if I actually find “the one” that my life will change.This might sound strange, but I’ve gotten into a groove. I know what I’m doing, I do what I want, etc. If I find “the one” then it will change to we and compromise.That doesn’t mean that we won’t have our own unique spaces, rather a coming together always means

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0:17

Quote about experience

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2025/08/22

Quote about experience, I’m not sure who said this.“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first and the lesson afterwards.”Do you agree?Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

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0:39

Quote from George Henry Lewes

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/21

Quote from George Henry Lewes: “The only cure for grief is action.”When I was in grief, action helped, right?Taking a walk, going to the gym. For me, it ultimately ended up going dancing. It's the one thing that would relieve all of this pain inside me for the two hours I was dancing.What do you do to allay your grief?Do you take actions?Do you meditate?Let me know.Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid

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0:57

Quote from Sacred Hoops book

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/20

Quote from Sacred Hoops book, page 67 of the print version.“Listening without judgment. Buddhists call this bear attention.”How many of us can truly listen without judging the other person or the concept that is being brought across in that statement?Let me know.For me, it's hard, right? It's hard just to listen.So, listen first, process what's listened, then respond.You'll actually seem a lot wiser, even if you're not, if you take that space to formulate your thoughts in the middle of responding.Do

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1:01

Quote about Worrying

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/19

This quote is from Country Magazine, submitted by Amy Riddell in the 90s. “Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles…it empties today of its strength.”I 100% agree.If you worry, worry is just thinking about tomorrow. It has nothing to do with today.Regret is the past.If we can stay in the present, operate in the present, we're more likely to feel happiness, and fulfillment.The things that we worry about may never come to pass. So why burn the mental effort to do that?What are your thoughts?Do

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1:20

Quote by Miyamoto Musashi

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/18

Quote by Miyamoto Musashi: Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye. Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.We need to do this more than ever, because if we're just on social media and we just learn on social media, we only get the perspective of what we already believe.My personal opinion is we need to make sure we look at the opposite viewpoint and then confirm or deny our bias. If it's true, if it's not. We need to nurture that perception and also nurture the perception

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0:41

Quote from Charles F. Kettering

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/17

Quote from Charles F. Kettering: Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.It's pretty hard to do new things without thinking that there might be new things to do. There are a lot of people who are stuck in their ways and think this is the way it is, and these are the structures.It's the open mind that says, oh, yeah, this is the way it is; but it could be better, it could be different, it could be more efficient, it could help people more.What are you doing with your open mind to

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0:31

Quote about Michigan Football

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/16

Heard on an AM sports radio program in the 90s.“The University of Michigan football team doesn’t rebuild; they reload.”I'm a University of Michigan guy, third generation graduate. Also keep in mind, I was in the marching band. I marched in the Rose Bowl. I marched in the Fiesta Bowl.So this quote is more for me than you and this was said on AM radio.Yes, AM Radio was a thing way back when.Enjoy.Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider

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1:09

Quote by Alvin Toffler

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/15

Quote by Alvin Toffler: The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.If you haven't read Toffler’s books, you need to read them.They are really good and an important essay on life and how life could go.And I think the issue we have here, in my opinion, is that a lot of people learn stuff, but it's on social media, which only gives you the view that you already have.Very, very few people in today's society can unlearn

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0:45

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/14

Quote by Henry David Thoreau: Be not simply good, be good for something.So you can be good and be quiet, but what are you trying to do?Are you good for something?Are you trying to help somebody out?Are you trying to forward a cause?What are your thoughts on being good for something versus just being good?Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this

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2:26

South Haven for the 21st year

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/13

Written 8/10/2025.I just arrived home after spending the weekend in South Haven Michigan with a group of friends who are more family than anything else.We knew each other from high school but didn’t form up as a friend group until college. Since that time, we all got married, had kids, and got divorced (just me). We’ve had ups and downs. Parents dying, children having major cancer, job issues, you name it. We’ve been there for one another. These are the friends you could call at 2 am and ask them to

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1:16

Quote from Margaret Lee Runbeck

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration ·

2025/08/12

Quote from Margaret Lee Runbeck: Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.Happiness is a verb, in my opinion. It's not a noun. It's a verb. You create your own happiness. I had my birthday a couple of weeks back. And what did I do? Normally just kind of let it go by. Yeah, family makes a cake. We have a little birthday celebration. But the reality is I usually didn't let anyone else know.This time I made cookies, I made Rice Krispie treats (yes, I do bake). I brought it to

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