by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 14, 2021 | Spiritual Stuff
For this day Today, you have enough. Enough love, enough energy, enough courage to get to the end of the day and manage everything that comes your way, at least for today. The Bible tells the story of the Israelites in the wilderness after escaping Egyptian rule. They...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 4, 2021 | Serendipity
Thought-Provoking Places #2 On a crisp morning in the summer of 2019, I strolled through the Santa Fe Plaza and situated myself on a bench. Near the performing arts stage, I cast my gaze over the Palace of Governors onto a specific tree. Lured to this spot by the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2021 | Serendipity
Thought-Provoking Places #1 On numerous occasions, I have passed by the Center of the Universe…in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. You might easily walk past without noticing a thing, except that someone is always testing it out with pure fascination. The “Center of the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 21, 2021 | Serendipity
Adjustments #2 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Not sure about you, but I am very successful at growing weeds. Why is it that we struggle to nurture the grass, trees, and planted flowers in our yards and gardens, but the weeds seem to thrive best of all? What is...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 14, 2021 | Spiritual Stuff
Adjustments 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...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 4, 2021 | Serendipity
On #2 Almost nothing delights me more than experiencing or instigating whimsy. What is whimsy? By definition, whimsy is playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor. Or, it may be a thing that is fanciful or odd. Some art styles are described as whimsical, like a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 30, 2021 | Serendipity
On #1 Joy sometimes arrives like the calm after a storm in a quiet rainbow with the air still full of moisture. Not ecstatic, emotional, or hilarious. But rather, emerging from within as deep peace that betrays a contented smile. For this title to make any sense, you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 24, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On #3 How do you know if you are exercising your capacity for resilience? To be sure, it doesn’t always feel glorious in the moment. More often, you see it as you look back. Let’s ask a few questions to help you see your own resilience. Have you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On #2 When you experience seasons of crisis or challenge, your sense of reflection may seem muddled. Chunk it down. Make it simple. Set aside a specific amount of time, such as a week or 10 days. If you are sensing a need to become more proactive in nurturing...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On Sometimes the greatest proof of your capacity for resilience is that you simply carry on. In the weeks, months, and years of greatest struggle, you rarely feel resilient. It is only upon reflection after the fact that you can take a moment to acknowledge...
