by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 11, 2015 | Caregiving
We all need help sometimes I would much rather be the helper than the helpee. Like, to a fault. Perhaps you can identify with this. But, over the past 11 years of my wife’s struggle with Dermatomyositis, I have found the help I didn’t want to need in the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 7, 2015 | Resilience
A Way to Simplify, Focus, and De-stress You can do one thing right now. Sure, you have lots of things to do. You have a gajillion emails, meetings, and projects to finish if you could ever quit going to meetings. You have things at home to clean, fix, and maintenance....
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 26, 2015 | Resilience
You have the capacity for resilience! When difficult circumstances flood around you, clarity and success may seem elusive. To take back control, consider these 5 keys to tapping your inner grit: Put your finger on the problem. At 3:00 a.m. with worries swirling...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 19, 2015 | Caregiving
Learning to live with the paradox Making peace with paradox. It’s tough, but essential for better living and better perspective. She received infusion treatments on her birthday. This was decidedly NOT the way she wanted to spend her birthday. But, her...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 13, 2015 | Caregiving
The lovely and the loathsome are all there Waiting rooms. After a cool entrance and sneaky survey of the crowd, you proceed to the desk. Somewhere between completing paperwork and hearing your name called, you learn something about the people around you. While you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 8, 2015 | Serendipity
Listening and learning are keys to growth What sages do you know? I am fortunate to sit down regularly with several sages. By this term, I mean people much older than I who have generated and experienced significant success in life. In a variety of areas such as...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 2, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
Pause to reflect when seasons change Sometimes it happens in September, sometimes in October. But, it always catches my attention and invites me into a reflective mood. The first cool day of Fall, when it starts out cool and rainy and stays that way all day....
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 25, 2015 | Serendipity
Moons and moonings grab our attention Teachers and emergency room nurses swear by it. Dogs howl at it, and our outside cat, Pepper, goes into prowl mode when it comes around. Full moons. Sunday night a supermoon lunar eclipse will take place, also called a blood moon....
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 18, 2015 | Resilience
Resolve summoned from the backyard Driving to work, worries on his mind. The past week seems to have dealt him unexpected blows from every arena. Bad news on his daughter’s condition, power plays at work, and an ill timed major expense. He is worn out. He is...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 11, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
Refreshment arrives every morning Near dawn, I ambled my way through the trail around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park in Henderson, Tennessee. As usual at this time of year, the first one on the trail gets to knock down all of the spider webs…whether on...
