by Bruce McIntyre | May 22, 2020 | Spiritual Stuff
Watching the things you neglect to notice Can you remember a time as a child that you lay on your back in the grass watching the clouds? Tired and sweaty from running or playing, you plopped down alone or maybe with siblings or friends. Gazing long enough into the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 8, 2020 | Serendipity
Words that resonate deeper with time Dating, wooing, trying everything in the book to get this girl to like me. I pop in the soundtrack for the movie, Stand By Me, and play the title track. Giving it my best Ben E. King, I harmonize pretty well, hamming it up for the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 8, 2020 | Serendipity
Going Deeper Gratitude tends to be transactional. Thank you for…the gift, the help, the donation. Appreciation is the entirely appropriate response for the more immediate and tangible graces and kindnesses that come our way. You are probably pretty good at the first...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 28, 2020 | Resilience
Making Adjustments During Corona Season #5 From frustration to anger to snippiness to agitation, you have probably experienced it since mid-March. While some respond to moments and seasons of discomfort with sadness, others get mad. You or someone under your roof is...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 17, 2020 | Resilience
Making Adjustments During Corona Season #4 One of our most palpable and prevalent motivators is fear. It’s not necessarily the best quality motivator, but it does capture our attention. A latent sense of unrest, anxiety, and trouble sleeping may be part of your...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 10, 2020 | Resilience
Making Adjustments During Corona Season #3 I often share with patients and caregivers that it’s not “laugh OR cry,” but rather “laugh AND cry.” During this season of Corona, you have probably been able to pinpoint some ways in which you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 3, 2020 | Resilience
Making Adjustments During Corona Season #2 Disorientation. Normal has been upended. Everything seems to have changed. And it changes daily. You have probably experienced changes to your routines, habits, and people interactions. Whether you are highly organized or...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 27, 2020 | Resilience
Common Experiences During Corona Season Normal has been upended. You may have noticed yourself grappling with some of these dynamics in the past few weeks: Disorientation. Everything seems to have changed. And it changes daily. Grief. You may have a sense of loss of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 23, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation Pepe peered outside through the curtains onto the streets of Luarca, a fishing town in Spain. He was four years old. The year was 1918. In 2018, Pepe (Jose Ameal) was believed to be the oldest survivor of what later became known as...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 14, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation Some of the most poignant lessons I have learned seemed to occur on my Meals on Wheels route in Abilene, Texas twenty years ago. For almost a year, the route had remained relatively unchanged. Same people, same faces, same routine....
