by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 3, 2017 | Resilience
Tackle your problems with determination Some tasks, some goals, some dreams seem so distant and complex that we assume they are out of reach. But as I heard from one of my favorite authors and entrepreneurs, Chris Guillebeau, recently, everything is figure-out-able....
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 27, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Where is your place? Surrounded on all sides by other farms, the only way in is by a field road along the property line of two of them. These 84 acres have been in my family for over 120 years. I have never lived on this land, but my ancestors have. I may never be a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 19, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Settling into Renewal After a long day, mind frazzled, body exhausted, where do you ease into rest? Perhaps your “chair” is actually a sofa, couch, or bed. But many of us have a sacred space for renewal. I bought my leather recliner in 2002, the year my...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 19, 2017 | Serendipity
Beyond normal expectations With exuberance, enthusiasm, and a touch of light-hearted humor, he greets each customer. Helping them with their postal needs, his energy is contagious. And even a bit baffling. It’s the post office. This is not exciting work. But, he makes...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 6, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
An Unlikely Source of Energy Fears. We all have them. Fears of… Starting the conversation Tackling the project Making the call Admitting the problem So what do you do? Meet your fear with love. Seriously. Think about your fear. Then smother it with love. Taking...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 24, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Emails from the Past Today, I cleaned out some of my email inboxes. It was as if I were opening a time capsule. I suppose in some ways, I was. Most poignant were emails from three friends, now deceased. These were difficult to delete, and in fact, I saved some of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 21, 2017 | Serendipity
-Excerpt from my new book, Thrive Anyway Kathy and I awoke on the first day of the 2014 Myositis National Conference in Reno, Nevada to find hundreds of hot air balloons outside our hotel window. Unexpected Blessing #1. On a whim three days later, we rented an...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 21, 2017 | Resilience
Life Lessons from Super Bowl LI Down 28-3 in the 3rd quarter, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots rattled off 31 unlikely points to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. Expecting good entertainment from the commercials and the halftime show, I received unexpected life...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 5, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Taking a look at your retroactive bucket list You are always headed there from here. With at least some latent sense of angst, you are resolving a current problem or pursuing a future dream by moving towards a there. Along your journey of multiple heres and theres,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 27, 2017 | Serendipity
Who sings your song? On occasion, I do funerals. And when I do, I have a few goals, but one of them is this. To sing that person’s song. Not literally, but to tell the stories and draw out the traits that reflect their better tone of life. Moving back to the...
