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...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 4, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
For a moment, I paused. With intention, I filled my nostrils and lungs with the cool, moist air of a Tennessee Spring day. My eyes landed on dogwoods just beginning to bud, red bud trees already splashing the landscape, and the pronounced hint of green on the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 4, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
Have you ever fallen into a mental funk? As in, you just keep repeating and rehearsing defeating messages, bad life stories, and discouraging sequences of events? At some point, we are all prone to slip into the habit of bad self talk. But, we must stop it! I...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 21, 2014 | Spiritual Stuff
For a moment, I stopped. To listen, to breathe, to focus. And I heard the steady, rhythmic ticking of my cuckoo clock. Time ticking away. In one regard, the slow ticking of time is restful, reassuring, and pleasant. On the other hand, alarming. I am 41. I have...
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,...
