by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 24, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Emails from the Past Today, I cleaned out some of my email inboxes. It was as if I were opening a time capsule. I suppose in some ways, I was. Most poignant were emails from three friends, now deceased. These were difficult to delete, and in fact, I saved some of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 5, 2017 | Spiritual Stuff
Taking a look at your retroactive bucket list You are always headed there from here. With at least some latent sense of angst, you are resolving a current problem or pursuing a future dream by moving towards a there. Along your journey of multiple heres and theres,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 26, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Cleansing on purpose Stepping into the crisp morning air, my lungs filled with purity. An exquisitely placed medley of flowers drew me in with rich purples, deep reds, and life seemingly dripping from the petals. As my friendly Uber driver eased me into downtown...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 9, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
You can make a difference Stop. Watch. Listen. If you do, attuning yourself to the people around you, you will gather a profound sense of the need people have for encouragement. Sometimes, I do this exercise in a grocery store, Target, or other such crowd. I pray the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 15, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Initiating the move to peace from within Have you slipped into the rut of constant critique? You know what I mean. I have done it too. Over the years with certain individuals I have become frustrated, and therefore slipped into a routine of constant critique. In other...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2016 | Spiritual Stuff
Permission to Enjoy Small Pleasures Can you enjoy small pleasures? Or, have you become so accustomed to them that only bigger and bigger enjoyments do the trick? According to Dr. Christoper Peterson’s observations on a study from 2010 inPsychological Science,...
