Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration

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

Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 273 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Inspection - Going to a Graduation Party for my GF's Ex-Husband's family and meeting them as the New Man in her life

  Jun 7, 20264 minS0

  <p></p><p>Written June 7, 2026.</p><p>Being invited to a graduation party is always nice and when my GF told me about it, I didn’t think much of it until she told me who it was for.</p><p>This was her ex-husband’s family’s graduation party. He wasn’t invited and she was.</p><p>Think about what that.</p><p>It was his side of the family gathering at Jesse Oaks in Grayslake Illinois. A local institution that’s been around for 30 years complete with sand volleyball courts, beer garden, and food that’s good enough to ke...

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  How Humbling Foot Surgery is, especially when shopping at Walmart

  Apr 30, 20263 minS0

  <p> </p><p>.</p><p><p>Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p>Written 4/30/2026</p><p>I’m a little over a week into my eight week recovery from bunion surgery and a hammer toe repair (complete with a pin sticking out of the tip of my second toe). I have been avoiding it for 5 years, but when my bones started grinding every time I walked, it was time to bite the bullet.</p><p>The doctor says it could take 3 to 5 mont...

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  Insurance Doesn’t Have an Ethics Problem

  Apr 8, 20265 minS0

  <p></p><p>Written 4/3/2026.</p><p>Let’s get something straight.</p><p>Ethics training for insurance agents didn’t happen because the industry suddenly cared more about doing the right thing.</p><p>It happened because the system kept producing the wrong results.</p><p>What actually went wrong</p><p>For years, regulators saw the same patterns:</p><p>* Agents overstating what policies covered</p><p>* Replacing policies just to generate new commissions</p><p>* Products so complex that the average person couldn’t realistically understand them</p><p>So the response became… ethics training.</p><p>But that ass...

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  Day 2 to You Powered, stopping at the Choo Choo Hotel in Chattanooga Tennessee

  Feb 24, 20264 minS0

  <p></p><p><p>Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p>Written 2/21/2026</p><p>Day two dawned with less on our plate. </p><p>He had the obligatory stop at Waffle House for breakfast. Why? Because who doesn’t want to hang out with a bunch of questionable people and have the waitress call us “darlin.” We struck up a conversation with a truck driver about Rock City. We planned on stopping there before ending up in Chattanooga. He gave us tips and advi...

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  Secret bookstore corners and hidden clues

  Feb 23, 20264 minS0

  <p></p><p><p>Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p>Written 2/23/2026.</p><p>This is how I’d create the most awesome bookstore ever!</p><p>First, you have no advertisement, no street-side signs indicating there is a book store. Like a secret speakeasy, someone had to tell you where it is. </p><p>As you step up to the non-descript door, you have to give the secret knock. Only then can you step inside the foyer and find the next clue...

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