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Roy Smalley

@roysmalley.substack.com

A Wisconsin firefighter & EMT, fitness & wellness coach, writer & speaker, adoptive & foster dad.

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Have a Grinchy New Year Becoming more than you thought possible.

As we march forward into a new calendar year with new possibilities, let us consider a most unexpected inspiration: The Grinch.

#happynewyear2025

08.01.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've heard it said that "people who qualify for AARP shouldn't be fighting fire." I challenge that.

What do you think: do first responders have an expiration date? How old is "too old"?

Read more at roysmalley.substack.com or check the link in my bio.

#firefighter #firstresponders #writer

31.12.2024 12:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WEMSA2025 is coming, and I'll be there sharing about "Embracing Stress to Lead Personal and Organizational Resilience" and "Staying Strong and Aging Well as an Emergency Responder". As a coach and a firefighter/EMT, I'm passionate about helping others approach wellness in sustainable ways!

26.12.2024 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Theatre rules that I've found apply to life:

1. Dress the part.
2. Be on time.
3. Know what you're going to say.
4. Don't bump into the furniture.

20.12.2024 00:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adopting a child with a physical disability was SO not in our wheelhouse. What happens when you step into the unknown?

My latest 2-minute read is available on #Substack at roysmalley.substack.com/latest

#blogger #keynotespeaker #writer #columnist

12.12.2024 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Worthwhile, But Not Easy Our job is worthwhile, but it’s not easy. Building strength and conditioning isn’t as easy as sitting, but it will help you endure through middle age and beyond.

Would simplifying exercise and lowering "barriers to entry" get more first responders exercising regularly?

That's a question I consider in this article, which I'm jazzed to have appear on Firefighter Nation. #firefighter #wellness #firstresponder #aging

www.firefighternation.com/health-welln...

10.12.2024 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those clothes obviously got dehydrated over the summer.

30.11.2024 14:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mother's Day: national holiday since 1914.

Father's Day: national holiday since 1966.

Memorial Day: federal holiday since 1971.

Independance Day: celebrated every year since 1776.

Labor Day. Veterans' Day. Memorial Day. Voting Day.

EVERY American holiday owes its origin to Thanksgiving Day.

28.11.2024 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Am I an Imposter? My struggle to move past old self-perceptions

On my Substack: Am I an imposter?

Even as a firefighter/EMT, a successful fitness coach, and a subject matter expert who writes and speaks both regionally and nationally, I struggle with self-doubt.

roysmalley.substack.com/p/am-i-an-im...

25.11.2024 18:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Painting Prayers on Pavement Celebrating the security of impermanence and the power of eternal impact

On my Substack: Painting Prayers on Pavement

"Just as that old man's prayers were already beginning to disappear as the sun warmed the pavement, everything we create will eventually fade away."

roysmalley.substack.com/p/painting-p...

25.11.2024 02:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What About Joy? Theatre is a metaphor for life.

On my Substack: What about joy?
open.substack.com/pub/roysmall...

24.11.2024 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0