by Bruce McIntyre | May 13, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
Creating Forward Momentum #4 What are you expecting from yourself? Too much? Not enough? If you have unduly burdensome expectations for yourself, you will live in a constant state of guilt and failure. This is no good. However, if you expect very little from yourself,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 5, 2023 | Resilience
Creating Forward Momentum #3 When you think of personal energy or needing something extra to get you going, what comes to mind? You’re probably thinking coffee or caffeine. While these do give us a temporary boost, let’s look under the hood at some...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 29, 2023 | Resilience
Creating Forward Momentum #2 When you get stuck in any arena of life, you are probably lacking clarity. Fuzziness about who you are, your role in this situation or the next right thing to do has the effect of slowing us down. With clarity, action comes much easier....
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2023 | Resilience
Creating Forward Momentum #1 Have you ever been stuck? Have you ever had the distinct feeling that you are in a rut, maybe even mired down? How do you create forward momentum again? How do you get unstuck? The ideas over the next several weeks will serve to generate...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 14, 2023 | Resilience
Places #4 On April 19, 1995, I was on the phone with a college bookstore in California when our office building shook and some of the windows blew out. I was working in downtown Oklahoma City. During those first days and weeks, we learned of staggering loss. Everyone...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 7, 2023 | Serendipity
Places #3 Walking past the gardens to the front porch, I am greeted by the Red Cup Rooster. Crowing with enthusiasm, the rooster is a fixture and greeter at this unique coffee shop in Oklahoma City. Inside, I order an Americano and a yummy dish. You guessed it, my...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 31, 2023 | Serendipity
Places #2 Just a few years ago, my good friend John and I went to an OKC Thunder NBA basketball game as we do each season. We parked for free on the sketchy side of the arena in a vacant lot, with abandoned buildings, broken glass and a general atmosphere that makes...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 24, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
Places #1 Do you have places that help you create calm? Places that prompt better thought and perspective?When I visit my family in Tennessee, I look forward to at least one morning meandering along the trails around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park near Henderson,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 17, 2023 | Spiritual Stuff
Examinations #2 In what area of your life do you need less? In what ways do you need more? For instance, when I take time to hike a state park trail, I often think that I need to do this more. Engulfed in the smells of moist earth, oxygen-rich trees and morning mist,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 10, 2023 | Serendipity
Examinations #1 Books, stamps, coins, dolls, cars, toys, records…all common items that people collect. These, and a million other items find their way into our treasure troves. Personally, I have a modest collection of books, bells, compasses, cap guns, metal cars and...
