Tag Archives: spirituality

Things Stink the Way we Think

Posted on May 18, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s one thing that wise people throughout the ages have agreed on, and that is that our thoughts shape what we become. I heard a story about a cranky old man who made a visit to see his grandchildren, and, … Continue reading →

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Someone Thinks You’re Wonderful

Posted on May 16, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a lovely story about a famous tenor, who, some years ago, was scheduled to perform to a packed crowd at the Paris Opera House. But just before the performance began the manager took the stage and anounced that the … Continue reading →

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Box of Kisses

Posted on May 1, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I heard about a father who got very cranky with his little girl for trying to decorate a box with expensive gold paper. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is … Continue reading →

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The Time to Live is Today

Posted on April 4, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

When her sister died unexpectedly, Ann Wells helped her brother-in-law search through her wardrobe to find something special to bury her in. They discovered some exquisite silk lingerie still wrapped in tissue. Ann’s brother-in-law said she’d purchased this in New … Continue reading →

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An Empty Stage, But Alive In Our Hearts

Posted on March 28, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Anna Pavlova was probably the greatest ballerina of all time. Her most memorable performance, however, took place after her death. She was to play the role she made famous, the Dying Swan, at the Apollo Theatre in London. Tragically, she … Continue reading →

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Bread of Life

Posted on March 8, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

The best selling products in most bookstores these days are cookbooks and diet books. One teaches us how to cook food and the other how to avoid eating it. There’s no doubt that many of us have an uneasy relationship … Continue reading →

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The Sound of the Trumpets

Posted on March 6, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an old Jewish story that when Lucifer was cast out of heaven he was asked in hell what he missed most out of his former life, and replied, ‘I miss most the sound of the trumpets in the morning.’ … Continue reading →

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Unspoken Prayers

Posted on March 1, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Someone once said the stomach is the only part of us that can be fully satisfied. The rest is an appetite that cannot be appeased. But listen to these words written by a soldier facing battle: ‘I asked God for … Continue reading →

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We’ve Only Just Begun

Posted on February 23, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Someone once said, ‘The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.’ But it’s also true that by the time we get to fifty we have learned life’s most important lessons. We have … Continue reading →

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The One Journey That Ultimately Matters

Posted on February 22, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

The wisest man I ever met taught me that the one journey that ultimately matters is the journey to that place of central silence deep within us. “To find it,” he said, “is to be home. To fail to find … Continue reading →

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