Monthly Archives: December 2013

Can’t You Hear the Bells

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I read about a blind man who was invited to a wedding in a very picturesque village chapel.After the service the bridegroom’s mother said to the blind man: ‘What a pity that you couldn’t see the chapel. It really is … Continue reading →

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Cooling Off

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

A metalurgist once told me that in making steel the cooling process is almost as important as the heating. If the cool-down is too fast, it can cause tiny cracks in the metal that lead to metal fatigue. That’s why … Continue reading →

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Searching for What We Already Have

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Randolph Hearst, founder of a mighty newspaper dynasty, invested a fortune in collecting great works of art, which he then stored away in vaults. He heard about several other masterpieces and decided he had to have them. So he sent … Continue reading →

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It’s Not How Much Money You’ve Got

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

G.K.Chesterton, one of the great writers of the last century, once said ‘happiness is not in having more, but in wanting less.’ That doesn’t make sense to most of us because we’ve been brainwashed by consumerism and thousands of advertisements … Continue reading →

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Be Not Dismayed

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

J C Penney was a classic American success story. Starting with a tiny store in a small town, he built a retailing empire that stretched across the nation and made him a very wealthy man. However, years later he went … Continue reading →

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Try Telling it to the Elephants

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Lawrence Anthony is still a legend in South Africa, where he’s known as The Elephant Whisperer. He’s been responsible for rescuing wildlife from human atrocities and rehabilitated elephants all over the globe, including rescuing the animals from the Baghdad zoo … Continue reading →

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Everything Prepared for your Arrival

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I read about a man from Canada who left the frozen north for a holiday in the Florida Sun. His wife was due to follow him next day. When he got to his hotel he sent her an email. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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The Triple-filter Test

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Socrates ,widely acknowledged to be the wisest of men, was once approached by a friend with a bit of gossip about a rival philosopher. But Socrates refused to listen until he’d passed what Socrates called the triple filter test. The … Continue reading →

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Hats off to a black woman

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Nelson Mandela’s great friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, says that he was first influenced to become a Christian minister as a boy when he was out walking with his mother. They saw a white man walking towards them, and in those … Continue reading →

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With a good ship you can ride it out

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking, was once on a ship in the Atlantic threatened by an approaching hurricane. The captain wisely decided to alter course and managed to sail around the worst of the … Continue reading →

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