What is your call?
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My call is to shine (express the best part of me) and to help other to find their shine, to grow it and to give to the world. I am trying different ways on how to do it. Playing music, writing, talking,presenting, creating programs on The New Renaissance concept of self-evolving… getting to the core of me and ‘talk’ from that place.
Thank You for all your inspirations!
Love , Olga
I am convinced that love is a decision – not an emotion
Yes, there has been once such instance when I was at a crossroad and God directed me and helped me choose a path he desired(though it sounded next to impossible). I believe that to be my call.
But the decision I took at that time often thrusts me to more confusion, more anxiety, more pain. Yet it is strange enough that every time I tend to go the other way, there is some force that makes me stick to this. I desperately try to believe in his clues and yet end up crying for not being able to do anything. All I am left with is a long night ahead waiting for the sun to rise someday, sometimes.
Si, claro, todo es en las manos de Dios.
My call is changing with the passing of years and is dictated by different sets of priorities.
My first call was to be free – so I run away from the Communist regime of my country and put new roots in England.
My second call was to build a successful professional career and to educate my two sons at university level
Now I am back in the land of my birth and my call is to search, to discover, to understand and to tell the World that the ‘’Teacher of Light’’, ‘’The Warrior of Light’’ and ‘’The Giver of Light’’, were once here – as ONE.
Its is my experants that if to truly find the self then first must give up evrything else. There is much hard time in this road. When going is tuf we know for who the real frends are but wen it get so very tuf we find there is no frend. This the plase were we find God; were we find of ourself. The ultimat prize that we must bare alone and can share not deeply with any except if we are one with the soul mate in wich case we are stil alone as the two are one.
My call is to rise above my current situation by recognizing and following the signs that will lead me to a happier and more comfortable place in life.
My call is LA ILAHA ILA ALLAH MUHAMMADAN RASULULLAH!
which means THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS MESSENGER
That´s my call to the world and to Mr. Paulo Coelho.
By the way i am hearing the call to prayer right now and this same call states that
LA ILAHA ILA ALLAH MUHAMMADAN RASULULLAH
hello paulo!
merry christmas to you!wish you great moments!
Mine is to love!to live the moment and love it all,and also waiting for the right time to find my master,like you did!
My only call is to develop the ability to reach those who require reaching for
…and then the subconsciousness can lead you to utility. Maybe or maybe not? To be or not be that is the big question, that is God´s matter to decide.
To follow your heart is to do something subconsciously, but that is only my opinion
Hola Sr.
Me llamo Anaïs tengo recien cumplidos en Nochebuena 11 años. y un blog de Misterios http://www.megustanlosmisterios.blogspot.com
Ya estoy leyendo su obra y me encanta como escribe y como cuenta las cosas. Es como si viviera dentro de sus libros.
aunque tengo que ir preguntando cosas porque como soy pequeña no las entiendo.
Acabo de aprender a dejar comentarios y me hacía ilusión dejarle uno.
Felices Fiestas Esp@ciales
My call is to travel around the World,to soak into the richness of Nature that God has made for us…
I am going through a quick review of my life.
I was born prematured (which translated into a clearer language) must be the reason why I have been so immature most of my life.
My Mum had a very rare-blood group. Mine and hers were not compatible.
My family was a pretty disfunctional one. I think the statistics show that 85 to 90% are like that – nothing abnormal there – Considering that the other 10% are the ones that are controlling the finances and the world, I would say that this seems like a pretty accurate guess -
However disfunctional my parents were, they instilled in me quite a few things – one was the futility of wars and its ravages -
They were also pretty switched on with regard to music, Arts, Sports, Scientific works, World and Current Affairs. They had worked out the way the system worked up to a T and they passed that onto me.
I have given a lot of thoughts to your question Paulo :”What is your call?”
There are so many things that I am interested in, some of these have been listed onto your site.
I feel very strongly about all of them.
Without doubt, the one that comes to my mind first is the one that deals with mental illness. It is the reason why I came onto that site.
That experience got me thinking a lot about the meaning of “madness”
and not once did I believe that the person in front of me was mad, that is why I decided to go “loopy” myself and found out about it. I knew I was taking risks, it was well worth it, I wanted to satisfy myself and I believe I did that.I would like to see a better way of approaching that period of stress that people are going through by the medical profession and be shown for what it is.
During that period, I was not functioning at my optimum, I apologize for some of my comments that were wrong, one of them was in regard to the Pirates bit. That was my perception at the times though.
The free Internet is another one to be pursued as well as the stopping of all that nonsense with regard to wars. Enough is enough.
I am not an intellectual, I have learned so much out of that site. It gave me a better insight onto myself and about all the hard work and dedication you have put onto that blog Paulo.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for everything.
Love always,
Marie-Christine
I’ve been searching for and longing to know “my purpose in life” for all of my life…through working with animals and in human services and now as an artist. And while I have felt passionate about such pursuits, I really think that all of it, all the pieces that make up the puzzle of my life, are about a call to God…to the collective consciousness of all that is. My call is to find me, as the essence of God.
I don´t know – I think…
Whatever my heart dictates to me is still unidentifiable as of now. There are a lot of things that interest me yet only few of it really describes my real personality. I’m studying to be a nurse and my heart is not on it, I live but not in the way I wanted. The only thing that gives me the thrill of life is reading yet I know that it is not enough to describe my calling. I’ve always been interested in Literature and someday I might be able to immerse all my time for it. It might be my calling, yes, but the reservation that my life (now) is creating distant me to that world that I want to achieve.
Still yet to be revealed… I have been in constant change, from changing countries, to changing continents, jobs, carriers, hobbies, interest…
Everything fascinates me and interests me.
No, I don’t know what my call is, but I’m not concerned about the answer, if I have one, I’ll figure it out when the time comes. for now, I’m still searching, learning and being fascinated.
Reminding others that we are all sleeping- In the dream of the universe. We collectively made our metaphoric bed. All the horrors and triumphs are our own. Create a better dream and divinity will be pleased.
-C
When i hear that line.. it sounds very lonely to win.
My call is to live. And the second call is to be a friend. Nothing more and nothing less than this.
There have been now 2 days since I started to ask myself again WHAT MY CALL COULD BE?
At first, I decided to present myself and to let the others define my call;
Secondly, I wanted to simply state THE CALL I’ve learned about in the esotheric books, which, I’m sure, is the proper one, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to totally embrace it.
Finally, I got to the conclusion that my call is to show the people around me the greatness of God from HER point of view, and this is what I mostly understand from how the others see me.All that I am – a teacher, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a woman and so on – is meant to arise in others THE LIGHT OF THEIR SOULS, besides the ordinary life. Day by day, I happily GIVE LOVE in all the ways I am, and this is all.
It’s about my personal way. All my life I have felt a hand guiding me. My target is to find my true self, and it will happen. I will break down all the limitations that detain me from being myself. These limitations are motivations and thoughts that I have learned from my parents, society, through experiences … we all know them. They are not helpful. I want to walk the path that my heart leads me. This is the only true path.
A lot has happened already, and I feel much closer to the great energy and love that created me. When I have found it, I will know, and it will let me know what to do with this knowledge. I feel blessed and I am very grateful for the wonderful life I may lead and for all the love I get. I want to know the truth. This life was given to me, and I want to make the most of it, it’s a gift and a responsibility. My heart will lead me.
My calls are clear.To explore my newfound love and relationships/friends and hinduism on Bali…
It all started with an Indonesian friend and on this journey of life I read some of your books Paul…you reopened pandoras book of love and the mystery of life to me and I new I had to go on a journey….to Indonesia…
I found good people on Java and Bali and my wife to come…a part of the story I found my place to build a new home in Amed,Bali
I finally found my place of great spirits and simply life itself.
Peace and love to be happy and to do good deeds for all…
Be happy and make others happy.
anyways…my call is to write for a project that im working on for a tv programme and who knows for an international festival…my heart belongs to journalism. happy 31st of december and the last of 2008….é concerteza uma época cheia de nostalgia… a caneta chama o coração e as palavras escorrem para o papel como um rio para o mar.felicidades
Boa tarde…( aqui deste lado do mundo, ao menos )
Depois de horas a navegar naquilo que chamam de Internet, lembrei-me que um amigo por cá ( nesta terra da Marrabenta ) um dia me referiu que trocou um email consigo, já não sei bem a razão e se o dito realmente tomou acontecimento. Na verdade, o que me encheu de entusiasmo foi o como o conseguiu. E é assim que hoje, que lá fora está um dia negro e chuvoso ( para minha admiração africana ) decidi perder tempo no teclado e encontrei este blog. Nos meus meros 18 anos de vida escrevi e continuo a escrever bastante poemas, ficções e guiões. achei muito interessante ter conhecimento do seu blog. um abraço de Moçambique
My call is painting and beeing creative. I have lived in a position to earn money from my work and not really doing that kind of work wich would be the call. Actually in the past I try to be reasonable and chose the “bougeois” job. Or a job where I know that there is work even in the future (computers). Yes it is more or less good choice but for a person who is really not technically brillant it is tough sometimes. I guess that my strengt to this job is that I seem to like challenge that this kind of discrepant gives. I try to find the creativity to everything I do. Although there are people who try to prevent that. I don’t give up and the more I grow the more I be certain of what my call is. That makes me feel living. But I never give up painting that gives me strenght and the challenge to find new way of fulfill yourself.
My call is, besides being a mother – to be a light in the world – through love, courage & faith.
My call is to help bring people to their callings.
As a kid I thought my call was to be a good student, to please my parents and get a university degree.
As a university student, to get a good degree and a postegraduate degree too as that was what every Greek student did when studying in the UK. So I did that too.
Coming back to Greece with good academic wualifications, I thought my call was to be financially independent, get a good job and make something of myself.
In 2005 when my mum passed away from breast cancer I knew my call was to be strong for my dad and brother.
In 2007 when I was appointed researcher in one of the best universities in Athens, I choose my call to be a phD and be the most active in my department.
On Christmas Eve this year, my dad had a stroke and as he laid on the hospital bed I realised that of all the things I chose to do and my pathes of my “calls” have left me feeling empty. The feeling of the unfullfilled is too much of a burden.
Today I know that my call is to be me, not hide my poetry anymore, keep writing the book left forgoten in a draw and learn for the first time how to be trully happy…
And maybe, if I am lucky enough, the universe will be my aly…
Fito meu olhar na correria das pessoas que outrora me fazia também percorrer o acelerado das obrigações e da rotina. Fito meu olhar com carinho e oprimida pela nostalgia, infeliz e angustiada por não estar inserida naquele contexto; não mais.
A LAGARTA E A BORBOLETA
Será que existe?
O que há comigo?
Se é a idade, quem sabe?
Se assim fosse?
Adolescentes sentiriam o queimar?
Ah! Algo que o respirar resolve asfixiar
E o tempo parar,
Se esquecer de passar
Mágico? Há precedente?
Palavras mudas e o
Silencio que muito diz
Quem sabe um dia poder encontrar
Por hora à incógnita se torna amiga
Na espera de se revelar
Onde estarás?
Há tanto por ficarmos apenas na esperança
De um dia nos encontrar
I know it’s to heal people’s soul, and body.
My heart’s calling me to someone i cannot have,a real jackamo casanova, that is bad for me.My head is telling me to study and pass my nursing exams and be a good person.To work hard and enjoy my family, my friends,my work……..but my heart’s calling me to someone who has broken my heart a thousand times,I’m trying hard to ignore my heart.So in 2009, I aim to concentrate on my studies and to raise money for a cause I believe in, take care of my family and try hard to ignore my calling!
To paint….. the world can stand still and my brush would be moving to the music of the muse in my mind. I am here to paint….and I wish to do just that for a living.
I have a battle to win…one of disbelief in my abilities. It is not I who creates this battle, but the lack of faith that my work will support a family, and the fear of losing it all. It is not my fear…but I must respect it.
My call is colour an curve and lines flowing with sparkling trails of magic…my call is to fly, my mind gives me wings and my canvas is my landscape…….
Merry Christmas to all…
my call is my own afirmacion!!!!!!!!! and i do my afirmacion!!!!! as much as i can it helps a lot!!!!!!!
My call is very loud and I so much want to listen to it.
It is hard though, to reach all the things that I need for it.
My call is to share my deepest, purest, real ‘self’ through music and art. But mostly music, harp playing and singing. I already paint, but that is not enough, music reaches so much more.
When I see people that do that, which is… the most beautiful thing to me, it opens up my heart and helps me remember the truth of things. The beauty of what is.
Maybe ‘remember’ is not the good word, it is feeling. It makes me feel what is. (With ‘what is’ I mean god, or whatever other name it can be given, the ‘self’ is god too in my believe).
I believe that everyone is this beauty, making people ‘feel it’ is my desire, dream and passion.
But.. for this I have to learn a lot.
I hear the call loud and clear, so much that it becomes an obsession almost (or completely). I want to be working on/with it all the time. It gives a frustration but also a drive to go on and try again and again.
:) I believe this is my call.
La Multi Ani, Alex! I am so happy that many Romanians are looking for wisdom, even on a blog. Because in the real life, nobody will listen to these important things of our existency. I am so proud that there are so many who share the song of their souls…with others. Very proud. Means that the good things and the good hearts never stoped existing and following their call. Because of them the society and the planet still exist.
My respect! :)
From a purely sports perspective, winning puts you at the “top” of your sporting world, and thus in a sense you are alone, because you have defeated all of your rivals.
I prefer to think of it like this, though: a winner, in sport or life, does those things in solitude that separates him or her from the rest of the pack. Such as biking through the mountains by yourself if you’re a cyclist, or sitting down and writing blog posts all day when no one is looking or asking you to do so. A winner stands alone.
My call is to be in continuous movement, never rest in peace.
My path is a swollen river.
My destiny is an alteration.
My call is knowledge for I am fool.
Teach me. Forget everyone.
I will offer you my life
although it’s been never mine
La multi ani si multa fericire Adina si Mirela! Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
La multi ani Paulo, la Multi ani Romania, la multi ani lume.
Happy new year Paulo, Happy new year Romania, Happy new year world!
Alex
La Multi Ani, Mirela, multa fericire si un an plin de rezultate pozitive, tie si familiei tale!
(Merry Christmas to everybody, lots of hapiness and a new Year with lots of positive results, to you and your families!)
:)
Thank you Adina!
We both ,came from same land:Romania!
Thank you,for your advice and practical exemple.
I will trye to do it like you recomand it us!
For years,wen I had more time for myself,I`ve done this list regulary.Is interesting that you remembered me again,to do something that was part of my acting!
La multi ani,Craciun fericit si un an nou 2009 cu sanatate si succese!pentru tine,mama si baietelul tau bineinteles si toti cei dragi!
Love
Mirela(the woman in lift)
hmmm..may be pain is my call..thats wat moves me so much….thats make makes me listen sweet sappy songs…and crawls me deeps into my own place….inside….my heart is broke…and my thoughts are like…i dont know……and i listen to some pink floyd ,nirvana all day …smoking pot…thats wat i feel like doing…makes me forget things…nevermind…give’s me a emotions trip …
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JtQr81k3TSk&feature=related
SILENT NIGHT, the most beautiful Christmas song ever composed. Although I listen to it even in Summer or in Spring.. because Christmas is everyday..
Yes I may have written above [I am a missed call. My daughter said you will ..expel me from the Blog, Paulo Coelho], but I have always- since I have opened my eyes- been scattering around me the ..petals of my .. rose, my love. Because Love is my whole being and my expression.
May be I feel …a missed call, but this may flow from my egoism. Thank you Adina, thank you Annie [my third ..daughter], thank you dear-est Paul from my .. dream’s land and thank you and I love you all, especially our Paulo Coelho and Chistina.
LOVE,
THELMA
I wish everybody a happy Christmas, goodness and love is been show, thru angels, because light from the candle is the road, in our lovely heart. I gave got answers to my prayer and this is the best present I could ever have got. Now it is going to be celebration with my children. Have a happy dag, best wishes. Love Are
“What is your call? What is your heart telling you right now what to do?… Something that moves you.”
I am actually wrote this down on a piece of paper and look at it repeatedly. But, I don’t have an answer for this question. Pathetic…
What a wonderful question to ask at this time of year. It allows us the opportunity to stop running around, shopping, organising, and planning our Christmas day get together and focus on something more relevant to the birth of Christ.
His purpose was to be our saviour. His calling was to show us god. What is ours? Mine seems to change as I age. All I know, as I have written in my blog http://hotmiddlescence.com/ under my post, “the meaning of life”, we make an impact on this planet from the moment of conception, and we have a choice as to whether that impact be a negative or a positive one and how we do that is through our calling. I think now, mine is to write and hopefully help myself and others through the various storms and tunnels of life.
To be…..
Love
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