Category: General
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Time to Press the Reset Button
by Thurston Gill, Jr. Greetings, Like most people, I am planning to take the opportunity to use the beginning of our new calendar year to press the reset button to re-orient myself so that I am more aligned with how the Lord desires me to proceed with the remainder of my life at the strategic level. The end of…
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When All Is Lost
There are just some things you can’t prepare for. Dear WWATS Friends & Family,One week ago today, about the same time that I’m writing this email, my daughter received a call that the building where her business was located and where we hold some of our WWATS trainings caught fire. 5 families lost everything in the apartments…
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Are We Ready, or are We Just Prepared?
The recent news and social media reactions to the novel corona-virus pandemic among the prepared and unprepared populist reveal our ignorance and lack of commitment in our abilities to protect ourselves against emergencies and disasters, this includes me as well. I have been very prayerful about posting anything as a result of the recent pandemic…
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There’s Always The Next Thing
If you’ve been following along on my journey you’ll recall that I’ve jumped off… …flown through the air… …hung in mid-air for awhile… … and was supposed to land on my back and remain in a blissful state of peace and rest for the entirety of my remaining days. (If you’re new to my blog…
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Emergency Preparedness & Response: My Scope of Practice
Hey, my name is Thurston and I wanted to take this opportunity to share a little bit of what I do here at World Wide Academy Training Services, and what’s in my head and my heart (my heart is pretty safe, my head, on the other hand, is kinda scary). I have been intrigued…
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Present Situation…Mid-Air
Today was the day. I took the dive. It was my last day at the part-time job I held for almost two years. It was a bittersweet day. Somehow it didn’t feel like what I felt like in that dream I last wrote about. I had some mixed emotions. Mostly, sad because I will not…
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Winter Weather Preparedness for Cats & Dogs (With a special feral cat reminder)
Many of us take for granted that our pets don’t require any special attention during the winter months, but that is far from the truth, especially if your pet happens to be a breed that is not particularly adept to cold temperatures, is in fair to poor health, very young or very old, or just…
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Jumping Off
I had a dream several months ago. I was on a pier-like bridge down at the river that separates my town from the next. I was at the beginning of the pier. As I began to walk forward I noticed a post next to me. I thought to myself, “If I jump in here I…
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Jumping Off!
Coming soon! It’s time!
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Pear Pie and the Basics
I have a pear tree in my backyard. This time of the year I try my best to snatch the pears off the ground and the tree, staying ahead of the squirrels, bees, and flies who feast on them. So many pears! I give them to neighbors and friends. I put them in my salad.…