by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 3, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep During the holiday weeks, I invest some prep time in charting my course for the coming year. I encourage you to do the same with whatever system works for you.There are many ways to do this. But, I strongly suggest that you write down your goals and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 8, 2022 | Resilience
Activating Happiness #3 As it turns out, happiness is an inside job. It’s mostly in your head. Distractions, frustrations, and adversarial posturing may sometimes dominate your thoughts. But, you are not doomed to these. If you find your world to be overly loud,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 1, 2022 | Resilience
Activating Happiness #2In a world in which we can know far too much about other people (or at least the slice they share or portray on social media), I find this observation from Martin Seligman especially helpful. “Authentic happiness derives from raising...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 24, 2022 | Resilience
Activating Happiness #1 Not so long ago, I went for a walk in the woods and came face to face with a disturbing, yet liberating moment of clarity. I realized that I had been experiencing much more burden and grumpiness, and much less happiness than I wanted. Much more...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 27, 2022 | Resilience
Timeless Truths #3 “Suffering is universal. But victimhood is optional,” states Dr. Edith Eger. When bad things happen, you may sometimes be prone to ask, “Why me? What have I done to deserve this? Why do these things happen to me?” This...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 19, 2022 | Resilience
Timeless Truths #2 “Suffering is inevitable and universal. But how we respond to suffering differs,” observes Dr. Edith Eger. “The truth is, we will have unpleasant experiences in our lives, we will make mistakes, we won’t always get what we...
