by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 22, 2017 | Caregiving
One river, two games Only 200 yards down the trail, our children (ages 12 and 14) opted off the trail. They jumped from rock to rock, scampering along the edge of Beaver Creek. One moved quickly, the other a bit more cautiously, but both with the enthusiasm and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 13, 2017 | Resilience
Talking yourself into better Attitude, Belief, and Choice Anyway. When life deals you reason for discouragement, doubt, and delay, and it will, what do you do? Honestly, you probably live with it a little bit. You’re not sure what to do. But at some point, you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 9, 2017 | Caregiving
What you see and what you don’t in care scenarios Presence. Absence. Often unnoticed or overlooked, certain experiences, people, or expectations come to light in specific moments. For example, I notice: The presence of a nurse and an IV stand in our home two...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 2, 2017 | Resilience
Endings and Beginnings Carving out a small block of time, she curled up in her thinking space. Reflecting on the year behind and projecting into the year ahead, she took her time. Her breath slowed and her muscles relaxed as her heart and mind attuned with the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 23, 2016 | Resilience
Evaluate and set your trajectory Each year, I spend some significant time evaluating my past year and envisioning my intentional growth strategy for the coming year. There are many ways to do this. But, I strongly suggest that you write down your goals or...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 16, 2016 | Resilience
Embrace Ordinary Magic In her classic volume, Strengthening Family Resilience, Froma Walsh defines resilience as, “the ability to rebound from crisis and overcome life challenges.” Some of us just want to bounce back. The truth is that after a significant life crash,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 14, 2016 | Resilience
For Anyone Facing Adversity You are living with two parallel realities, two parallel truths. Part of your experience in caregiving and living with a difficult condition is frustrating, maddening, depressing, and difficult. But this is not the only reality. At the same...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 6, 2016 | Resilience
Remember Why You’re Going Hurting, frustrated, unsatisfied. Fear, anger, desire. These are some of the reasons we set out from here to get to there. With your health, your work, your relationships, or even with your spirituality, finances, or sense of adventure,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 25, 2016 | Serendipity
Responses from last week’s Weekly Inspiration As you enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, perhaps these gratitudes from Weekly Inspiration readers will stir up some of your own. As noted last week, these can be past, present, or future. Large or small. They all...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 18, 2016 | Serendipity
Do this exercise at least once a week 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, the...
