 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 31, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
She was up again at 2:00 a.m. After a string of nights spent lying awake, plagued by worries and concerns, she finally got up when she woke up. Knowing that she was likely to repeat her recent pattern and only reap a lack of rest and resolution, she silently crept...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 3, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
  As I gazed out the window, small flecks of snow eased their way down to the sidewalk. Sitting in my favorite coffee shop sipping indulgently, I hit the pause button. Too easily, I could drink my coffee and release my mind to race through a bevy of tasks,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 4, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
  A lacuna is a blank space or a missing part…a gap. Some people have a gap in their teeth. Some, it would seem, have a lacuna between their ears! We notice when something is missing in our fast food drive through bag, on a misspelled neon sign, or in the...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 29, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
  Quiet. No one else on the trail. Except for the rhythmic sound of the raindrops trickling down through the canopy of trees and the water rushing down the creek beside me, all was quiet. Finally, I was breathing and praying and listening. After two hours of...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 22, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Probably the single most famous speech given in the history of game players was given by a generally silent Yankee first baseman named Lou Gehrig. He stood at a microphone on a day honoring him after a fabulous career, suffering from a horrible disease that would take...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 27, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Surrounded on all sides by other farms, the only way in is by a field road along the property line of two of them. These 84 acres have been in my family for over 120 years. I have never lived on this land, but my ancestors have. I may never be a permanent resident of...