Tag Archives: peace with one’s self

The ship that shot itself

Posted on July 13, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

During World War Two the American submarine Tang fired her last eight torpedoes against a Japanese convoy off the coast of China. The first seven were on target, but the eighth suddenly deviated and boomeranged back unseen to strike the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bad Habits, Bitterness, Forgiveness, Hurting ourselves | Tagged peace with one's self, Torpedoes, USS Tang | Leave a comment

Disappointed, discouraged, defeated?

Posted on July 13, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

I have a friend who has spent most of his life working with people in distress. He has a motto based on some words from the Bible that say: “We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Defeated, Disappointed, Discouraged, Faith, God, God with us, Hope, Love of Christ, Trials and testings | Tagged anxiety, God With Us, peace with one's self | 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 →

Posted in Affirmation, Aspiration, Contradictions, Living Life, pilgrimage, Seeing the possibilities, Self Image, Spiritual Insight, Wisdom | Tagged disatisfaction, fulfillment, God's Will, Meaning in Life, peace with one's self, satisfaction | Leave a comment

Quixotic Christianity

Posted on May 24, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

The classic novel Don Quixote is the story of a senile Spanish gentleman, who imagines he is a knight living in the age of chivalry. He leaves home to go and fight dragons, some of which are actually windmills, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmation, Aspiration, Don Quixote, God, Seeing the best in people, Seeing the possibilities, Spiritual Insight, Transformation | Tagged disatisfaction, God's Will, Holy Madness, Hope, Meaning in Life, peace with one's self, rich inner life, Senility, Wistful Hope | Leave a comment

The fingerprints of God

Posted on May 24, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Professor David Tacey, in his best seller ‘The Spirituality Revolution,’ says that despite the exodus from organised religion in our society, there is also a profound sense of spiritual emptiness,and a desperate search for a transcendant reality beyond the confines … Continue reading →

Posted in Fingerprints of God, God, Searching, Spiritual Insight, Spirituality revolution | Tagged Atheism and Faith, beauty, David Tacey, disatisfaction, ineffable, Meaning in Life, music, peace with one's self, poetry, rich inner life, satisfaction, Wistful Hope | Leave a comment

Live like a llama

Posted on May 21, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Lexy Fowler, who owns a sheep property in Colorado, says she tried everything to stop coyotes killing her sheep without success – that is until she discovered llamas – those aggressive, funny-looking, afraid-of-nothing creatures from South America. “When llamas see … Continue reading →

Posted in Armour of God, Attitude, Bad Habits, Inspirational, Resisting the Devil, Self Discipline, Spiritual discernment, Temptation | Tagged Coyotes, God's Will, hypocrisy, Llamas, peace with one's self | 1 Comment

Nothing to it but to do it

Posted on May 10, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Diets and weight loss programs seem to be having little effect on our national epidemic of obesity, and it’s mainly because of habits we choose not to break. According to Self Magazine, losing just one dietary bad habit can result … Continue reading →

Posted in Apathy, Bad Habits, Diets, Food, Self Deception, Self Discipline | Tagged diets, Habits, hypocrisy, obesity, peace with one's self, Weakness | Leave a comment

Happiness is not a destination

Posted on May 10, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

One of life’s persistant myths is that things will be better when we get to a certain point we haven’t reached yet – like when the mortgage is paid off, when the kids leave home, when we make that sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Attitude, Awareness, Contentment, Happiness, Journey, Life's journey, Living Life, Making the most of what you've got, Spiritual discernment, thankfulness | Tagged Counting your blessings, disatisfaction, fulfillment, happiness, Meaning in Life, peace with one's self, rich inner life, spirituality | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Appreciation, Attitude, Bitterness, Blessings, Contentment, Encouragement, Futility, Hope, Inspiration, Life's journey, Living Life, Making the most of what you've got, Seeing the possibilities, Spiritual blindness, Spiritual discernment, thankfulness, Troubles, Trust in God, Wisdom | Tagged anxiety, disatisfaction, fulfillment, happiness, Hope, Legend, peace with one's self, rich inner life, Sacks, spirituality | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Contradictions, Discernment, Faith, Happiness, Inspirational, Jesus, Life's journey, Living Life, Seeing the possibilities, Spiritual discernment, Spiritual Insight, Wisdom | Tagged Contradictions, happiness, inspirational sayings, peace with one's self, religion, rich inner life, Sam Goldwyn, spirituality | 2 Comments