by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 29, 2015 | Serendipity
Reflections from Black Mesa The scene unfolded before me as I leaned back in my camping chair. Near dusk, my 10 year old son cast a line into the creek in front of our campsite. As he deliberately managed the reel, an industrious beaver swam down the middle of the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 19, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
Words from the end About six years ago, I had the honor of conducting the funeral for a centenarian. As with many centenarians, she was spunky, strong-willed, and a bit mischievous. She had handwritten a three page letter of her funeral requests with exquisite detail....
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 10, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
For your life, not just for your lawn Last Saturday, I did a four hour meditation on weeds. This mental/spiritual exercise was aided by the fact that I was literally pulling weeds in our yard for those four hours! We loved the May showers, but since I didn’t do...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 5, 2015 | Resilience
Observations on a few of the ones I know Her energy and enthusiasm precede her greeting. She is the founder and owner of Vintage Coffee and she knows my order. Small decaf Americano, perhaps with a chocolate covered biscotti. I tend to gravitate toward exceptional...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 29, 2015 | Serendipity
How to enjoy the celebration as much as the accomplishment School’s out! Last day, great report cards, and celebration beckons. But, messages of hesitation and delay also filled my mind: We don’t need to spend the money on that. Maybe we could do something...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2015 | Serendipity
A Honey-Do Project Gone Wrong Saturday, June 10, 1995. 4:00am. @#%!!*!! The timer on my stove jolted me out of a dead sleep! We had just arrived home from our honeymoon the day before. And now, on our first morning together in our 635 square foot economy apartment, we...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2015 | Resilience
These uninvited guests can still provide good reminders Ants! I came home to find that the May flash flooding had sent these tiny creatures seeking higher and drier ground…in our house! Generally speaking, I do not dislike ants. It’s just that I...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 9, 2015 | Resilience
How you can “take a licking and keep on ticking” Empty tank, overdrawn account, too much on your plate. It happens. To pretty much everyone at some point along the way. And there are certainly more than 3 secrets to perseverance through adversity. But,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 1, 2015 | Resilience
Ideas to Cut Through the Fog Tough decisions are tough for a reason. If you are living through a season of chaos, this is especially true. Consider these three ideas for better decision making courtesy of the Heath Brothers from their book, Decisive. 1. Widen your...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 24, 2015 | Serendipity
Once again, joy emerges from the ordinary The merry postal worker took me by surprise. Usually a rather antiseptic, even grumpy environment, the post office on this particular day was jumping! Or, should I say, one particular postal worker was jumping and dancing and...
