by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 5, 2015 | Resilience
Observations on a few of the ones I know Her energy and enthusiasm precede her greeting. She is the founder and owner of Vintage Coffee and she knows my order. Small decaf Americano, perhaps with a chocolate covered biscotti. I tend to gravitate toward exceptional...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 29, 2015 | Serendipity
How to enjoy the celebration as much as the accomplishment School’s out! Last day, great report cards, and celebration beckons. But, messages of hesitation and delay also filled my mind: We don’t need to spend the money on that. Maybe we could do something...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2015 | Serendipity
A Honey-Do Project Gone Wrong Saturday, June 10, 1995. 4:00am. @#%!!*!! The timer on my stove jolted me out of a dead sleep! We had just arrived home from our honeymoon the day before. And now, on our first morning together in our 635 square foot economy apartment, we...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2015 | Resilience
These uninvited guests can still provide good reminders Ants! I came home to find that the May flash flooding had sent these tiny creatures seeking higher and drier ground…in our house! Generally speaking, I do not dislike ants. It’s just that I...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 9, 2015 | Resilience
How you can “take a licking and keep on ticking” Empty tank, overdrawn account, too much on your plate. It happens. To pretty much everyone at some point along the way. And there are certainly more than 3 secrets to perseverance through adversity. But,...