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...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 17, 2015 | Caregiving
Loneliness abates when you connect with people who get it Driving past the ballpark on a humid September morning, I spotted the promotional signs. Men in small tractors and bobcats were moving dirt around to prepare the way for one of our town’s most distinguished...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 13, 2015 | Caregiving
We are all wired to love and connect, even the introverts! She had been stung. By life, not a bee. In fact, a bee sting might have been easier. Through a series of unfortunate events, she realized one morning that she was isolated and lonely. In retrospect, it was all...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 4, 2015 | Caregiving
Not every day is full of “bluebirds on your shoulder.” Problem finders, negative people, and fussy folks bump into us. Stuff happens. Not all of it ideal. Create beautiful moments anyway. Take a moment, take a hike, or take someone you love on an ice cream...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 27, 2015 | Caregiving
Short term adversity calls on our sense of courage, but so does long term adversity. Perhaps more so. When faced with years and even decades of a chronic condition, both patient and caregiver experience the gamut of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 20, 2015 | Resilience
If you are still breathing, you either have had or will have some adversity of some sort. When times get difficult, we are challenged to interpret with hope and determination. In his book, Boundaries for Leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud elaborates on the notion of the 3...
