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....
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 6, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation We caught a mere 10-second glimpse of his life. But it left us rejuvenated by his display of beautiful, uninhibited freedom. Around 10am, we were enjoying the Paseo Arts Festival in OKC a few years ago. As my son and I made our way to...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 28, 2020 | Resilience
Profiles in Resilience #3 Midge and John are two of the most resilient people I know. John has been living with Parkinson’s disease for over twenty years. He has done Deep Brain Stimulation, all kinds of meds, and he keeps going…and well at that. John has...
