Category Archives: Living Life

Meaning is in the final outcome

Posted on October 16, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Aristotle said that we can never really understand the meaning of a thing until we look at its final outcome; like the alphabet for example; it only makes sense when we put the letters together and form a sentence. In … Continue reading →

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Muscles are not just meant for show

Posted on September 29, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

The host of a television chat show once interviewed a group of body builders and asked them a very simple question: ‘What do you use these muscles for?’ One guy answered by flexing his muscles in one of those body … Continue reading →

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Dying without ever having lived

Posted on September 22, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

The Dalai Lama was once asked what surprised him most about humankind. He replied that it was man, because he sacrifices his health to make money, then sacrifices his money to get his health back. And then he is so … Continue reading →

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‘Just stay in the race’

Posted on September 22, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

When Cecil B. DeMille was making the movie Ben Hur, he decided that Charlton Heston should drive the chariot himself in that great chariot race scene, rather than just using a stunt man double. However, learning to drive a four … Continue reading →

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Tread softly

Posted on September 7, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a wonderful line in one of Yeats’ poems that says: ‘Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.’ I used to remind myself of these words when my daughters were in their teens and were full of wonderful ideas … Continue reading →

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The two adventures

Posted on September 7, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Dr Paul Tournier says that within each of us is an instinct for adventure. It takes different forms in different people, but it’s the thing that makes life worth living. However, he also says that ultimately there are only two … Continue reading →

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We live our lives on two stages

Posted on September 7, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Using Shakespeare’s famous analogy of life being like an actor on the stage, psychologist Dr Fritz Perls said that we all live our lives on two stages. One is the outward stage; the way we present ourselves and the way … Continue reading →

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Being famous doesn’t always mean being admired

Posted on June 6, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

In the closing years of the nineteenth century the Cherry Sisters performed to packed theatres throughout the American Midwest. Their fame came from them being unbelievably bad actors that people came to throw vegetables at. Amazingly, the girls were then … Continue reading →

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Sitting on a gold mine

Posted on June 6, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A few years ago builders, while renovating a landmark hotel in Georgia, discovered the entrance to a shaft under the concrete floor in the main dining room. To their amazement they found the shaft led to the entrance of a … Continue reading →

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It helps when you carry someone with you

Posted on May 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a story about a tribe of Red Indians who lived alongside a dangerous river and got attacked by a hostile group of settlers. They found themselves outnumbered and with their backs against the river. Their only chance for escape … Continue reading →

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