by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2020 | Serendipity
Fresh Air Cooped up, out of seasonal routines, and needing fresh air. This is how most of us have felt during Corona season. But, there are still moments to savor. You may, however, need to make them happen. Consider putting yourself in some of these positions: Ride...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 8, 2020 | Serendipity
Words that resonate deeper with time Dating, wooing, trying everything in the book to get this girl to like me. I pop in the soundtrack for the movie, Stand By Me, and play the title track. Giving it my best Ben E. King, I harmonize pretty well, hamming it up for the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 8, 2020 | Serendipity
Going Deeper Gratitude tends to be transactional. Thank you for…the gift, the help, the donation. Appreciation is the entirely appropriate response for the more immediate and tangible graces and kindnesses that come our way. You are probably pretty good at the first...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 23, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation Pepe peered outside through the curtains onto the streets of Luarca, a fishing town in Spain. He was four years old. The year was 1918. In 2018, Pepe (Jose Ameal) was believed to be the oldest survivor of what later became known as...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 14, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation Some of the most poignant lessons I have learned seemed to occur on my Meals on Wheels route in Abilene, Texas twenty years ago. For almost a year, the route had remained relatively unchanged. Same people, same faces, same routine....
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 6, 2020 | Serendipity
Snapshots of Self-Differentiation We caught a mere 10-second glimpse of his life. But it left us rejuvenated by his display of beautiful, uninhibited freedom. Around 10am, we were enjoying the Paseo Arts Festival in OKC a few years ago. As my son and I made our way to...