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Thelma and Pandora,
that is so awesome. I think it’s easy to make positive changes, just some people don’t know it or don’t know how because it’s been absent for so long. With more people like you, people, parents, teachers will see and learn, and make changes for the better. Thank you! :)
by the way Thelma, you are so naughty! ;)
and thank you Paul.
Dear Thelma
I am glad that you had such a resolution I too have had similar conversations with my daughter in the past, all resolved.
The problem with bullying is exasperated when parents do not intervene in the way you or I have done, and let it continue or can’t be bothered to even notice or care.
The problem is exasperated when you talk to the teacher and she is defensive and doesn’t want to know. Is concerned about being politically correct to the point that no action is taken, so denies the truth when it is staring her in the face.
The problem is exasperated when parents don’t talk to each other (in London we are isolated,community is a dream we have to fight for, because we have forgotten its value).
I am fortunate that I have it in me to fight for my daughters happiness, I did not bring her into this world to suffer, and will not live or breathe a minute in silence if I see she is.
If we don’t Fight for our Children, what sort of Humanity are we?
All children are beautiful. They all need LOVE.
After this incident with my daughter, a fish I had rescued was out of the pond again, a Magpie was pecking at its eye. It was dead, I didn’t even try to throw it back in the pond. (In all my years of having fish I have never witnessed this).
Nature always shows you the truth.
With love
Pandora
hi,the two proverbs..
IGNORANCE IS BLISS AS OPPOSED TO KNOW THYSELF,these proverbs deliver different messages some people live by one some byother and some at various times by both. again duality…
was rushing forgive the mis spelling xxx
nabeel,good and evil do were the same face.there is always a battle merging who be appear to be and who we really are.when i say who we really are i mean on the inside.we all have secrets,we may not know what one anothers are ,but they are there.the subtext as it were.there is alwys a gap between what we almost say and what we coose to swallow and not utter. narrowning this gap is always good.our thoughts provide refuge while we find out just who we are and what we are.sharing who we really are becomes the coinage for clse relationships and peace within.this is a key to love…..
anne r,
ur post caught my eye the apathy you feel at least u are admitting it ,it would be soo bad for u to pretend your ok .I have felt like this before i think the only answer is to give ,give give.Anne start by giving your head a break smile back at yourself at all times ,get used to it it works .anne you should then begin to smile at others more and slowly go out of your way to help others in little ways.It can be anything from painting a wall to minding a friends child ,submerse yourself in giving ,your time ,your ear , your shoulder, your patience ,your smile , this will help you come out of the mind set your in.We all feel like this at one time give and you shall recieve the gift of pleasure . THIS WORKS TRY IT ,X LET ME KNOW HOW U GET ON X
Nabeel
You little devil…
You are an angel.
Bless you.
I have an angel and a devil in me. They always fight with each other on same things, but different opinions. If I bend myself towards the angel than it become stronger and rules over the devil. But if I start listening to devil than it makes angel weaker.
The devil has more convincing power and reasoning for every topic. It is easy to obey devil as it always have some attractive offer. On the other hand angel always give you the option of long term benefits. That would not be physically attractive.
Above is my unpublished article which I discussed in my this post http://nabeelzafar.com/2009/02/11/my-thoughts-are-already-written/
Do you also have a devil, how powerful is he?
Dear Carolena Sabah, you did not … curse!! You expressed a ..wish! ;]
Dear Pandora, Regarding children and ‘being bullied’ I think everything is a matter of education and procedure from the teachers and other children from their houses. Children mimic what they see at their homes. I remember I was very close with my daughters and used to talk with them as friends since they were babies. No ..chasm of generations!! When my younger daughter was 4 and was at the nursery school, one day as I was giving her a bath and we were talking, she said to me : There is a boy at school named Andreas and we all call him ,,’pissy’ and we pinch him and step on him like that !!! Oh I said, poor boy, you should not do that and you should not let others do it. You must protect him and love him. Next day I went to her teacher and told her and asked her to protect the boy and watch the others. She was a sensitive person. At the end of the school-year she gave me congratulations because my little girl had turn out to be .. his guardian angel. And my daughter confessed me that he told her: ‘Do you want when we will grow to get married??’ ;]
In every situation there is a remedy. Only we should pay attention and listen to the ..’silent cries’ of loneliness.
LOVE,
Thelma
Muito obrigado. Quer ver mais opiniões despretensiosas? Vide my space em http://coluna-do-frank.spaces.live.com/blog/ – Para mim é uma honra seguir e ser seguido por vc no twitter… Aliás vou postar isso agora mesmo lá. Bonne Chance. Frank
Paul and others
http://www.jaredstory.com/hope_you_dance.html
Love
Did I just curse,
my apologies! I was beside myself.
Paul, I wish I could give you a hug, I feel your pain!
And you know also what I heard, that a week before he did this, he posted it on the internet that he was going to do this.
He was even reaching out again and no one gave a fuck!
Dear Paul from Austria
My 5 year old daughter is being bullied. I went on a walk with her school this morning and noticed that she was being excluded and sad, I drove back home in floods of tears.
When I collected her from school this afternoon another mother (now my friend) confided in me, and told me that her daughter was being bullied by the same girl, to stop her from playing with my daughter. So the puzzle came together, possession starts early, they are only 5/6 years old.
We spoke to their teacher immediately, although this is my second and the other parents third time that we have. It seems it is not an easy thing to address or to gain proof of, but I am hopeful that our interaction will have been productive. (Although my friend is now backing up everything in writing as I speak just to be sure).
As well as love, communication and listening are essential for our children, and from experience, I know that what can seem like a little incident, a rash harsh word, or flippant remark can cause sustainable damage to some who are more sensitive.
Thank you so much for highlighting this, it only serves to determine my spirit even more in erradicating this.
With love
Pandora
Paulo/everyone,
again today i have been told to read the alchemist by another friend. i understand the background of the story and look forward very much to reading it because i’m lost right now in my own journey, trapped in my daily life.
i feel like something is tremendously wrong. i go to work, i pay my bills, but ever since the dawn of my time here on earth i’ve never meant to be here and this is my struggle. i have never been able to shake my existential bent and i am looking for reasons to continue rising from bed everyday.
other than my insides i do not suffer, i have a good life, i want for nothing. i have warmth, shelter and food. but i am absent and without will.
thank you for letting me share.
Thank you all.
My dear/est Paul from Austria, I understand your anger and sadness. So many lives wasted.. Sometimes I wonder what makes people so angry, frustrated and distressed and take the lives of others and their own? I think the lack of faith and Love and loneliness. In our ‘walls’ we forgot to .. really communicate with others. Then in most cases, I think, the reason is either alcoholism or drug addiction. These are the main issues that the United Nations should look. How to handle the problem of drugs. I read somewhere that this is the most profitable trade in the world, together with weapons. Who are behind this trade? Why do they destroy the younger generations? Money and evil again…
LOVE,
Thelma.
Thank you all.
My dear/est Paul from Austria, I understand your anger and sadness. So many lives wasted.. Sometimes I wonder what makes people so angry, frustrated and distressed and take the lives of others and their own? I think the lack of faith and Love and loneliness. In our ‘walls’ we forgot to .. really communicate with others. Then in most cases, I think, the reason is either alcoholism or drug addiction. These are the main issues thatthe United Nations should look. How to handle the problem of drugs. I read somewhere that this is the most profitable trade in the world, together with weapons. Who are behind this trade? Why do they destroy the younger generations? Money and evil again…
LOVE,
Thelma.
Well,I must share some bad news…Here,the” wise” class of politicians thought well,and decide that is not to be punished sexual relations of members of the same family,e.g. son and mother,father and daughter,if they are grown up.I think for sure moter father are grown ups..Well,that was not enough,bonus a law that bribery is legal…
Vous savez, moi je ne crois pas qu’il y ait de bonne ou de mauvaise situation. Moi, si je dois résumer ma vie aujourd’hui avec vous, je dirais que c’est d’abord des rencontres. Des gens qui m’ont tendu la main, peut-être à un moment où je ne pouvais pas, où j’étais seul chez moi. Et c’est curieux de se dire que les hasards, les rencontres forgent une destinée… Parce que quand on a le goût de la chose, quand on a le goût de la chose bien faite, le beau geste, parfois on ne trouve pas l’interlocuteur en face je dirais, le miroir qui vous aide à avancer. Alors ce n’est pas mon cas, comme je disais là, puisque moi au contraire, j’ai pu : et je dis merci à la vie, je lui dis merci, je chante la vie, je danse la vie… Je ne suis qu’amour ! Et finalement, quand beaucoup de gens me disent “Mais comment fais-tu pour avoir cette humanité ?”, je leur réponds très simplement, je leur dis que c’est ce goût de l’amour qui m’a poussé aujourd’hui à entreprendre une construction mécanique, mais demain qui sait ? Peut-être seulement à me mettre au service de la communauté, à faire le don, le don de soi..
Citation de Édouard Baer dans Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre
Life has many paths but it can be difficult to find time to walk down the right one.
Avenue
Denuded avenue, your staunch
path leads unerringly home.
The stakes are cracked and
toppled, the weeds accost your
–
verges. But you lead onwards,
refusing to capitulate.
Your ashen surface, hard and
unyielding at its core yet crumbling
–
at its extremities, manifests in
itself the dissension I feel. My
weak dullness, my wanton ignorance.
Circumspection shunned.
–
I cannot conciliate my desires with
my longings. My will atrophies,
rendering my effusive self-promises
meaningless.
–
The avenue stretches before me.
Denuded. Toppled. Crumbling.
I do not have much time left
If I am to follow its path.
Dear Paulo,
Just half an hour ago, I went to a friends place to wish him “Birthday”. I met one great fan of your work. She is named as “Anna Dyek” from Poland. She has read all of your books and she really loves your work very much.
Her face was enlightened when I said, I am friend of Paulo Coelho in his blog, We became friend in PauloCoelhoblog.com, I could not explain how happy and excited she was !!!
She asked me lots of question among her question were-
Have you met Paulo face to face?
Have you ever talked with him?
I told her, NO as we have not met face-face. It would be really pleasurable to talk with you sometimes in near future.
She asked me to get your signature not the digital signature which is here in your blog but the real signature.
Paulo Coelho
————
For Anna Dymek (from Poland)
I know this may sound stupid to ask here to send you signature or real signature but I am asking her on her behalf. (I am sorry but I just said to her that, I will write about it in your blog and wait for the response.)
I hope she will understand even if you will not find time to give the signature.
:)
God bless you all !
Posted on my blog- Embrace Your Fantasy
http://www.te-erika.com
There are certain types of individuals who might argue that certain things are TRUE and can not be denied. I like to call these type of people “happily socialized” and I am not speaking to them in this article.
For the rest of us with an open mind, TRUTH is subjective. The TRUTHS we hold fast to in our lives are mere illusions or choices that we have happily accepted.
What is the TRUTH anyway?
Is it TRUE that the sky is blue?
Is it TRUE that you will never amount to anything?
Is it TRUE that aliens do not exist?
Is it TRUE that you will not find love until you achieve a certain goal?
Let’s tackle the first one so that you will understand where I am going with this. The sky is blue because as a society we gave a name to that color. If whoever invented this language had called it something else, we would be calling it a different name too.
See…most of our TRUTHS are ideas that were planted in our heads by someone else. What makes it TRUE is our belief in that idea. What we believe, we experience.
Are you holding on to a certain TRUTH that causes you to fear disappointed, angry or fearful? If so, you must recognize that the TRUTH which is causing you so much discomfort is a TRUTH that you chose and you have permission to choose differently.
Do your religious beliefs cause you to feel weighted down by life?
Did someone tell you that you had to lose weight before you can find love?
Are you certain that you will never be able to fit comfortably into any social situation?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions, you have chosen these beliefs and you are free to change them at any time.
Change what is TRUE for your life by choosing beliefs that serve you well and promote a healthy, abundant lifestyle.
Once you change your beliefs and your TRUTHS, your life will be a reflection of those TRUTHS. Your behavior will change due to your shift in expectations and your response to your environment will shift too.
Imagine if you got rid of the TRUTH that you could never be a millionaire. If you changed your TRUTH to “I can be a millionaire and I have the skills to make it happen,” you will instantly feel supercharged and approach your goals more confidently. Your belief in this new truth will then attract the tools and skills necessary to make it happen.
Be mindful of the TRUTHS you accept for your life. Allow no one to define your TRUTHS for you, you are the captain of your ship. If a certain TRUTH does not line up with who you are or who you want to be- REJECT IT.
It’s your life.
You make the rules.
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2009/01/16/interview-with-rik-felderhof-broadcasted-on-jan-7/
I am watching this video again, today. Last time I did, I cried like a baby… with tears of joy. Thank You, for letting us know who we know, be who we be, and become what we become.
Much love,
L.
Paul,
I saw it yesterday, also. I understand Your thoughts. It was shown on the news, and I thought – not again. So many lives ruined. Possibilities taken away…
Ahh…
Dear Paulo,
As per my resolution this year,
a) I wanted to read your book, “Eleven Minutes” if given by you as the gift or anyways. Therefore, Yesterday evening I started to look for it and have a one copy of it,now. since you did not send me as the gift. :( However, I did not expected you will send me as the gift.
b) Therefore, I started to read the book, “Eleven minutes” and after couple of days when I am done with the book, I can put my review here for it.
c) There were couple of quotes that I extracted from your work which I liked it and they are-
-”When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that whole universe is on our side.”
-Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
-”If I must be faithful to someone or something, then I have, first of all, to be faithful to myself.”
-Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
d)As I have read almost all of your book, You write simply beautiful. Keep up the good work !
God bless you all !
Yes, Paul (from Austria)
This is a sad story and this is just the beginning- I think. As we can see every body is busy in their own personal life and nobody wants to LISTEN to anybody, simply because we all have point to make and grow within the society.
“Love is integral part in human life, without the sense of its presence no human wants to live life in despair.”
Anyways, this is Sad and truly needs attention from all the corners of the so called SOCIETY.
God bless their departed soul! :(
God bless the humanity ! :(