by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 29, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
Ready for 2024 Reverse engineering can be a very effective mechanism for gaining clarity. On almost any project or undertaking, if you begin with the end in mind and work backwards, you can often construct a more realistic strategy. The same applies to annual goal...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 23, 2023 | Serendipity
Tis the Season December brings a mix of emotion. You witness the unbridled joy of children opening presents and gawking at the festive lights. You tap your toes to the music of the season and anticipate glad reunions. Yet, the absence of loved ones mixed with dreary...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 16, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
A Sacred Trio #3 Rest. Community. And Service. These form the sacred trio of a well-balanced life in harmonious rhythm. Resting, reflecting and renewing leads to moving into community to enjoy, encourage and share. But the cycle is incomplete without a move toward...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 9, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
A Sacred Trio #2 You can find it at a café, a ball game or a meeting. Sometimes it manifests in cozier settings such as a living room, a front yard or a private virtual chat. It happens with a high degree of organization or almost none at all. Smiles, tears, concerns,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 5, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
A Sacred Trio #1 Full blast, ready to go, up and at ’em! Go! Go! Go! Hurry from this call to that meeting to this catch-up work. Two months behind and getting behind-er all the time. Too many meetings and no time to do what we decided to do in the meetings! Run here,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 24, 2023 | Serendipity
Thanksgiving #3 It’s just a sandwich. Except that, we only eat this sandwich once a year.Leftover turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce in between two slices of white bread…the kind that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Sometimes, a dab of mayonnaise piques the...
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...
