by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 4, 2022 | Resilience
Effort #1 He watches every penny and generates extra income because they will be debt free. She will not quit until she finishes this degree…no excuses this time. He works two jobs so his children grow up in a better neighborhood. She grits her teeth through the pain...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Engaging the Present #2 You are, in fact, here now. However, you may have difficulty pulling your thoughts out of the future or the past back into the present. Thoughts of the past can be soothing, enjoyable and orienting. Or, they can also bring regret, grudges and...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Engaging the Present Cool morning waves washed up to my ankles, occasionally surprising my knees with an unexpected surge. Wet sand slid between my toes, as the morning breeze cured something deep within me. As sunlight slowly illuminated the shore, sandpipers and...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 14, 2022 | Resilience
New experiences are good for your brain You have probably heard the words neuro and plasticity more in the past 5 years than ever before. Besides research into neurological diseases and cures, loads of work is being done on the potential, capacity, and health of the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 7, 2022 | 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 | Apr 30, 2022 | Serendipity
Songs That Matter #3 Against the backdrop of war torn Sarajevo in 1992, this stirring song took on new meaning. A mortar killed 22 people waiting in line at a marketplace in that city during the siege of Sarajevo. In response, Vedran Smailovic emerged for 22 days...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 30, 2022 | Serendipity
Songs That Matter #2 Against the backdrop of ever challenging times (and aren’t they all to some extent?), Louis Armstrong’s gravelly voice draws us back to the light. These lyrics delivered so gracefully seem to take the air out of pretense, anger and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 16, 2022 | Serendipity
Songs That Matter #1 Sometimes a song catches you and speaks more concisely than you could have done for yourself. A song a few years ago by one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, caught me. No Hard FeelingsWhen my body won’t hold me anymoreAnd it finally lets...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 8, 2022 | Caregiving
Snapshots of Transformation #5 One of the most excruciating limitations for Kathy was not being able to pick up our son, Seth, as a baby. We picked him up and put him in her arms, and as he grew more mobile, she helped him scramble up into her arms. Simply picking up...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 2, 2022 | Caregiving
Snapshots of Transformation #4 Kathy and I arrived at the 2014 Myositis National Conference in Reno, Nevada. Since we were speaking and there was some confusion about our room, they put us in one of the high roller suites! As an additional surprise, we awoke the next...
