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TRAINING PURPOSES FOR 420 TRAINEES

April 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Call a customer service number for anything and you could hear, “This conversation may be recorded for training purposes.” I’ve asked about that before getting into the reason I called, and end with, “I’m doing the same thing, recording our conversation for training purposes.” Am I really? Nooooo. If I were, what would I be […]

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NON-VIOLENT REACTIONS TO VIOLENCE

January 25, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Non-violent reactions are harder to work with once you’ve been on the receiving end of violence. But you must make a decision: Bring violence to violence, or stay true to your goal. If the goal is non-violence, and you get punched in the face, it’s a harder choice. For example:

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PUBLIC PEOPLE IN PRIVATE PLACES

July 6, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Public people are just like the rest of us. They just find themselves in front of cameras more often than not. Now that everyone has a camera everyone’s a journalist, everyone’s a star. And everyone loses a little more of their private place.

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MEETING EXPECTATIONS, GREAT AND OTHERWISE

January 19, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Meeting expectations is not the same as meeting a stranger. You can’t not meet your own expectations. Not when you have standards and goals. What about meeting your dog’s expectations? Good luck with that.

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EMOTIONAL CALLOUSES GROW WITH LIVING LIFE?

October 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Emotional callouses are one way of navigating difficult times. The problems start after difficult times pass. Should you rip the callouses off like an old bandaid, or let it ride? Before you decides, review those hards times so you know the possibility of them returning.

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AMERICAN IDENTITY IS NO SURPRISE

August 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie

An American identity is more than a passport, drivers license, or birth place. It’s more than bragging rights and USA USA USA. What is it? Here’s one take on what it is:

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EXERCISING RIGHTS FOR BETTER LIVING

June 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Exercising rights are a mental thing; also a physical thing. The mental part is realizing the benefits of the physical thing. How often has someone doubted the benefits of either? When they do cast doubt, they do it from a couch eating bonbons.

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WELLNESS BLOG vs BLOG WELLNESS

December 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A ‘wellness blog’ does what it says: promote health and wellness to an audience who ignores their own health and wellness. If you’re reading a blog for ‘wellness,’ if you’re doing your own ‘research,’ be sure better ideas come from credible sources. Taking medical advice, or simple health advice, from a moron is not the […]

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HUSBAND GOALS, FATHER GOALS 2023

November 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Husband goals? First, get married. Father goals? Then have kids. But what’s next? Let’s start with husband goals.

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LIFE GOALS: CLIMB THE LADDER, WANDER AROUND, OR BOTH

August 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Life goals bring everything into focus the way the right rug ties a room together. It starts with a list of things to accomplish by a certain year and an ambitious plan for doing it. There’s the calendar with each day, week, month, year, with room to pencil in your progress. And you are progressing, […]

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