by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 1, 2021 | Serendipity
One word can make the difference What if one word could change your mind? What if your whole posture toward a person, a job, or a task could be improved by adopting a new key word that resets your expectations? When I was a young father, I thought of my primary role...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 7, 2021 | Serendipity
The joy of listening in “You just look lovely today. Yes, you do-oo. But, I think you’ve eaten too much, so we need to take a walk. You’ll have to wait up for me, don’t get ahead of me too much. We can just walk and talk for a while.” And with that admonition, the...
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 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...
