by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 10, 2023 | Serendipity
Thanksgiving #2 If you have difficulty identifying reasons to be grateful, start small. Look around you. Even the most mundane items can spur a sense of appreciation.On multiple occasions when I am attempting to reframe my thoughts, I look around my backyard and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 3, 2023 | Serendipity
Thanksgiving #1 The backdoor to gratitude is always unlocked. If you think more in terms of absence than presence, you are well on your way to a contented smile and maybe even a silent chuckle to yourself. What are you glad didn’t happen? What jobs, tasks, or...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 3, 2023 | Resilience
Talking Yourself Into Better Attitude, Belief and Choice #3 You are living with two parallel realities, two parallel truths. Part of your experience in caregiving and living with a difficult condition is frustrating, maddening, depressing, and difficult. But this is...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 27, 2023 | Resilience
Talking Yourself Into Better Attitude, Belief and Choice #2 Will it sink or will it float? David Letterman used this question to test all types of objects for a humorous segment for years on the Late Show. Yes, physics with flair. Some items sank to the bottom, while...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 21, 2023 | Resilience
Talking Yourself Into Better Attitude, Belief and Choice Anyway.When life deals you reason for discouragement, doubt, and delay, and it will, what do you do? Honestly, you probably live with it a little bit. You’re not sure what to do. But at some point, you decide...
