Author Archives: vincentsmithauthor

Going out with a bang

Posted on April 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Gordon Bergin, an ordained minister from Minnesota, decided that he’d like to out with a bang. So he arranged for his funeral to be part of the Independance Day fireworks display. His ashes flew several hundred feet into the air … Continue reading →

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Insults never hurt unless you let them.

Posted on April 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A renowned Greek philosopher told one of his students that if he wanted to learn to be wise, he should give money to everyone who insulted him for a period of three years. And that’s what he did. When the … Continue reading →

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The gold that lasts forever

Posted on April 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Michael Phelps, who had already won five gold medals in the Athens Olympics, seemed certain to win another in the four by four hundred medley relay. Ian Crocker though hadn’t been so fortunate. Fighting flu symptoms all week, it seemed … Continue reading →

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You don’t move ahead by looking in the rear view mirror

Posted on April 26, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A man once asked his friend why he was so depressed. His friend answered: ‘I’m thinking about my future.’ ‘And what makes that look so hopeless?’ he asked. His friend said: ‘My past.’ President Harry Truman used to say: ‘Men … Continue reading →

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A calm mind that knows where it is going

Posted on April 26, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

As a body/mind experiment the Israeli army sent four groups of soldiers on a 25 mile forced march. Group One was told exactly how far they were to go and were kept informed on their progress. Group Two received no … Continue reading →

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Pins in the head

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago, Zhang Meihua, a 24 year old Chinese woman, for no apparent reason began to lose the ability to move her arms and legs. Eventually her symptoms got so bad they gave her a cat scan and found … Continue reading →

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A word from the wise

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago, according to Tony Campolo, a survey was taken of a group of nonagenarians – people who had done a lot of living, and were probably better qualified to reflect on what life is about than most of … Continue reading →

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‘Carry some quiet around inside thee.’

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

As part of an experiment into the effects of noise on behaviour researchers arranged for someone to keep dropping an armful of books. In fifty percent of the cases someone else stopped to help pick them up. The same experiment, … Continue reading →

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‘Carry some quiet around inside thee.’

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

As part of an experiment into the effects of noise on behaviour researchers arranged for someone to drop an armful of books. In fifty percent of the cases, someone else stopped to help pick them up. The same experiment, with … Continue reading →

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‘The Fifty Most Romantic Things Ever Done’

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

In the book titled ‘The Fifty Most Romantic Things Ever Done’, a couple spotted each other on the morning New York to Washington air shuttle. They didn’t speak but their eyes met. She got in a cab, looked back and … Continue reading →

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