by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 18, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
As the early morning glow of light began to illuminate the beach, I noticed the number of people increase slowly. Some jogged with shoes on, some sloshed barefooted through the edge of the waves like me. Others strolled at a reflective pace, while others marched with...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 23, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Who are you comparing yourself to these days? Are you living by your own standards of success and excellence, or are you living with perpetual guilt for failing to achieve unrealistic goals? For many of us, the tendency to measure ourselves against perfection and to...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 16, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
My wife and I have been to the Grand Ole Opry three times over the years. While we are not especially big country music fans, it is an impressive show. And we have found the same dynamics in play with each visit. 1. The stars we are familiar with typically delight the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
With my energy and spiritual reserves running low, I knew that some time on one of my favorite trails would refill my tank. Last week, my feet finally hit the trail around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park near Henderson, Tennessee. At about 5:55 a.m., no one was...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 16, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
This week in 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral, orbited the moon, and its lunar module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did a little pre-Michael Jackson moonwalk, and Armstrong uttered those indelible words,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 27, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
The morning air already felt hot and sticky as I sat under my pergola, listening to the fountain and some chattering from a strange looking bird. Staring into the distance attempting to wake up, I noticed our outside cat, Pepper, scamper up the fence. For at least 10...
