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...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 12, 2022 | Resilience
Timeless Truths #1Reflecting decades later on her early life experience in a Nazi prison camp, Dr. Edith Eger embraces the heart of Victor Frankl’s teaching and makes it her own: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 17, 2022 | Resilience
Effort #3 Take courage. Take action. Take charge. If you are stuck, 2 minutes of activity could get you out of the rut. Avoiding the project, the call, the question, the meeting, the conversation…procrastination rarely helps. It usually results in unnecessary stress,...