Category Archives: Wisdom

We are the way we think

Posted on August 19, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

The eminent philosopher William James, believed that of all the marvellous discoveries of the modern world the greatest was that people can change their lives by changing their attitudes. We are the way we think, and I am the only … Continue reading →

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Many Happy Returns

Posted on June 15, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

The Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer used to tell the story of how as a boy he vowed to get even with an older boy who had beaten him in a fight. His mother overheard him and next day, on … Continue reading →

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First things first

Posted on June 5, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Years ago, a medical student at Montreal General Hospital, worried about his final examinations and what he should do with his life, picked up a book and read twenty-one words that changed his life, and through him have influenced generations … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Discerning God's Will, Doing what has to be done, Life's journey, Living Life, Making the most of what you've got, Priorities, Putting first things first, Seeing the possibilities, Spiritual Insight, Wisdom | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Two Pictures

Posted on June 5, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

We all carry two pictures of ourselves in our imaginations. One is a picture of how we see ourselves right now. The other is a picture of ourselves as we’d like to be. The first is a real picture; the … Continue reading →

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Measured against a false standard

Posted on June 5, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Mark Twain once said that the sections of the Bible that gave him the most trouble were not those he couldn’t understand, but rather the sections he could. That’s the thing about Jesus’ teaching; it challenges the assumptions that so … Continue reading →

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The Indians are after me

Posted on May 21, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A time management guru from the Harvard Business School observed that most of us spend too much time on the C priorities of life to the detriment of the A and B priorities. ‘The reason,’ he said, ‘is because they … Continue reading →

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Keeping an open mind

Posted on May 21, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Dr. Paul Ruskin once spoke to his medical students about a patient who couldn’t speak or understand what was said to her. She would babble incoherently for hours on end. She showed complete disregard for her physical appearance. She had … Continue reading →

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An Endless March to Nowhere

Posted on April 24, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Jean Henri Fabre was a French naturalist who, fascinated by the sight of processional caterpillars marching in a long unbroken line, each one touching the one in front of it, decided to try an experiment to see if they would … Continue reading →

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What’s in the bag?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an old legend about three men each carrying two sacks, one on their back and one on their front.. When asked what was in the sacks, the first said, “On my back are all the good things that have … Continue reading →

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Contradictions that are true

Posted on March 26, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Movie mogul Sam Goldwyn used to mangle the English language so badly that his mixed metaphors came to be known as Goldwynisms. Some of his classics are: ‘A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on,’ ‘Every Tom, Dick, … Continue reading →

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