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LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

November 14, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

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RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM vs COMPLIANCE AND LIFE FORCE

November 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Rugged individualism: the life force that separates quitters from finishers. Ask one of them why they do hard things and expect a question in return: “Why not?” It’s a confidence builder, and role to model. Then there’s personal compliance, which shouldn’t be a problem, but . . .

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MODERN MARRIED LIFE FOR BEGINNERS

October 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Modern married life for boomers like your’s truly was never going to happen. I remember a song from my parent’s record collection before they all melted: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine. Take it Jimmy.

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WHIPLASH IN REAL LIFE: HOUNDED BY AMBITIONS

October 5, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Whiplash the movie came out in 2014. I saw it two days ago. After I heard about it I waited to watch until it was unavoidable. My takeaway? Don’t wait. But watch it with a musician for the best experience. It’s not just for drummers.

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LIFE REWIND? HOW DOES THAT WORK

September 27, 2022 by David Gillaspie

For a life rewind, the big question is how far to rewind? Let’s agree to one thing: not as far as the picture here. That’s too far. But how far is far enough?

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LIFE PURPOSE? ADD EXCITEMENT TO THE DAY

September 23, 2022 by David Gillaspie

‘Life Purpose’ sounds like something said at a funeral. That’s where the mystery is revealed, like what have you been doing with your life? “His life purpose was exploring the wilderness.” Is that you? It’s not me.

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VALIDATED LIFE? GET YOUR TICKET STAMPED EARLY

August 18, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A validated life, like a validated parking garage ticket, means freedom. Except the validated parking ticket is more direct. Put the card in the slot, the bar rises, you drive away. What constitutes a validated life that raises the bar to escape the couch you’ve been parked on?

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LIFE MOMENTS FOR NORMAL MEN

August 16, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Life moments come when you least expect them. When things work out better than planned? Life moment right there. Things work out worse than planned? What do you call that?

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YEARNING NOSTALGIA vs REAL LIFE

August 15, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Yearning nostalgia poured out of the TV screen during CBS Sunday Morning. It happened when they ran a story on the town of Mayberry where Andy Griffith kept order. People in North Carolina love Mayberry, except it’s pronounced Mount Airy.

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LOVE LIFE WITH NO LOVE IN SIGHT?

July 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A love life for rising generations comes with so many choices. And questions. With so many alternatives, some guys just give up. Then what?

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