by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Permission to Enjoy Small Pleasures Can you enjoy small pleasures? Or, have you become so accustomed to them that only bigger and bigger enjoyments do the trick? According to Dr. Christoper Peterson’s observations on a study from 2010 inPsychological Science,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2016 | Resilience
Tis the season for transitions Late May, so it is the season for graduations, weddings, first jobs, summer jobs, retirements, and more. These are passages. And all passages entail transition. As William Bridges has so astutely pointed out, transitions involve three...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 16, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
5 Places to Find the Light Light is everywhere. Often though, our minds enter a pattern of fumbling in the dark. It gets depressing, quite literally. So, where can we find the light again? How do we re-emerge to the life we want to be living? 1. In the eyes of...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 6, 2016 | Resilience
It’s Worth It What mountain are you climbing? Perhaps you are preparing for a literal mountain climb. More likely, your climb is related to a season or era of life calling upon your endurance to complete the caregiving task, get your child through college,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 30, 2016 | Serendipity
Which one(s) are you? This is an interesting English term. Make believe. In my experience, there are three kinds of make believe people. 1. Inspirational. These are the people who make you believe because they overcome adversity, challenges, and less than ideal...
