by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 12, 2025 | Resilience
Facing Fears #2 You may think that other people have no fears. In that, you would most likely be wrong. Even your heroes have certain fears and hesitations and avoidances. But, they find ways forward anyway. Things people fear: …Asking the question…Trying new...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 1, 2025 | Resilience
Facing Fears #1 “Fear and courage are not mutually exclusive,” Brene Brown articulates so precisely. You may tend to think that the courageous do not experience fear or that if you have fear, you are not courageous. But, this is not so. The difference comes not from...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Unexpected Paths to Happiness #3 It is so easy to take the path of bitterness and harsh condemnation of others. But, you don’t want that. It might feel good for a vindicating moment, but ultimately it sours your soul. Choose lovingkindness. Counter your...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 20, 2025 | Spiritual Stuff
Unexpected Paths to Happiness #2 Are you here now? Whether you know it or not, you probably spend an alarming amount of your time like this:…playing out future conversations…wishing you were somewhere else…deflecting imagined pushback…longing for a better...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 10, 2025 | Spiritual Stuff
Unexpected Paths to Happiness #1 “Distractions waste our energy; concentration restores it to us,” states Sharon Salzberg. We are living in the midst of the age of distraction. In all of human history, it has never been easier to be distracted. It is so...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 3, 2025 | Serendipity
Fresh Tracks, Fresh Start Laying down the first tracks in the falling snow in our neighborhood several years ago, my son and I savored the moment. No wind. Temperatures relatively mild, hovering right around freezing. The evening was lit up with the blanket of snow...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 27, 2024 | Resilience
Focus What one thing would make the most difference in your life in 2025? While you have hopefully reflected on all aspects of creating a healthy life in 2025, there is probably one effort that rises above the others. One goal, one mission, one result. On December 31,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 20, 2024 | Resilience
Operative Words #3 Carve out some space to reflect on the life you lived in 2024. True, you may be thrust into the bustle of holiday shopping, traveling and surviving over the next week. But, take time to create some sacred space. Reflection activates the prefrontal...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 13, 2024 | Resilience
Operative Words #2 What difference does a word make? Sometimes it can make all the difference. Consider the word radiate. In terms of an individual, you might say that a person radiates inner peace. Or, he radiates joy and love. She radiates confidence and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 6, 2024 | Resilience
Operative Words #1 Sometimes one word can change how you think. Consider the word welcome. In context of something you want, try inserting the word welcome. Perhaps you want more money, a thinner waist, a sense of peace, new friends or just about...
