By Paulo Coelho
Decisions are only the beginning of something.
When someone makes a decision he is, in fact,
plunging into a powerful current
that carries him to a place
he had never even dreamed of
when he made that initial decision.
(The Alchemist)
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This is most often the hardest part of living. Decisions that we make are the pillars of our lives. It shapes our future and it keeps reminding us of our past. Right or wrong, we have to make it when time comes. Just remember, that there are some things that appear to be the right thing to do at a give situation however, no matter how good/right it is, sometimes it is not the most appropriate thing to do. Decisions always have to be made no matter how complicated the situation is.
decision! decision!. well right now i made a decision to submit my views. it’s everyday we come up to make decision for the better or for the worst. well i still believe that we still make choices that affect the person residing within us. it’s like a call, if u attend it will be go answered otherwise it will be a missed call. here the decision is not what u do everyday but were you thinking when you were doing it. FOR-EXAMPLE someday u were walking on the road and u saw some beggar asking for money. you gave some money with a feeling that it would sufficiently be enough to fill his empty stomach n the other hand you could have been less bothered.
Making decision that would make us better in order to make other people life less painful is not the decision BUT a choice in which you have showed your existence to be nothing but a part of that almighty plan in which he has decided your role to be of a great man.
My dearest Annie,
You are right what you say about the Scorpions being strong and that they have the ability to be ‘reborn’ from the Ashes.
May be it is his influence that helped me get up and ..stand on my own feet to face.. reality many times. But, as I said in the Blog, about time and chances, there is a ‘proper’ time and a Karma for everything.I think also, thant whatever happens to us, is not only Good or Bad. Both have the opposite inside.’Ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού’. Nothing bad without good.[Is is the correct translation??]
I have also just noticed about my Mother, who can hardly move from arthritis, that she is ..Light. She listens to music, radio, she reads books [ even the '11 minutes' without being shocked!!Her Soul is opened to everything] and everyday she expects the news-paper.. When I was younger and used to get angry with her, because whenever I was complaining about somone or somebody, she used to ..be tge other’s lawyer, trying to make me see the other’s position and ..calm the …Sea…
LOVE,
Thelma
My Annie, you are a Sagittarius, like my grand-daughter, Elisso[1996]. She is a sensitive, vivid, independent, outgoing happy girl. God bless you all and all the children of the world. She teaches me..how to use my lap-top! We both have the ‘WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER’ and we communicate, although their home is….a floor above of ..mine!!! You can do the same too: name.surname@hotmail.com
Love,
Thelma
p.s. my birthday, although ..old people do not celebtrate for ..becoming older, is on the 23rd. On the cusp…My daughters say that’s why I am a little ‘mad’!!
T.
Che fece …. il gran rifiuto
To certain people there comes a day
when they must say the great Yes or the great No.
He who has the Yes ready within him
immediately reveals himself, and saying it he goes
against his honor and his own conviction.
He who refuses does not repent. Should he be asked again,
he would say no again. And yet that no –
the right no — crushes him for the rest of his life.
My dearest ANNIE, ..my third daughter!!
{My first was born on the 10th May, 1971 and the second on the 7th July, 1980. In between, it was…. the Turkish invasion, 1974, again mentioning it dear Paul from Austria!]When is your birthday, Anne? Your are such a sweet girl and beautiful soul..
Love,
Thelma
We always have the choice to do or not to do in life. Sometimes we make the right decision, and sometimes we dont. And that is the way its going to be for us all throug lives.We cant be right at all times. And that is the problem with we human beings. We want to make the right decisions all the time, and that’s what paralyzes us.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc
Today is a …musical day.
Love,
Thelma
The biggest decision, it is said, that we have made, is to ..be born. From the time we first breath to the last Breath, we have to take decisions. Crossroads and choices. Me, being a Libra, I ‘see’ the scales going up and down, to find the Right decision, equilibrium.
I believe that we think that we ‘make’the decisions, but the decisions are based on our character, Self and circumstances, inluenced by others, by our needs, by our feelings, by time.
Yes, our ‘decisions’ take us to ‘places’ we have never dreamt of, because the future, or Eternal Now, will be the result of the decisions of others too. We are just a small piece of the puzzle of life. Let’s hope for the Right Decisions bringing us to the Light.
Love,
Thelma
Don Quixote is the sanest madman … or the maddest sane man I’ve every had the priviledge to read about. LOL!
I think that a decision is the setting of an intention. When you move onto the path and begin working toward the manifestation of that intention, you never know what will happen…perhaps the end result is one that you intended at the beginning…perhaps the end result is one that is totally different than what you envisioned at the start.
It is the movement on the path that is the important thing.
Decisions have to be think twice,thrice etc…. but there are some circumstances in life that we have to decide for simple reason that it would either do good for everybody or ruin their life.This is life! so wharever happens on the decisions that we made…we had to handle it and bear the consequences it may bring us.Good Day to everybody…always smile and live happy.
I have read the blog numerous times and just decided to add my own thoughts—just finished reading ‘The Witch of Portobello”–a great read Love to all the “readers”
Two years ago I made a life changing decision—it is not quite “finished’ yet but it has been right –it has been the best thing for me …like the boy traveling ,,traveling ..to seek his treasure—I too find it right here,in my heart and in those I love and in the day to day support one needs to travel our own particular life journey
So did I -Blessings Tania
Every decision we make has its consequences…
Lol heart
C’est clair, ça fait du bien les décisions
Indeed.. Making decisions are only the beginning of the things that are to come. And because we made the decision it doesn’t mean that we are certain of the things that come with it. Uncertainty…
-Angeline
Decisions to…. decisions not to… In the name of justice and fairplay I had to make decisions not to pursuit a man I was infatuated with, inspite of my need for him, and inspite of his invitations, simply because it would hurt the woman that was with him at the time and would make me become someone I wouldn’t want to be. In the name of love I chose not to be free mentally of him for more than two years, and that way at least I would keep that frail thing that was “us” alive. Decisions not to can be really paralyzing, but in the end after all the frustration they carried me into today, where I am happy I didn’t betrayed myself and acted with integrity.
And on that base, whenever I am able to make a decision to do something, it comes reinforced by my instincts, exploding in endless and unthought of opportunnities.
This week-end, for example, I decided my next career/job I still want to be around people, but I want to learn to make my thoughts/voice heard. In the morning I bought a domain for a website, and by evening of the same day, I heard there was a local radio show looking for a collaborator, no experience necessary, just the right attitude. This was beyond my wildest dreams!!!
this is phenomenal in the very true sense !
Like Don Quixote going off to fight his Wind mills!