Comments on: Do you think you’re following your personal legend?

By: Leandro

Leandro — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:58:24 +0000

Todos os dias,mais precisamente 3 horas por dia.Mas chegará o dia em que vou poder viver minha lenda pessoal 24 horas por dia.Tenho fé e muita vontade de conseguir.Obrigado Paulo,quando eu quase desisti dela um de seus livros me fez acreditar de novo que era e é possível eu conseguir alcançar minha lenda pessoal.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:22:57 +0000

After reading the Alchemist I realized I have always followed my personal legend. Before reading it I felt different and unusual because of my strong committment to a higher purpose. I did not really need the validation of the book because I do not know how to live any different, but it was nice to know that my path is walked by many others.

By: Arayat

Arayat — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:55:04 +0000

i like your story very much. it is very inspiring. i pray to God you will become a great singer… because as of now, you already are one. :) godbless

By: Jackie noriega

Jackie noriega — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:20:16 +0000

toda mi vida he tratado de seguir mi leyenda personal unos años estuve inmersa en la necedad y la confianza puse en otra persona mas despertè y hoy por hoy no desmayo en hacer todo lo que me da alegrìa y me hace feliz apoyo todo lo bueno que se me presente en el camino y aquello que me hace daño lo esquivo trato de ser conciente de las cosas buenas que hay que cuidar pero creo que voy por buen camino tus libros me han ayudado a despejar muchas dudas y a enfrentarme a muchos miedos tambièn . felices vacaciones paulo

By: Princess

Princess — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:21:34 +0000

I often wished my personal legend sounded as exciting as Santiago’s. lol

It’s a slow, gradual process and I never realize how far I’ve come until I look back and remember the journey.

By: Shereen

Shereen — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:26:06 +0000

YES! Most definitely.. I have always loved change and have had the desire to travel the world like a gypsy.. Christopher Mcandless (Into the Wild) style. I have been travelling through Europe and Africa for 13 months.. I have never been happier and experienced this much contentedness. I studied overseas and out of nowhere I realised that my passion is to study psychology and become a therapist.. I think travel and meeting new people pushed me in this direction… I am free as a bird.. a new city each day.. I can sit all day being enraptured by street performers, listening, thinking, dreaming.. whilst businessmen and women rush past in their suits, frowning faces, indifferent to the world and their inner voice! I also met the love of my life in Spain 2 months ago! Take that plunge.. travel is the most eye-opening, life-changing experience you can ever imagine.. If you are going to do it, do it for a long time to really absorb the changes, the revelations and the cultures.

By: Bita

Bita — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:25:06 +0000

I am following my personal legend. I have been able to identify my personal legend10 years ago and have had to overcome many obstacles along the way. The path has been long and challenging and sometimes I have had to get around or through the obstacles.
Last year, I thought I arrived at my “pyramids” and would get to my “treasure” soon, only to find myself in the darkest hours of the night.
I believed that I was destined to be a healer and a teacher, touching many lives as a doctor teaching medical trainees. I love my career and am good at it because it comes from my heart. However, I was being abused, mistreated, and bullied at reputable university because of the prejudices of my boss against women and against foreign medical graduates. I was not given some of the key resources for performing my job, which was impairing my health, my family, my patients. I could see that the circumstances was taking away my inner light, my happiness, my passion. I was soon going to be as bitter and unhappy as he was.
Two months into the job, I took the courage and resigned. It was a very hard thing to do, and some told me it was a career suicide. Many disapproved what I did because I should have lied and said I was resigning for family reasons. My (former) boss has been sabotaging my efforts for getting another job. However, I believe that the Soul of the Universe is with me….. and I will find the right place.

By: Chanel

Chanel — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:05:52 +0000

wow it feels like all of us really want to travel and move around, I’ doing it already, it is the salt in my life, I have started travelling since Iwas little and I never eneded, I used to envy the gipsies when I was a kid…that was my dream, living with a circus and moving around with lots of animals! I loved it, and to this day it is one of my dearest memories
The personal legend to me is whatever makes you feel complete, whatever…could be from a run in the park, to having a cappuccino in your favourite bar and reading a book…it’s about feeling happy, when you are happy you can achieve ANYTHING, you can really touch people’s hearts and help other human beings…so if Im living my personal legend? not yet, I have ups and downs, but I’ll get there…for me the essential is to love and feel loved, what I wish for is to find a place for me and my daughter and I’ll recognise it, just when I’ll feel at peace x

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:40:08 +0000

I too think about traveling, and helping people as I move on to different places. The destinations are unknown, and similar to you I do not know from where to start if I want this life.

Wish you many happy moments. I work on making small positive changes in my life right now, and I hope you will do the same. Soon you will be making huge jumps.

By: Baruch

Baruch — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:21:29 +0000

To Sir Paulo and all the Warriors of the Light.

with all the strength that i can have, my feelings tell me i’m doing right while it looks that i’m doing all wrong. While many have prepared themselves to have it all, i’ve been preparing to have none.
Now, when i know that i have none, i can feel i have it all…

Losing to win and wining to lose, what a painful paradox when one doesn’t know.
In the uniform chaos one must remain the silence to become, the higher cry that has ever been shout.

The higher price of them all is to understand everything but not to impose what you know, respecting the individuals in their own path, not exposing the end of the movie of our lifes.

If i’m living the legend of myself, that i don’t know, but what i know is that while we aren’t equal we are made of the same thing and that thing i call it love.

How a mad man can make sense when he is filled up with love but his eyes are fountain for the tears of the world?

With all my love,

Baruch.

By: Prabhu

Prabhu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:28:57 +0000

Dear Veronika,

Its perfectly normal. This happened to me and its happening to every one. The more you think about it, the more it will haunt you. Just keep reminding you about your dream and keep yourself occupied completly that you don’t have time to think about these things. Thigs will turn up automatically.

regards,
prabhu

By: Prabhu

Prabhu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:14:58 +0000

Deat Muhammad,

I’m “exactly” in the same state as you are. Thinking about it – i get lost. Probably i don’t want to think, but i can’t.

Please mail me @ nprabhuram@gmail.com when you find an answer to your quest. I will write to you whn i find one.

~Prabhu

By: R.G.

R.G. — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:57:42 +0000

Hey!
how could you change your mind and fallow yourself? i cant do it , iam fallowing my boyfriend, he is always in my mind, i feel i intended to do more. how can i forget aboout him and concentrate on myself?
thank you

By: Muhammad

Muhammad — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:54:08 +0000

They say the early years in anyone’s life can determine the kind of personality he will be.
For me I have been brought up not knowing the meaning of independence. My parents were choosing everything for because they thought they were doing the right things and I am not blaming them for anything cause I know they wanted to cut everything short for me with good intensions. Now I am 24 years and I think I am not living the life I want to live. When I thought about it I discovered that I am living to satisfy other people and society demands (working in a corporation like a rat to save money, have a car, have a perfect body so you can attract girls, dress nice, taking care of how you look, chose whom you should hang out with, defend your Ego and so on). I am not saying that I am doing all of that but I am struggling to cope up with these things because I feel like I am a prisoner who is tortured to do things he does not want to do!
At the same time, I dream of quitting the corporate life, travel, taking photos, writing about what I see, helping ppl as I move on… when I think of these things I can’t handle my feeling and my heart is so filled up and tears stream down my face because this is pure happiness for me! I think this is the reason of my existence and I can’t dream of a happier life.
But the problem is that I know if I did these things, there is a big probability that I will suffer a lot because of not getting used to be independent, not knowing from where to start and because of the criticism I am going to get from my family, friends and basically the whole society because for them I will be living a gypsy life. I do not know, too many thoughts rushing through my head and I am totally lost!

By: Lesia

Lesia — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:07:16 +0000

with out offend you but that’s doesn’t sound like your personal legend…. i was like that… Now I am follow my self… and it is more fun

By: Luciana

Luciana — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:41:48 +0000

A partir do momento que entendi o que é a a Lenda pessoal…
vivo em um conflito pq sei que só alcançarei se eu fizer aquilo que toca minha alma…ou seja o que me faz feliz!
e no momento estou onde preciso estar e sou o que eu preciso ser…Mas existe um lugar onde eu quero estar e uma outra pessoa que eu quero ser!Gratidão e paz !Abraços fraternos.

By: Veronika

Veronika — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:14:24 +0000

Yes. But my biggest fear was the thoughts that if i tried to change myself again and again for many times and didn’t manage to do this means that i can’t at all and it’s not my destiny. Sometimes it’s really hard to fight with negative thoughts in my head. i keep feelings which are close to me deep inside…now i think about starting talking to God more often. maybe with him it will be easier to follow my personal legend. i hope my heart will show me the way how to talk to him cause i never did it before. i mean conversations with God.my family and i believe in God but i never thought that i would seriously ask him for help.

By: nimra

nimra — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:57:24 +0000

dont think of your dreams as dreams just as thinks that are going to happen. your dreams dont come true because youre believing that they cant become true so your whole fear get to negative energy . you know you haveto have positive energy no negativity, because negativity becomes fear . and you aint here to fear you are here to succseed. think positive everything in universe is how you want if you believe

By: Suela

Suela — Mon, 09 May 2011 22:40:54 +0000

Before finding out what your Personal Legend is ,there is always chaos and darkness and confusion, sometimes total emptiness.So, all you have to do is to look for it,since you are determined that you want to find it.Because if you sit there doing nothing well,it won’t come.It likes to be found,chased..
So, I think, that feeling the way you do is not something unnatural,the opposite I would say.
So mate,move your feet.

By: Poorvi

Poorvi — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:27:26 +0000

Hi,

I second you. I have been in this situation for a few years now. But after all this time, I finally have started to feel changes that took place subtly. I think the key here is taking a step at a time and not being too hard on yourslef.

Poorvi.

By: Aparna

Aparna — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:23:43 +0000

My personal legend is my dear devoted adorable husband and I am always following him…and he ends up in a diff time zone literally and often figuratively….I rarely catch up wid him…so wats the big deal….u jst follow…fr the fun of it!

By: Joël

Joël — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:15:24 +0000

It is nice that i am not alone !!!!!

By: black memo

black memo — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:20:54 +0000

ya me to

By: Joël

Joël — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:44:42 +0000

I am feeling like a empty shoebox,nothing
inside,just air

By: Joël

Joël — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:38:56 +0000

I don´t realy know

By: Anoop

Anoop — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:44:11 +0000

I’ve tried a hundred times to correct, what the society thought was wrong with me.Each time i fell down,I waited for someone to lend me an arm.
The 101th time i tried being myself, fell down again, but this time i got up by myself and tried again and again, Success or failure didn’t matter any more.
I was fighting my war.
Following my personal legend

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:58:46 +0000

Look for it where you feel enthusiasm and passion…something that lights a SPARK in you.. because really, that’s your spark ;o)
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” -Matthew 7:7

Love and Gratitude
Annie

By: Suzana

Suzana — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:58:07 +0000

I lived in duality for most of my life. But that duality was my way of living this way and is in intimate connection with my personal legend.

Living my personal legend daily. Knowingly or not, life is taking me the only way possible for me.

By: Ilona T.

Ilona T. — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:04:07 +0000

Sorry Veronica, I sent my first reply to you without reading your second response.

You wrote: “Cause my dreams is like air for me.”
Try to write them down so it would be easier for you to identify them. Our parents went through their personal legacy and try not to judge them, but understand they where free to make their own choices in their life ether good or bad. I’m sure they will support you in any way and since they went through tough life they are probably overprotective now with you because you are most precious person and means whole world to them. Try to surround yourself with people who accomplished great things in life and stay away from ones who put you down or criticize you a lot(they are the worst counsellors). By the way my parents want me to be a chemist or scientist but instead I went to Nursing School and they always supported me even my choice was not their favourite one. Now I have my own children and start to understand their point of view… I can guide my kids or prepare them for life but they are free to make their own choices when they are old enough. That’s the whole beauty of life that our parents are collective knowledge of previous generations, try not to ignore that knowledge but receive it with open heart. I’m sure you will benefit from that. Good luck on your self discovery journey!

By: Ilona T.

Ilona T. — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:25:59 +0000

Dear Veronika!
I just read your letter and it reminded me about myself back in 1987 when I was your age, girl from far east village that was so shy and unsure of the world around me… but I had great dream I dare to dream. Long story short I went through lot’s of challenges and obstacles in my life. I went through personal discoveries and chose profession as registered nurse, I travelled around the world, immigrated to America, was almost chocked to death by my abusive ex husband, left him with only $45 in my pocket and 2 little daughters. While we were going through new changes in our life fire took our apartment complex back in 2007 and we were on a streets again but we were surrounded by complete strangers who were willing to help us. I continued working and never let go of my dreams. One thing for sure is all these challenges made my spirit even stronger and wiser. You would never understand what pain or love is until you experience one yourself. I finished challenging marathons, remarried again, had wonderful son, both daughters are blooming and successful at schools now and I found my dream in helping people do not let go of their dreams, but before others I put myself and my family first. The most important thing in life is who you really are and stay true to yourself and others. You are so unsure of your future because you need to have vision first before you plan something. Dream without action stays a dream. At this age learn as much as you can, expose yourself to knowledge so you can make right decisions based on your believes. And most of all never stop dreaming, remember you can accomplish anything!!! Терпение и труд все перетрут!!! Успеxов тебе на твоем пути в поискаx своего “Я”!