by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 4, 2014 | Serendipity
I don’t like being one upped. I prefer to have the best story, the best solution, and the best idea. I have even found a new competitive sport recently…gardening. I want the best yard on the street. So, I’m not too crazy about those people who know...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 30, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
Back from a few days at Orange Beach, Alabama, where the white sand is deep on this family beach. By family beach, I mean that if you see a teenager, they are generally with their parents! So, it’s a good a fit for us. I recognize that a beach trip is a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 20, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
Cool morning waves washed up to my ankles, occasionally surprising my knees with an unexpected surge. Wet sand slid between my toes, as the morning breeze cured something deep within me. As sunlight slowly illuminated the shore, sandpipers and other birds...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 13, 2014 | Caregiving
She confused me. Talented, smart, and decisive, she infused the air around her with energy and kindness. So, I kept recruiting her to help me. And, she continually declined. Politely. Finally, I convinced her to help lead a project. She brought creativity and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 3, 2014 | Caregiving
I remember as a kindergartner an uncomfortable time when my buddy and I were being harassed by an overgrown 1st grader. With a high pitched, yet threatening tone, my friend pointed to me and warned this bigger kid, “This is my partner, Bruce, and he’s...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 30, 2014 | Caregiving
Reeling from their fresh diagnosis, John and Mary drove home in silence. That evening after dinner, Mary broke the silence. “How do we know if you really have Parkinson’s Disease? Is this the kind of thing that requires a second opinion?” “I don’t know,” John answered...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 23, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
The moist smell of cool, morning, summer air stirred lightly past my nostrils and I breathed it in… deeply. Pepper, our cat, was playing with an unlucky toad. A young robin kept an eye on the cat as it pecked at the bird feeder. The steady sound of water...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 16, 2014 | Serendipity
Not sure about you, but I am very successful at growing weeds. Why is it that we struggle to nurture the grass, trees, and planted flowers in our yards and gardens, but the weeds seem to thrive best of all? What is the difference between the weed and the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 9, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
I love the way Ted Leeson, author of the classic book The Habit of Rivers, captures this phenomenon. Someone once asked Ray Charles what the worst part of being blind was; he replied, “Not being able to see.” Some things are pointedly obvious, and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 29, 2014 | Serendipity
The whole experience seemed to swallow him up. Time went away. His focus narrowed. Distractions wasted their time on him. In the flow, in the moment, he was enjoying a snatch of time immersed in his passion. Fishing. What’s your passion? Teaching?...
