by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 21, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Sending Encouragement You wait. You manage. You do things you never thought you would do, For someone you love. You are well acquainted with pharmacy lines, Expertly navigating hospitals, Knowing what to ask at Doctor’s appointments, And fully tuned in to the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 21, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Sending Encouragement Frustrated, mad, and sad, This was not on your bucket list. Neither the diagnosis, nor the medicines, Or the thousands of dollars spent for treatment. But you are more than this. You are more than this one story of crisis. You are more than the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 23, 2019 | Resilience
What moves you? Hurting enough to change. When the pain of your current situation becomes bad enough, you will do something different. It’s not the best reason to change, but it is one of the most effective reasons.Being Bored. Interesting, huh? This is actually...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 23, 2019 | Serendipity
Children Hold the Keys Have you encountered a child recently? Have you noticed how most younger children engage life wide-eyed, undaunted, and full of wonder and delight? However, most of us take hits as we go along. Thus, we begin to fear, doubt, and believe the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 23, 2019 | Serendipity
People Who Make You Smile #3 Several years ago, Jack called our office. He sounded gruff. Said he had never been to any of our programs and he hoped the one on that day would be good. So did I. When he arrived, I discovered that he wasn’t gruff at all. Rather,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 23, 2019 | Serendipity
People Who Make You Smile #2 About a month ago, I was enjoying an early morning breakfast at a French bakery in Santa Fe, NM. As I enjoyed a cafe au lait and crepes, I looked around the cafe. Five men, all in their 40’s-70’s, likely on vacation, catching...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 26, 2019 | Serendipity
People Who Make You Smile #1 For 18 years he battled Parkinson’s disease. With the tenacity of a marathoner (which he was for many years), he didn’t give up. He sang in our Parkinson’s choir, came to LOUD Crowd® for group voice therapy, and lived an...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 26, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Better Questions #4 There are moments you don’t want to miss. And in the midst of busyness, stress, and preoccupation, you do well to ask this question in a different light to engage those moments that matter. What time is it? -The birth of a child. This is a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 14, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Better Questions #3 Change. You, like most people, probably enjoy the good changes and resist the uncomfortable ones. When navigating difficult decisions as things are changing, try reframing with this question: What time is it? For instance… *During an unsustainably...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 14, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Better Questions #2 Is this habit worth continuing? Is this a good group to be associated with? Is this the right…whatever? If any part of your life experience gives you pause, ask this question: Does this make me a better person? Asking and pondering this question...
