Category Archives: thankfulness

“In everything give thanks”

Posted on June 22, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Corrie ten Boom, whose book, The Hiding Place, was made into a successful movie, was incarcerated with her sister Betsie in the Ravensbruck concentration camp. Amongst the many torments they suffered was the fact that their hut was infested with … Continue reading →

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The misery of comparisons

Posted on June 12, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a story about a crow who lived happily in a wood until he heard a dove and thought how happy he would be if only he could sing like that. The dove, however, was miserable because it was envious … Continue reading →

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The practice of thanksgiving is our most transforming resource.

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

In every generation the wisest people have known that the surest way to change one’s quality of life is to change the way we think. Our ability to change our outer environment may be limited, but the way it affects … Continue reading →

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The God of peace

Posted on September 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Robert Frost said: ‘More people die of worry than die of work, because more people worry than work.’ Someone else said that you should only worry if your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles; or if your … Continue reading →

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‘You could never know how wonderful everything is.’

Posted on March 23, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

For fifty one years Bob Edens was blind. He felt his way through five decades of darkness until one day a skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it overwhelming. … Continue reading →

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Wealth is in the mind

Posted on September 22, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

According to the LA Times you need a net worth of ten million dollars to be able to call yourself rich; that’s how much you’d need today to match the lifestyle of the average nineteen twenty five millionaire. Paradoxically, a … Continue reading →

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Thank God for professional car thieves

Posted on July 4, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A woman whose baby urgently needed medicine drove to a pharmacy to get the medication. Unfortunately, she then locked her keys in the car. She searched around and eventually found a wire coat hanger, but then realised she had no … Continue reading →

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One of life’s most troublesome lies

Posted on May 19, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

One of life’s most troublesome lies is that things will be better when we get to a certain point we haven’t reached yet. We tell ourselves that life will be complete when the mortgage is paid off, when the kids … Continue reading →

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Learning to be thankful

Posted on December 20, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A wise woman once said that there are seven things we ought always to be thankful for: automatic dishwashers, which make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for after-dinner snacks. Husbands who attack … Continue reading →

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Ingratitude

Posted on September 30, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Many years ago, as the story is told, a devout king was disturbed by the ingratitude of his royal court. He prepared a large banquet for them. When all were seated, by prearrangement, a beggar shuffled into the hall, sat … Continue reading →

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