Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration

Written 10/19/2025. I promised myself that I would not write about my love life at this point in time other than to say it’s been going amazingly well. I’ve been journaling about it and may turn it into a book with the current working title, “Dating Over 50 - a Man’s Journey.” Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or...

“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.” This is a Hebrew proverb. How many times have you said, this is the way it is, because that’s the way I was raised. And did your parents do that to you and their parents to them? And are circumstances this life different? My guess is yes. And so, all learning must be tempered with the realities of today. Shoul...

“Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of others.” - Madonna (singer) We need to follow our own passions and if people say, “that’s wrong,” well, maybe it’s not. 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...

“At the feast of ego, everyone leaves hungry.” This was seen at Bentley’s House of Coffee and Tea in Tucson, Arizona back in 1998. I saved the quote because it’s a good quote. 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...

“If you try to be a better dog, sometimes you get an extra cookie.” Attributed to Snoopy, even though I’ve never heard Snoopy talk. But I like the sentiment. 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...

Written 10/14/2025. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I got the call at 10:30 am Friday morning. I had dropped Hyundai Elantra off the night before and they gave me a loaner car for the day. $2,100 to fix all the brake problems and master cylinder. The car is worth $1,800 at best. If I got it...

“The universe only has one effective weapon, and that is laughter” - Mark Twain. Laughter diffuses some of the fiercest conflicts. Have you ever had it where you’re just head-to-head and suddenly somebody says something and everybody breaks up laughing? Let me know. What was it? How did that happen? And how can we do more of it? Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new p...

“For man plans, but God arranges.” - Thomas a’ Kempis How many times have you made extensive plans, and they go a little bit differently? Do you allow the universe to unfold? Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Do you allow it to unfold the way it should? Or do you force things? And what have be...

Written 10/9/2025. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I’ve been meaning to write this post every time I hop on my motorcycle to go for a ride. The brake lever wobbles, there are sounds under the carriage of the motorcycle when I go over a bump. My head gets buffeted when I ride fast causing me...

“Yes, there is nirvana. It is leading your sheep to a green pasture and in putting your child to sleep and in writing the last line of your poem.” Khalil Gibran The kingdom is beside you is a Biblical quote similar to the quote above. Do you think so? And if not, how do you uncover what truly gives you peace and love and joy and spiritual fulfillment? Let me know what you’ve done. Thanks. Robert’s...

“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong want.” This is a quote by Henry Ward Beecher. Wow. You ever, if somebody’s been really just not willing to do something, that’s because they want it to be some way versus persevering to get to where you want to be. Have you had any experience with somebody with that want? What did yo...

Yesterday started off fine, I went to the office, then headed up to Schaumburg for a meeting. When I came out and got into my car and applied the brakes, it felt as if I had pushed the seat back a couple of notches due to how far I had to extend my foot on the brake pedal. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or pai...

“Good conversation is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.” - Ann Murrow Lindberg. I absolutely agree. Have you ever had that conversation and you just think about it and you’re lying in bed going, wow, that was amazing. Who is that with? Have you talked to them lately? And if not, maybe you should give them a call. Maybe not at midnight, but in the morning. Let me know...

Written 10/5/2025. My cousin Gregory is the former US Consul of Bermuda (essentially the former US Ambassador) under George W Bush and a little under Obama. He knows everyone in the political arena and is also a very devout Christian. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When the war broke out, h...

“I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been a little more specific.” You know, I am in a place that I never imagined I would be. It’s a good place. It’s just dramatically different than what I thought in my teens and 20s. Did you have a similar experience, or have you always been on the same track? Let me know. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts a...

Quote by theuniversespeaks.substack.com “A seed doesn’t need to understand the flower it will become. It only needs to reach for the light.” I love this quote. What it says is we already have our potential within us. We don’t have to know exactly how it’s going to flower. We just need to continue to reach for the things that help us uncover who we truly are so we can grow in and to the person that...

I found this quote under both. My best guess is that The Dalai Lama quoted Browne. “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” I remember reading a book where the Chinese emperor who allowed Christianity into China said the same thing. People have their own paths. And just because somebody’s not on your pa...

Written 9/28/2025. I did my first live on TikTok. Why, you may ask, did I do that? Because I’m just playing around. I noticed that my regular posts here on Substack are not videos, so don’t get uploaded to TikTok. I was also informed by TikTok that I’m allowed to go live, so I figured, what the heck, let’s try it. I chose one of my posts and talked about it. Overall, no real interaction, but I did...

A quote by Mother Teresa. “To keep a lamp burning, you have to put oil in it.” If you want to continue your passion, you want to continue growing, you need to learn, right? You need to grow as an individual. You need to continue to do your practices. So tell me, what you do to put oil in your lamp. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consi...

A quote by Stephen Covey. “Whatever lies at the center of a person’s life becomes the primary sources of security, guidance, wisdom, and power.” What’s at the center of your life? Let me know. If you need to find out, I coach on that. bookrobert.today 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...

Here’s a quote by Arthur K. Watson. “Show me a man with both feet on the ground, and I’ll show you a man who can’t put his pants on.” 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...

Written 9/28/2025. A friend confided in me that she still had feelings for a man who she had a relationship with and has since then gotten back with his former wife. I asked whether she had gotten rid of all the pictures, gifts, blocked him on social media, etc. to which she replied, “no.” Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becom...

This is a quote by John Locke. “A sound mind and a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. He that has those two has little more to wish for.” I don't know. I personally think I have a lot more to wish for. Do I need a sound mind and a sound body? Absolutely. But there are other things that I like too. How about you? Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported public...

Written 9/27/2025. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I went on a date Friday night, and she asked me about getting together with friends. She works hard during the week, then meets with friends over the weekend to eat dinner do activities, and watch the sun set. I mumbled through my answer, ta...

This is a quote by May Sarton. “Each day and the living of it has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.” What are you going to do to play today? It really helps. 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 subscriber. This is a public...