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?...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 21, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff, Uncategorized
With a belly full of Peruvian delicacies, I strolled the Oklahoma City Arts Festival with my family. Brightly colored blown glass, intricately designed sculptures, and splendid captures of beauty in an array of art forms drew us in. Admiring and wondering at...
