Your Space in my Blog: 26th of May 2009

by Paulo Coelho on May 25, 2009

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MIRELABARON May 27, 2009 at 2:47 pm

YOU are for SURE!!!in the right TRACK, thousands times and more….

Thank you Gabriela Abalo!!!You are spoking from the botom of my HEART!

…and now …let your soul lay Down, AND DRINK A LOT OF WATTER!(more as you normally do!) it is not only my rule:that was said by Prophet Mohamed.a very simple one …with tenderness from Me-die du geretet hast!

Love YOU!
DON't FORGET!

Mirela(the woman in l…)

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Gabriela Abalo May 27, 2009 at 8:06 am

Sherry and Nancy

Thank you for you kind words. I’m so happy to know that sharing my way of living can somehow inspired others…
Love
Gabriela

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sarah May 27, 2009 at 6:01 am

Hi all. Yesterday I was pondering on how to work with a problem of mine. I decided to go for a walk in the woods near my home (I live in Norway). It was raining. I sat down, lifted my jacket, and lent myself into a tree. I was hoping the tree would bless me with some wisdom and the forest always seems to calm me. Amazingly, the forest floor which is filled with low blueberry bushes became a piano – the raindrops gods fingers. The music was beautiful and peaceful. A man walked by and I shared my experience. He smiled gently and walked on. It was nice to share that experience. And I got the peace I needed right then. Thank you Paulo for acting upon your god given gift of writing.

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facebook-700450333 May 27, 2009 at 5:22 am

With faith, love and enthusiasm, we do amazing things! This is easy for me to see in others, especially children! Sometimes I am a little oblivious to personal talent, not recognizing certain abilities as an individual gift that might be just what another has been searching for! Then suddenly, a door opens. When that happens it is time to jump right in with both feet!! Then, my heart sings even more because I love to share this inferno of joy. : )

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Joao Gomes May 27, 2009 at 5:08 am

Paulo is there anyway we can make sure to receive all your books by mail, instead of being always waiting for them to arrive on our local bookshop?
Paulo existe algo forma de termos os seus livros enviados pelo correio, em vez de esperar que cheguem a nossa livraria?
Please advise on the best way to do it.
Aconselhe-nos sobre a melhor forma de o fazer.

De Macau,
Obrigado

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Annette May 26, 2009 at 6:16 pm

Sometimes , the greatest demonstration of love is the silence.

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Helga May 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Dear Paolo–Thank you for the kind note which was happily received. I wanted to drop off a note (question) to ask you what your thoughts are on the KINDLE? I finished your book The Winner Stands Alone and thought it was intriguing, Do you receive royalties for this like printed books as I would not like your efforts to not be rewarded. Thank you so much for your works and mindfulness. Best wishes, Helga Wolf

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bright_light_sparkle May 26, 2009 at 2:15 pm

Well, this singer I love a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1GZSkLXhA
than the poem
Would You Be
by nakipie223

Would you be ever with me?
Walking side by side
Living day by day together
Would you be my guide?

Would you know my soul
Ever yearning, never still
Living always in your love
Seeking shelter until

Time for us to make the journey
That faces everyone
To soar among the heavens
Till eternity is done.

Today I was sitting on a bench,day dreaming, with my dog in a park. But, suddenly somebody called my name. A mate from faculty. Was so touching. She work as teacher , is doing great. I am proud that I had so nice people as mates. Such a good feeling to meet them.

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jojo1402 May 26, 2009 at 11:08 am

A friend of mine just gave me this link and I wanted to give it to you
I think that it is worth considering
Sorry it is in French …
http://santepublique-editions.fr/objects/Ampoul…
I find that research important to consider
With affection

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Gabriela Abalo May 26, 2009 at 10:01 am

Hi,
Here I'm sharing with you something small that i have written…

A question of choice….. by Gabriela Abalo

“Everything happens for a reason” That is a big truth! Everything, absolutely everything that occurs to us has an opportunity to grow. The choice is ours, with our response to it we choose the end result. We can choose to feel sorry for ourselves, behave with resentment and anger as a way of protecting ourselves from the injustices of the moment. We get annoyed with God, with the world, with our neighbor and with anything that cross our path. We ask ourselves a million times Why me? Why am I so miserable?… this attitude affects our capacity to see the hidden truth, the unseen message, the lesson to be learnt, filling our spirit with bitterness. We are not able to see life with happiness, with passion, instead we see it as a battle to be fought continuously, with no rest. Therefore we truly believe on the myth that says that” happiness is only for the very few” and we are not one of the lucky ones! So we put down our heads with resignation, we put down our arms as a sign of sad acceptance and we continue through life afraid of dreaming or wishing upon a star.. because “dreams” are myths and they only bring resentment to our life… after all we need to be practical!!

But we can also look at the situation (problem) from the distance and ask ourselves: Why is this happening to me? And then respond to it guided by love and gratitude to the Universe for the opportunity being given. An opportunity that allows us to freely choose who we want to be, that allow us to create ourselves as we wish. An opportunity that test our ego, that eliminates our expectations and that allows us to accept things for what they are and therefore gaining from them.

To be aware that I’m my master and therefore fully responsible for everything that happens to me is all what is needed to reach the happiness usually considered unreachable!

Lets live every minute following our heart desires, creating ourselves continuously, without fears, without expectations, by simply allowing ourselves to “be” and embracing the rest for what “is”. When we are able to accept ourselves for who we really are we are then also able to accept others for who they really are instead of rejecting them because they are not as we expected.

When we embrace the freedom of “being” who we really want to be, we cannot fail to be happy. After all what can go wrong when we are the ones dictating the end result?

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BSofie May 26, 2009 at 7:45 am

Sacred Dance
& blessed tears
arosing my soul today -

My hearts hidden suffering
keep me going – forward

Mysterious God
- come closer

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