by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 27, 2019 | Resilience
New Year Prep During the holiday weeks, I invest some prep time in charting my course for the coming year. I encourage you to do the same with whatever system works for you. There are many ways to do this. But, I strongly suggest that you write down your goals and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 19, 2019 | Serendipity
Holiday Sightings #3 The holidays hang thick in the air, Carols, cocoa, and Christmas parties, Hustling and bustling to get it all done. But in the frantic joy of the season, I also catch regular glimpses of the struggling, Those short on cash and hope. She waits with...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 19, 2019 | Serendipity
Holiday Sightings #2 “Dad, I’ll ask Santa for that because I know it’s probably too expensive,” my son graciously offered on at least one Christmas occasion. Sneaking out of bed and into the living room at 2am with his sister, much to our...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2019 | Serendipity
Santa Holiday Sightings #1 Perhaps one of the most prevalent and delightful sightings of the holiday season in the U.S. would have to be those of Santa in his red suit and white beard. Whether surrounded by awestruck or terrified children, Santa sightings usually make...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2019 | Serendipity
Thanksgiving A version of this exercise is featured in a movie just released this year. I won’t mention the name of the movie lest I give it away. Take one minute. 60 seconds. Close your eyes. Think of those who have helped you become who you are today. Some of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Spirituality for Caregiving and Chronic Illness Just a wild guess here. You may not wake up happy every morning. Some, but not all. Perhaps the unwanted intruders of anxiety, stress, and legitimate worry invaded your attempts at sleep. Maybe you’re just grumpy. Or,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 15, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Spirituality for Caregiving and Chronic Illness Receptive. Bathing your heart, mind, soul, and being in the notion of receptivity can transport you into a radically healthy place. You have probably grappled with the concept of extending grace to other people,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 15, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Spirituality for Caregiving and Chronic Illness In most cases, religion serves to help us grow in spirituality and spirituality often helps create the best of religion. But, these are not interchangeable terms. For clarity’s sake, religion refers to a particular...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 1, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Spirituality for Caregiving and Chronic Illness Independence. Autonomy. As much as you may enjoy charting your own course in life, you may also discover that there is value in the notion of interconnectedness. I like to do my own thing, but I have also come to...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 1, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Spirituality for Caregiving and Chronic Illness Whether you consider yourself religious or not, caregiving and chronic illness soon leads you into inherently spiritual terrain. These scenarios are frustrating. They make us mad and sad; and they prompt us to cuss and...
