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Author Archives: vincentsmithauthor
Comfort through a cat
At the Steer House Nursing Home in Providence, Rhode Island, a cat named Oscar provides a unique service to the residents of the dementia unit. He makes regular rounds, hopping onto patients’ beds, purring and snuggling up to people before … Continue reading
Posted in Cat, Death, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Healing, Heaven, Hope, Hope of Glory, Spiritual comfort
Tagged anxiety, God With Us, Nursing home, Oscar
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Availability is what matters
I heard about a man who applied for a job as a handyman. The prospective employer asked him if he could do carpentry?” The man said no. So he asked him if he could do bricklaying?” Again the man answered, … Continue reading
Beacons of love
When NASA launched the space probe “Pioneer 10” its mission was to reach Jupiter and send back information. At that time no satellite had gone beyond Mars, but Pioneer 10 accomplished its mission, and kept on going, past Jupiter, then … Continue reading
How what’s really real really works
Cynthia Bourgeault, director of the Aspen Wisdom School in Colorado, talking about the speculation that surrounds the life of Jesus, said that whoever Jesus may have been, his teaching and existence in and of itself made such an impact on … Continue reading
Posted in Influence, Jesus, Spread of Gospel, Transformation, Wisdom
Tagged Atheism and Faith, Meaning in Life
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Do you want to retire rich or retire well
Ralph Warner, in his best-seller, ‘Get a Life: You Don’t Need a Million to Retire Well,’ urges people looking towards retirement to think about more than just financial matters. He interviewed dozens of contented retirees and was unable to find … Continue reading
Seeing opportunities instead of problems
A wealthy man, on his way to catch a plane, parked outside a Manhattan bank and took out a five thousand dollar loan, leaving his Rolls Royce as collateral. Two weeks later he returned to get his car back. He … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Initiative, Opportunities, Positive Thoughts, Seeing the possibilities
Tagged Bank loan, Rolls Royce
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Departing in dignity
Babe Ruth was to American baseball what Don Bradman was to Australian cricket. But Babe Ruth didn’t finish the way Bradman did. At the end of his career he went to seed and even his fans turned against him, and … Continue reading
Posted in Babe Ruth, Don Bradman, Following the Crowd, Futility, love, Retirement
Tagged disatisfaction, fame, futility
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