by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 14, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Better Questions #1 Swept up in the forces around us at any given season of life, you may find that a return to this question helps stabilize and prioritize your world. What is a good day? Whether balancing too many demands, managing a life-threatening illness, or...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 23, 2019 | Serendipity
Unlikely Moments of Hope #3 They talked about this goal in their twenties. They worked on it through their thirties. They rarely spoke of it in their forties. But in their fifties, it happened. As financial obligations diminished and savings compounded, they finally...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 17, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Unlikely moments of hope #2 Yes. It is easy to find the problems, the inconsistencies, the holes in the arguments. Yes. It is easy to find flaws in people and it is easy to locate reasons that all hope should be lost. Like most of us, you have probably been trained...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 17, 2019 | Caregiving
Unlikely moments of hope #1 He knew the truth. So did she. They both heard what the doctor said. They had both read the reports and the prognosis. The cancer was back. Wide spread. And their time was short. Too short. Sitting there together, the life had been sucked...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 28, 2019 | Caregiving
Finding Your Way Through Resistance She just couldn’t seem to make the call. She knew she needed to. But, resistance seemed to paralyze her with fears and doubts. Her mother has Parkinson’s disease and was in a tailspin after an unexpected trip to the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 28, 2019 | Spiritual Stuff
Finding Your Way Through Resistance Resistance to what is good, but seems like it may hurt, is completely natural. It may not, however, always be helpful. 60 seconds. Try this. For 30 seconds close your eyes and think about the word closed. Let pictures, ideas,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 28, 2019 | Resilience
Finding Your Way Through Resistance Resistance. We all experience it. I don’t feel like it. I’m afraid of it. I don’t want to do it. So, we resist. In some cases this is not so bad, but when we resist things that are good, it ultimately hurts us....
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 7, 2019 | Resilience
3 People You Meet in a Storm #3 The weather report indicated that a tornado was headed towards Edmond on the north side of OKC. Since we didn’t have a storm shelter and we were an hour ahead of its landing time, we decided to drive to the south side of the city...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 7, 2019 | Resilience
3 People You Meet in a Storm #2 When storms hit, you first check the weather and see your favorite Chief Meteorologist or Expert Guide. If the storm is threatening or severe, most folks hunker down with family or friends. (If you are not in a situation to do that,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 24, 2019 | Resilience
3 People You Meet in a Storm #1 Each Spring in Oklahoma, there are two or three days dominated by storms. The whole city gets off work early and rushes home to watch storm tracking by their preferred Chief Meteorologist. We depend on the expertise of the Weatherman....
