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	<title>Garret Gillespie</title>
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	<description>Slaying Dad&#039;s Demons</description>
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	<itunes:summary>Essays &amp; Insights By Garret Gillespie</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Garret Gillespie</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:name>Garret Gillespie</itunes:name>
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	<itunes:subtitle>Slaying Dad&#039;s Demons</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Volumes of Information</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/07/volumes-of-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During preparation for this 6th speech, I had time to think about the ways we communicate. The challenge of this speech is to use volume, pitch, rate, and quality as well as appropriate pauses to reflect and add meaning and interest to my message. My voice should reflect the thoughts I&#8217;m presenting. In fact this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smith&#8230;He&#8217;s a Good Man</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/05/smith-hes-a-good-man/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/05/smith-hes-a-good-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Verbal Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I drew from my experience in Air Force basic training for my fifth Toastmasters project. The project calls on the speaker to use body language to enhance the message of the speech. I remembered the lesson in non-verbal communication I received watching the way the members of my flight, including myself, conveyed our fear going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something to Say</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/05/something-to-say/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/05/something-to-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 21:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward Everett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gettysburg Address]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I read &#8220;My Time is Your Time&#8221; by Merrill J. Davies in the May 2010 issue of Toastmaster, I was impressed by the emphasis she placed on staying in time when one is giving a speech. I had just recently come across a quote from Plato, &#8220;Wise men speak because they have something to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purpose, Perseverance, Patience</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/04/purpose-perseverance-patience/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/04/purpose-perseverance-patience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://garretgillespie.com/blog/?p=272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[3 &#8220;P&#8221; words that can have a lot of meaning in our daily lives. in fact, integrating these three words into my life makes it possible to accomplish anything. My speech visiting the Mainstreamers Toastmasters club to claim the area &#8220;traveling gavel.&#8221; This is the first time I&#8217;m giving this speech and I got some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stressed Out or Stretched Up</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/04/stressed-out-or-stretched-up/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/04/stressed-out-or-stretched-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[full engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Loehr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Power of Full Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Power of Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My second Toastmasters speech. Actually it&#8217;s the second try of my second speech&#8230;had some technical difficulties the first time around. I always see ways to improve when I watch myself on video, but I think I&#8217;m improving. The subject of this speech was inspired by my study of The Power of Full Engagement and The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>She Don&#8217;t Know She&#8217;s Beautiful</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/03/she-dont-know-shes-beautiful/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/03/she-dont-know-shes-beautiful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sammy Kershaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[She Don't Know She's Beautiful]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My cover of Sammy Kershaw&#8217;s She Don&#8217;t Know She&#8217;s Beautiful released as a single from his Haunted Heart CD way back in 1993. Turned out to be his only number one hit. Spending your life with a girl like Cori, you know how he feels. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>My cover of Sammy Kershaw&#039;s She Don&#039;t Know She&#039;s Beautiful released as a single from his Haunted Heart CD way back in 1993. Turned out to be his only number one hit. Spending your life with a girl like Cori, you know how he feels.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>My cover of Sammy Kershaw&#039;s She Don&#039;t Know She&#039;s Beautiful released as a single from his Haunted Heart CD way back in 1993. Turned out to be his only number one hit. Spending your life with a girl like Cori, you know how he feels.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Garret Gillespie</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>3:22</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Blink</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/03/dont-blink/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/03/dont-blink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Blink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenny Chesney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://garretgillespie.com/blog/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My cover of Kenny Chesney&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Blink released in 2007 on his Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates CD. Life truly does go faster than you think, so start living now. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>My cover of Kenny Chesney&#039;s Don&#039;t Blink released in 2007 on his Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates CD. Life truly does go faster than you think, so start living now.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>My cover of Kenny Chesney&#039;s Don&#039;t Blink released in 2007 on his Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates CD. Life truly does go faster than you think, so start living now.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Garret Gillespie</itunes:author>
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		<title>Keep Breathing</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/02/keep-breathing/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/02/keep-breathing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amalie Maren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingrid Michaelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keep Breathing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://garretgillespie.com/blog/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re again featuring guest vocalist Amalie Maren covering Ingrid Michaelson&#8217;s Keep Breathing.  Released by Ingrid in 2008 on her Be OK album, I have to say she has a point&#8230;Sometimes life gets tough and all you can do is keep breathing. And you know what? That&#8217;s OK. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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			<itunes:keywords>Amalie Maren,Ingrid Michaelson,Keep Breathing,Life,tough</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Today we&#039;re again featuring guest vocalist Amalie Maren covering Ingrid Michaelson&#039;s Keep Breathing.  Released by Ingrid in 2008 on her Be OK album, I have to say she has a point...Sometimes life gets tough and all you can do is keep breathing.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Today we&#039;re again featuring guest vocalist Amalie Maren covering Ingrid Michaelson&#039;s Keep Breathing.  Released by Ingrid in 2008 on her Be OK album, I have to say she has a point...Sometimes life gets tough and all you can do is keep breathing. And you know what? That&#039;s OK.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Garret Gillespie</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>3:28</itunes:duration>
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		<title>I&#8217;m No Stranger To The Rain</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/01/im-no-stranger-to-the-rain/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2010/01/im-no-stranger-to-the-rain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm No Stranger To The Rain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Whitley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://garretgillespie.com/blog/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Released by Keith Whitley in 1989, this song epitomizes the struggle a lot of us find ourselves in. With the challenges the economy has caused all of us, it&#8217;s no surprise that I feel like I&#8217;m no stranger to the rain. The devil sure hasn&#8217;t given up on me yet, but he&#8217;s gonna have to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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			<itunes:keywords>Challenges,I&#039;m No Stranger To The Rain,Keith Whitley,Struggle</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Released by Keith Whitley in 1989, this song epitomizes the struggle a lot of us find ourselves in. With the challenges the economy has caused all of us, it&#039;s no surprise that I feel like I&#039;m no stranger to the rain.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Released by Keith Whitley in 1989, this song epitomizes the struggle a lot of us find ourselves in. With the challenges the economy has caused all of us, it&#039;s no surprise that I feel like I&#039;m no stranger to the rain. The devil sure hasn&#039;t given up on me yet, but he&#039;s gonna have to because I haven&#039;t given in...and I don&#039;t intend to.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Garret Gillespie</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>3:30</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Cedar Valley Panorama</title>
		<link>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2009/12/cedar-valley-panorama/</link>
		<comments>http://garretgillespie.com/blog/2009/12/cedar-valley-panorama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedar Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panorama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cedar Valley Panorama by Garret Gillespie Been wanting to do this for some time. This little valley we call home just begs to be photographed. and it&#8217;s incredible in it&#8217;s Winter beauty. I&#8217;m going to get this same view as the seasons change over the coming year. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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