by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 27, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Surrounded on all sides by other farms, the only way in is by a field road along the property line of two of them. These 84 acres have been in my family for over 120 years. I have never lived on this land, but my ancestors have. I may never be a permanent resident of...
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 | Sep 9, 2013 | Serendipity
A few years ago, we ate at a nice restaurant (Othello’s in Edmond, OK) with two other families. We dined at the large table in the center of the room with the children all at one end so we could maximize the disturbance. Midway through our meal, our...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 25, 2013 | Serendipity
She always approached with a smile and a sense of excitement. I never dreaded our meetings, because even when discussing areas for improvement, she conveyed supreme trust that I could make those improvements. I loved the work anyway, as the Caregiver Fundamentals...
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 18, 2013 | Resilience
Have you ever listened to your inner dialogue? Your self talk? Those almost subconscious messages you send yourself? Some are probably helpful; some probably not. “Save 10% and give 10%.” Good message. “I get up, get out, and get going.”...
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 | Aug 16, 2013 | Resilience
(excerpted from Brene Brown, Daring Greatly) It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is...
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,...
