by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 5, 2025 | Resilience
Your Best #3 When you do your best and success comes easily, you may be tempted to think that this is how it will always be. You’ve lived long enough to know different. Sometimes, you have to push through with tenacity. Summoning your deep wells of persistence,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 29, 2025 | Resilience
Your Best #2 Did you know that we tend to think the same thoughts over and over? Our self talk gets in a rut. We wake up, get ready, go to work, slog through emails, go to meetings, etc. with many of the same thoughts accompanying us on most days. What if you created...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 22, 2025 | Resilience
Your Best #1 Have you ever caught yourself wrestling with the many inflections of your best? Consider these common statements and phrases: It was the best I could do.I did my best.I did my best and I accomplished my goal!My best wasn’t good enough.You bring out...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 15, 2025 | Caregiving
Glimpses of Care #3 Sometimes diagnosis, care, treatment, etc. go quickly. Usually though, it’s a long road. In the beginning, it is all about the questions, the uncertainties. False hopes are common along with denial. It is a discombobulating time. As you begin...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 8, 2025 | Caregiving
Glimpses of Care #2The silent heroics of those who care for a loved one take many forms. If you identify with any of the following, know that you are seen and appreciated: Accompanying your person on doctor’s visits and asking the questions no one wants to ask....
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 1, 2025 | Caregiving
Glimpses of Care #1 He used to drive everywhere.All over the state supervising his crew,On vacation to many destinations,And for all the errands and outings life entails.Now, he is driven.He and his bride have switched seats,And she drives him to appointments,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 25, 2025 | Serendipity
Friendship #4 You’ve got troubles, I’ve got ’em tooThere isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for youWe stick together, we can see it through’Cause you’ve got a friend in meYeah, you’ve got a friend in me -Randy Newman This...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 18, 2025 | Serendipity
Friendship #3 I wanna have friends that I can trustThat love me for the man I’ve become, not the man I wasAnd I wanna have friends that’ll let me beAll alone when being alone is all that I need -Avett Brothers Easily, my favorite band of the past decade or...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 11, 2025 | Serendipity
Friendship #2 What will I do when you’re gone?Who’s gonna tell me the truth?Who’s gonna finish the stories I start,The way you always do?When somebody knocks at the door,Someone new walks in.I will smile and shake their hand,But You Can’t Make Old Friends.It was me...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 4, 2025 | Serendipity
Friendship #1 As I waited for the group to begin, I watched and listened. People laughed and poked fun at each other. They inquired about each other’s well being, and sent well wishes back and forth. Obviously, they enjoyed each other’s company and needed it. So, it...
