by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Engaging the Present #2 You are, in fact, here now. However, you may have difficulty pulling your thoughts out of the future or the past back into the present. Thoughts of the past can be soothing, enjoyable and orienting. Or, they can also bring regret, grudges and...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Engaging the Present Cool morning waves washed up to my ankles, occasionally surprising my knees with an unexpected surge. Wet sand slid between my toes, as the morning breeze cured something deep within me. As sunlight slowly illuminated the shore, sandpipers and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 5, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Why? The history of the spiritual walk has been trod by millions of people for millions of reasons. But ultimately, the reasons boil down to a few…perhaps even just one. Peace. Inner, spiritual peace. The kind that emanates in the form of an involuntary, contented...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 25, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Three Prayers So, you’re walking slowly, placing yourself in a receptive mode. Still, your mind tends to wander and drift back toward worry or brooding. Here are 3 prayers that may help you focus on better things. The Enough Prayer. It might go something like this,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 19, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Putting Yourself in a Position to Receive Peace Ambling, moseying, scurrying. Fast walking, power walking, speed walking. You have probably walked in all of these ways and more. Talking on a phone, worrying, brooding, or talking to yourself. You walk. Over the next...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 22, 2021 | Spiritual Stuff
Exercises for enhancement #3 What happens when you look past the surface to the second, third and fourth levels? You discover details that were there all along, but so easily missed. Granular reflections can be focused on anything: feelings, beliefs, objects, people,...
