by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 4, 2015 | Resilience
Audacity or nerve in the face of uncertainty She didn’t know how she would do it. But, she did it anyway. Her husband had left and her father had died. Now, she cared for her mother and two elementary aged children. With just less than enough to get by, she kept...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 18, 2015 | Resilience
She keeps going Her voice is soft. Her attempts at annunciation tend to leave her words slurred together due to the effects of Parkinson’s disease. She walks slowly, precariously on the verge of a fall at any moment. The disease has progressed...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2015 | Resilience
New experiences are good for your brain Since I work with Parkinson’s patients, I read and learn a lot about the brain. Not all of it has to do with fighting or curing or managing disease. Sometimes, I also learn about proactive ways to improve brain plasticity....
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 10, 2015 | Resilience
How a Growth Mindset trumps a Fixed Mindset Standford University psychologist Carol S. Dweek, PhD identifies mindset as a fundamental difference maker in our lives. On the one hand, a fixed mindset assumes that everything is pre-determined, limited, and unchangeable....
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 3, 2015 | Resilience
Living well today and releasing yesterday When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. is attributed with this quote, but many others have asserted similar statements. I tend to...
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...
