by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 10, 2017 | Serendipity
It’s always sweet to hear from an old friend This past week, I was fortunate to reconnect with several friends in the Nashville area. A lunch, a coffee, and a home visit with different friends stoked the fires of friendship and reminded me how grateful I am for...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 2, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Her normal has changed. It has been upended. Still, she won’t quit. She arises each day to a new challenge and leans into it once again whether she feels like it or not. In other words, she is resilient. His...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver He has memory problems. The things that he forgets are many: What happened a few moments ago, a few days ago, a few weeks ago How to get around their new apartment How to operate the new phone What time dinner is...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 22, 2017 | Caregiving
The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver For the 8th time this hour, she nods in agreement to the same conclusion to the same story. And for the 8th time this hour, she smiles and answers the same question about where Uncle Tom is living now. She is the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 15, 2017 | Serendipity
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Not sure about you, but I am very successful at growing weeds. Why is it that we struggle to nurture the grass, trees, and planted flowers in our yards and gardens, but the weeds seem to thrive best of all? What is the difference...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 15, 2017 | Serendipity
Getting away to play The Gullies easily garnered top honors as the main attraction at my childhood home. We lived on a 110 acre hog farm in West Tennessee. Neighbors dared not lay a foundation or park a trailer any closer than a mile away. Our farm was home to about...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 29, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
How are you a conduit for good? In what ways are you generous? Have you ever considered that generosity flows through multiple avenues? Allow me to share four areas that may allow your generous intentions to shine through: 1. Time. When we give of our time to listen,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 24, 2017 | Caregiving
Learned Habits for Tough Times Sometimes the thing that is changing is beyond your control. Quite often, in fact. Nevertheless, we easily get stuck fighting reality when the past is in the past. Therefore, it is helpful to remember that YOU control YOU. In the midst...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 14, 2017 | Resilience
Fixed thinking vs. Growth thinking Be very quiet. Listen carefully. To yourself. Sometimes, you may hear yourself tell yourself about the way it will never be, the things you could never do, the problems you will never overcome. Difficult circumstances may have...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 10, 2017 | Resilience
Procrastination Does Not Make a Good Friend She had accumulated a massive collection of shoulds, oughts, and one-of-these-days. The collection was not an asset. Rather, it had become a debilitating burden. In a moment of spiritual desperation, she prayed, “What...
