by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 1, 2021 | Serendipity
One word can make the difference What if one word could change your mind? What if your whole posture toward a person, a job, or a task could be improved by adopting a new key word that resets your expectations? When I was a young father, I thought of my primary role...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 24, 2021 | Resilience
Asking Better Questions #3 Bring to mind a current challenge. Where there is fog and a lack of clarity, a well designed question can often help you put your finger on the pulse of the problem. With a bent toward action and responsibility, you get away from blaming and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 17, 2021 | Resilience
Asking Better Questions #2 Sometimes this is the most difficult question to answer: What do you want? As you sift through challenges great and small, you attempt to organize the factors involved and the ramifications of making different choices. You consider other...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 10, 2021 | Resilience
Asking Better Questions #1 The questions you ask yourself and others serve as a catalyst for greater love, reflection and thought. Too often and too quickly, I find myself jumping to my thoughts and my solutions. With others, this habit shuts down conversation and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 3, 2021 | Resilience
Words to Live Into #4 You may get knocked down. You may become frustrated, disappointed or disillusioned. You may come face to face with your worst fears. But. You don’t stay down. You don’t give in to living in a state of permanent despair. You find a way...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 27, 2021 | Resilience
Words to Live Into #3 When the crazy makers barge into your world or unforeseen problems wreak havoc, remember, you have the capacity to proceed with unflappable calm. You can learn to keep your cool in a crisis. I know you can, because sometimes I can too. And...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 20, 2021 | Resilience
Words to Live Into #2 You don’t quit.Sure, you may have slacked off, you may have not been productive for a while,you may have not always given your best effort, but you don’t quit.You keep going. You sweat, you keep working out,you keep caring, you keep working, you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 14, 2021 | Resilience
Words to Live Into #1 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 others returned to the surface with...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 7, 2021 | Serendipity
The joy of listening in “You just look lovely today. Yes, you do-oo. But, I think you’ve eaten too much, so we need to take a walk. You’ll have to wait up for me, don’t get ahead of me too much. We can just walk and talk for a while.” And with that admonition, the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2021 | Caregiving
End of summer reminders Not every day is full of “bluebirds on your shoulder.” Problem finders, negative people, and fussy folks bump into us. Surgeries, procedures and setbacks arise as well. Stuff happens. Not all of it ideal. Create beautiful moments anyway. Take a...
