by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 29, 2016 | Caregiving
How are you living above the adversity? They didn’t ask for this. Parkinson’s was not on their bucket list, or anywhere on their life map for that matter. They are just as frustrated as anyone else about the bothersome symptoms. But. Everyone should have a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 15, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Initiating the move to peace from within Have you slipped into the rut of constant critique? You know what I mean. I have done it too. Over the years with certain individuals I have become frustrated, and therefore slipped into a routine of constant critique. In other...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 8, 2016 | Caregiving
Paradoxical and disorienting When someone dies, a profound sense of loss emerges. Sometimes it doesn’t emerge, rather it bolts into your conscience and takes over for hours,days, or weeks. A light has gone out. Or, at least it seems like it. While the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 1, 2016 | Serendipity
Putting yourself in a position to experience the new The cobblestone beneath your feet keeps you alert, as the smell of Bar-b-que and sweet delicacies combines with the distinct aroma of a crowd of vacationers. Relaxing and repugnant all at the same time! Since...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 24, 2016 | Resilience
What’s Your Approach? Opportunity. Are you waiting for it or creating it? We all have things that we wish or hope or want to happen. New relationships, friends, jobs, trips, and more. But, what’s your approach? Do you passively wish for it to magically...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 17, 2016 | Caregiving
Who are your connections? Chatting over an Irma’s burger. Sipping coffee and surmising with a fellow philosopher. Dessert night with a full living room. Breakfast at a greasy spoon with a mentor. Do you eat with friends on a regular basis? Food is not...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 10, 2016 | Serendipity
Singing reveals and jumpstarts a good mindset Singing in the shower, humming while you walk down the sidewalk, or whistling a tune in the car…these all reveal good thinking. If you are worrying, fumbling with difficult decisions, or brooding generally, you are...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 3, 2016 | Resilience
Words that resonate deeper with time Dating, wooing, trying everything in the book to get this girl to like me. I pop in the soundtrack for the movie, Stand By Me, and play the title track. Giving it my best Ben E. King, I harmonize pretty well, hamming it up for the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Permission to Enjoy Small Pleasures Can you enjoy small pleasures? Or, have you become so accustomed to them that only bigger and bigger enjoyments do the trick? According to Dr. Christoper Peterson’s observations on a study from 2010 inPsychological Science,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2016 | Resilience
Tis the season for transitions Late May, so it is the season for graduations, weddings, first jobs, summer jobs, retirements, and more. These are passages. And all passages entail transition. As William Bridges has so astutely pointed out, transitions involve three...
