by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 12, 2021 | Serendipity
Glimpses #3 My wife will tell you that one of the silver linings of living with Dermatomyositis is that she doesn’t have to feel guilty about not going camping with me. The effects of the disease on her muscles makes sleeping on the ground extra uncomfortable....
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 5, 2021 | Serendipity
Glimpses #2 “Do you have a minute? Can I tell you what happened a few nights ago?” she asked as she peered into my office. “Sure, come on in,” I offered (as we did so easily prior to Covid). Her husband had been living with Parkinson’s...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 26, 2021 | Serendipity
Glimpses #1 A reflection from our “pre-illness” trip to the gritty sands of Galveston Island, Texas in late 2001 captures the essence of this both/and notion. Three months pregnant with our daughter and not yet showing, I did what any sensitive husband would do. I...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 19, 2021 | Resilience
Resilient Life #5 Exercising your capacity for resilience does not exempt you from problems. Neither does it mean that you must be perfect. As Anna Quindlen says, “What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 19, 2021 | Resilience
Resilient Life #4 As you step into the groove of resilience, you may be shocked to find yourself serving again. You will not sit back, self-satisfied that you made it, hoping you never face another challenge. Rather, you will live the dream that puts you back in the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 5, 2021 | Resilience
Resilient Life #3 When life crashes and adversity happen, it hurts. You may find that you are exhausted, depressed, and disoriented for a long time. But, as you sense that it is time to re-emerge into a new season, I encourage you to dream a satisfying new dream and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 5, 2021 | Resilience
Resilient Life #2 You are unique! No other person will ever have the same beauty, quirks, or contribution to life that you have right now in the way that only you can do. Your tone of voice, sense of humor, distinct smell, peculiar walk, and loves are specific to you....
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 5, 2021 | Resilience
Resilient Life #1 You will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Jesus said that. But, I would like to add some important elements. You will know the truth, the truth will hurt quite a bit, and then if you face it and do something about it, the truth will...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 16, 2021 | Spiritual Stuff
Outside Observations #3Hip deep in the cold current of the Lower Illinois River just below Tenkiller Dam near the thriving metropolis of Gore, Oklahoma, I imbibe a full breath of crisp air. I see them. Two rainbow trout loitering in a small eddy just beneath the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 16, 2021 | Resilience
Outside Observations #2Anyone experienced stress this week?Surely I jest. If you have even peeked at the news, your system certainly perked up. Anxiety, anger, sadness, or higher blood pressure have probably bubbled up from within you at some point.No matter what the...
