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I reserve my special finger for the law.
The law they say. So we are supposed to live our life by rules set by some old dude in his fugly wig centuries ago.
They take over the world.
They stake claim to land that belongs to nobody and make us pay for it.
They charge us for the water god gave us so abundantly.
Wait, sunlight’s free. For now.
Now, we’re all living this life for lack of better choice. No. It’s the easy way out. The fast lane that’s actually the slower lane but we choose to ride it because the other two lanes promise only uncertainty. But would you rather grab hold of the uncertainty of happiness or just stick to the certainty of boredom.
What makes the human race so arrogant? We’re on this earth for a minute in history and we already think we own the universe. All it takes is a little tidal wave. A gentle blow by the mother around us, to show us that we are human. And fret not, for its at these times when we see the humility of being human.
My dog has a hip problem. My vets opinion on his treatment was to ‘put him to sleep’. Furious, I consulted a gazillion other vets only to face the same consult. I hope to one day meet a doctor who will advice me to take the kill-pill as a remedy for my recurring dizziness. I will in all honestly and sincerity, nominate him doctor of the century.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Ma4BvMUwU
When I leave the lane of my life, I imagine a thousand things that could have done a thousand dreams unattainable, and when I lose faith in the power to touch them again, I hear something that gives me strength and attitude puts me in combat again.
An example … listen to this, perhaps motivate them to fight harder.
The power of music.
Dear nhodesign,
I read your posting yesterday, and when I see it again today, I just want to let you know, I find your words very poetic and beautiful. Thank you for sharing Clin’t Manshell’s piece ‘Requiem for a dream’. Yes sometimes we bury dreams…and as you say lets ‘fight harder’ to take better care of the dreams we still have living in the depth of our souls.
Thanks again,
Heart
Thanks for your comments, I hope you like the sweet melody of which gives me a sense of victory, although each has their tastes concerning music, a kiss. Love you! Nho
Hi,
Anybody knows what dreams about sacrifice means. What about dream about making Covenant.
Thank you
Dear Hope,
I would suggest this: First, write down your dreams, preferably as soon as you possibly can, even before you tell them to anyone else, and in as much detail as possible. This may seem a bit tedious or tiring, but I often find that, as I begin to write the dream down – in the actual act of writing – the meaning of certain elements of the dream come clear to me.
Secondly, after you have written down your dream – if it isn’t clear enough at that point – take out a few sheets of paper and label them at the top: SACRIFICE, COVENANT, etc. Use one sheet of paper for each element in the dream which for which you hope to identify the meaning. Then spend five to ten minutes on each page, jotting down rapidly, and without censoring yourself at all, absolutely anything and everything that comes to your mind in association with that word or subject. For example, write down (in short list form) everything that you relate with the word “sacrifice.” Don’t stop to think too much in depth. You’re just fishing for the subconscious connotations which your mind holds in reference to that topic.
Then, once you have finished “fishing” your subconscious, you can look back at what you have written on these pages and try to identify any meanings or connotations which you feel are applicable to your dream.
If you are not a “word person,” drawing can also be very useful in interpreting your dreams. Draw the dream, or paint it. Sometimes, in this process, the true meaning of the content will come clear.
As for myself, I try to steer clear of all dream interpretation lists, such as those offered online and in dream encyclopedias. First of all, they are generally not comprehensive enough. They reflect only the associations held in certain cultures. Secondly, these lists do not at all take into account personal subconscious associations which one develops, over time, through personal experience. And this is what you really want to get at – not what the dream might mean to someone else or to society in general, but what it means TO YOU on a personal, subconscious level.
So, when someone says to me, for example, “I dreamed of a bluejay – what does that mean?” the first thing I say is, “What does ‘bluejay’ mean to you?” In essence, your dreams are yours – they belong to you one the deepest, most personal level, and although it might seem helpful to have others speculate about what they think your dreams mean, this sort of speculation can, at times, actually lead you very far from the true meaning. The only truly meaningful interpretation is going to be your own. You just have to take the time and be courageous enough to search for it. Let go of what “makes sense” on a conscious level and look beneath that for what is the true “meaning.”
With much love! Wishing you all the best.
Savita
Hi Hope,
I believe as Savita, that certain things we might see in dreams can have a personal message to us, or mean something specific – it’s about collecting info and tieing the ends together to try to understand better.
But also, there are certain symbols in dreams that have universal meanings aswell. For example: a house means the state (physical and mental) we are in. Roof and attic means things to do with our head/mind and knowledge, windows and their state can mean openness or unopennes of our personality, or eyes. Etc.
There is a good site that I use, whenever I see something in my dream to be able to clarify those universal meanings: http://www.hyperdictionary.com
All best,
Liina
The frogs’ race
Once upon a time, there was a frogs’ race.
The objective being to reach the top of the tall tower.
Lots of people gathered to see them run.
In fact, people did not think it was possible for the frogs to reach the top and never stopped saying :”It’s useless! They’ll never get there!”
The frogs started little by little,to be disheartened.
The people kept saying “It’s not worth the trouble, they’ll never get there.”
Little by little, the frogs totally lost heart except for that frog, who on her own, and with a huge effort, reached the summit.
One of them came close to ask her how she did it to undergo the trial. She suddenly noticed that the frog who arrived at the top was deaf.
Do not listen to negative people. They steal your heart’s best hopes.
Always turn a deaf ear when someone tells you that your dreams cannot come true!
Take care!
Unknown origin. Thank you to let us know if you know it.
Charles Brulhart
http://www.metafora.ch
Nunca te detengas
Siempre ten presente que: la piel se arruga, el pelo se vuelve blanco, los días se convierten en años. Pero lo importante no cambia: tu fuerza y convicción no tiene edad.
Tu espíritu es el plumero de cualquier tela de arañas.
Detrás de cada línea de llegada, hay una de partida.
Detrás de cada logro hay otro desafío.
Mientras estés vivo , siéntete vivo.
Si extrañas lo que hacías vuelve a hacerlo.
No vivas de fotos amarillas…
Sigue aunque todos esperen que abandones.
No dejes que se oxide el hierro que hay en ti.
Haz que en vez de lástima ,te tengas respeto.
Cuando, por los años no puedas correr, trota.
Cuando no puedas trotar, camina.
Cuando no puedas caminar, usa el bastón, pero
! Nunca te detengas…!
Madre Teresa de Calcuta.
I had a ‘strange’ dream last night. I saw a GREEN DONKEY… Yes, you may smile! The donkey was really GREEN.
When I woke up, I googled and found this story on the Internet. So, I’d like to share it with you!
The Green Donkey – a sign of faith and healing from breast cancer.
http://www.isurrenderthis.com/greendonkey.html
I was surprised and delighted that people around the world were reading about my dear friend Karen and our “Green Donkey”. Thanks for posting it here. I still brings tears to MY eyes.
Lovely poem.
The Pages of My Heart
by bcassata
It’s the deepest of emotions, igniting
a candle of love
A flame forever burning, so deep for
only you and I
It is the happiness you have fulfilled
inside my heart
That has truly caused heavens angels
to never again cry.
It’s your kind heart that has captured
mine darling
It’s you who holds my heart deep in
your hands
It’s you, who is beautiful as a sunset
over the horizon
And it is you who has left footprints
in my hearts sand.
It’s the way you have expressed your
love for me
That has made me fall deeper in love
with you
It is the way you show your affection
towards me
That made me realize your love is so
pure and true.
It’s your love, written in the pages of
my heart darling
A chapter that will never end as long
as you love me
It’s with you, where I truly know my
heart belongs
You’re the treasure forever buried in
my hearts sea.
Alexandra, it’s so nice :-)
Somebody send me an e-mail with this text. As a lot of forwards
e-mails, it’s anonymous.I’m agree with some of this points of the philosophy… I hope you like it :-)
Dog’s philosophy
1-Never let an opportunity to wander off
2-Experience the sensation of fresh air and wind in your face
3- When someone you love is close, run to greet
4- When it’s needed, practice obedience
5- Gives love joy and let it cuddle.
6- Whenever you can, take a nap before getting up and stretch
7- Run, jump and play every day.
8-Be always loyal
9- Eat at home with enthusiasm, but stop when you are satisfied
10-Never pretend to be something you’re not.
11-If what you want is buried dig until you find it
12- When someone has a bad day, be silent, sit close to him or her and tries to please him or her.
13-When you want to attract attention, let me touch someone
14- Avoids biters in front of any problem
15-On warm days, lie on your back in the gravel
16- On hot days, drink lots of water and rest under a shady tree or in your favorite corner
17-When you’re happy, dance and swing your body
18-No matter how many times you censored, bears no grudge and do not be sad … runs immediately to your friends.
19-Rejoice with the simple pleasure of a walk
20-Always be alert and calm
I agree, very nice ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Would be nice to get to know who was that “ANONYMOUS” who sent this e-mail to you… [20-Always BE ALERT and calm. Hmmm...]
Reading this, my ‘Fantasy Train moves’ and my ‘al-Gharib’ says to me:
“A quote is just a tattoo on the tongue” /William F.DeVault/
But a quote – tattoo on the dog’s tongue is:
“Audi, Vide, Tace, Si Vis Vivere In Pace”
TRUST HAS TO GO TO DOGS.
With Love,
Asote
Hello Paul,
I hope you are fine now with thi theme…
Kisses
ARTICLE 25
1. The Commission may receive petitions addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe from any person, non- governmental organization or group of individuals claiming to the victim of a violation by one of the High Contracting Parties of the rights set forth in this Convention, provided that the High Contracting Party against which the complaint has been lodged has declared that it recognizes the competence of the Commission to receive such petitions. Those of the High Contracting Parties who t)ve made such a declaration undertake not to hinder in any way the effective exercise of this right.
2. Such declarations may be made for a specific period.
3. The declarations shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe who shall transmit copies thereof to the High Contracting Parties and publish them.
4. The Commission shall only exercise the powers provided for in this article when at least six High Contracting Parties are bound by declarations made in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.
I think one of the most important issues in the ECHR is Article 25 [above]. It gives the right to any PERSON for an individual petition against his own country, when his Rights are violated! Well this may take … ages, but at least the ‘fear’ of that may act as a prevention of power abusing and dictatorship. But then the … ‘salmon’ has to swim upstream!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Olá Paulo. Sou de São Paulo e curso Letras na faculdade. Em uma aula de Literatura, lá vem o professor (mais uma vez) criticar Paulo Coelho, colocando em dúvida sua obra. Desta vez não me contive e disse-lhe algo que estava entalado em minha garganta. O que falei não fez daquele professor um novo fã de Paulo Coelho, mas arrancou-lhe um certo assombro e um “faz sentido” , o que já me deixou satisfeito. Segue abaixo o que disse:
Responda sinceramente: se Antoine de Saint-Exupéry tivesse lançado O Pequeno Príncipe nos dias de hoje, ele não seria considerado um clássico de auto-ajuda, rapidamente na lista dos Best-sellers do gênero e dividindo prateleiras de destaque com “Quem Mexeu no meu Queijo” e “O Segredo”? Da mesma forma, se Paulo Coelho tivesse lançado “O Alquimista” em 1943, seria ele considerado mais um clichê de auto-ajuda ou uma literatura barata de esoterismo como dizem os críticos? Aposto que não. Indo mais além, porque não dizer que Dostoievski é auto-ajuda? Lidando com situações tão humanas como a ira, culpa e arrependimento ou questionando o materialismo e a existência de Deus, não seria um belo exemplar de “auto-ajuda” do final do Séc. XIX?
Pop Coelho
Paulo Coelho é um escritor “pop”? Sim, quem faz sucesso e tem muitos fãs naturalmente é pop. Já houve até quem cantasse que “o papa é pop”. Mas não se esqueça que romances de Machado de Assis já viraram mini-séries, peças de teatro e novelas. Quer algo mais “pop” do que uma novela? Aliás, uma dos folhetins de maior sucesso e audiência da TV Globo em todos os tempos, “Irmãos Coragem”, foi diretamente inspirada, adivinhem em quem, na obra rebuscada de Dostoievski “Irmãos Karamazov”…
…Afinal, quem é “pop”???
Bravo, Gil.
what do you do when a married man is stalking you? so annoying!!
I tell you about my last working place… I mention I finished Univeristy with high degree, so you get the picture. I went to work in a luxury furniture shop, owned by a man, he called himself Dutch, but he was from Iraq. All nice at beginning, I had to translate all day, stay in shop, talk to customers, give lessons to his wife, they did not understand my country language. I had to clean up the shop and in front , to move the furniture, to go after many hours after a normal programm and to work in week end too. The contract was no where. He told me is in work, tomorrow , tomorrow. Well, after a while, he come to tell me that he want come to my house, and there he wanted he make me ” nice massage”… He promised he will raise my wage, and help me to pay my bills. I thought he was joking, because I am not 20, I look not much nice, and he was old, married, I worked with his wife( a wonderful woman, kind, intelligent, pretty), and I know the boss mistress as well.
He seemed surprise by the refusal. Than, after trying once more, he started the bad treatment. All I deed was wrong since than. Till he said he hires me on the lowest wage. I said I quit.
I am sorry for his wife. She have no idea with what kind of man she stay.
Thoughts of Dalai Lama for 2009 to share with you all
Take in consideration the fact that great love and success goes with taking greater risks.
When you loose, do not loose the lesson!
Follow the 3 R: Respect for yourself, for the other and responsibility of all your actions
Do not forget that not receiving what you desired is some times a wonderful chance!
Know the rules so to break them correctly.
Do not let a conflict ruin a friendship.
When you realize that you have made a mistake, take immediate action to correct it.
Take time to be by yourself in a day.
Open your arms to change but do not abandon your values.
Do not forget that silence is often the best answer.
Live an honourable life. When you will get more and look back, you will be able to taste it a second time.
A love ambiance in your house is the foundation of your life.
When in disagreement with your close ones, only concentrate on the actual situation and do not go in the past.
Share your knowledge. It is a mean to attain immortality.
Be kind to the Earth.
Once a year, go to a place that you never went.
Remember, the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you have had to abandon to obtain it.
Thank you, few I already knew, but all thoughts of really high moral level. To be followed.
Much love
Alexandra
I used your daily quote on my site. I don’t want to make use of your site and visitors to put the link. If you mind my taking the link (I put a link to your site) please give me an email and I will take it out. There is much wisdom in your quote. I hope that if I will ever be all alone, not to fear and have God in my heart, mind, spirit.
Have a wonderful day, dear Friend! you are important to me.
You are more than welcome to put my quote and any of my texts you find here
Hi everyone!
Yesterday, I was going to have dinner with my girlfriends. I was 5 mintes early in town and a bookshop was in front of the place I was waiting for them.
I had 500 kronor till my salary at the end of next week and was going to have dinner now, the pocket will be out in 8 months, and the book costs 250 kronor. I called my boyfriend about how much money he had and he said zero, but said “the book are better than
fruit, food and cigaretts for us, 3 minutes later I had The winner stands alone in swedish in my hand!
wooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo have a nice weekend everybody!!
http://www.hri.org/docs/ECHR50.html#Convention
The European Convention of Human Rights.
Just because I have mentioned it.. I think that knowledge is the best weapon for .. protecting ourselves from abuse.
To know our Rights and duties..
Law and Order !!
To use our Freedom and Liberties wisely avoiding abusing others’ rights.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Thelma
I totally agree with you, i’m going to look at this when I get a chance. Thank you.
Love
Pandora
This is very interesting, Thelma. Thanks for putting it out there. I was rather surprised, however, to read Article 2, #1, so I did a little research myself and found that in the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union – http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union – under Article 2, #2, the death penalty is explicitly banned. This makes me feel better, as it is my hope that, one day, the European and other countries will apply enough pressure to the United States to impose a ban on this barbaric practice here.
The death penalty is, of course, still frequently applied in the US, and, at this time, there are no plausible internal attempts to put an end to it. Texas, the state in which I live, has the highest rate of all, having executed 440 persons since 1982 (18 in 2008 alone), and currently holding 358 persons on death row. What is further interesting is that 10 of the 12 states that do not practice the death penalty, have homicide rates which are below the national average, while in many of the states where the death penalty is practiced, the homicide rate continues to climb. So, not only is this violation of basic human rights barbaric – it is also ineffective. Furthermore, in proportion to the population of African-Americans and whites in this country, far more (a disproportional number of) African-Americans are executed than whites. And who decides this? In the states which utilize the death penalty, 98% of the chief District Attorneys are white, and only 1% African-American. So, the death penalty is also unscrupulously and unjustly applied in a racist fashion.
Anyway, I want to thank you again, Thelma, for sharing this information with us. I agree with you wholeheartedly – it is not only our prerogative but our responsibility to stay informed of our rights and our duties. Sometimes it is also our responsibility to speak up and speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
With Much Love,
Savita
Wanted to offer this link to anyone living in the US: http://www.aclu.org/
The ACLU is a very powerful organization, whose aim is to insure human and civil rights in the United States. If one has some issue in which their rights have been violated, they can file an online complaint and, if the issue is valid, the ACLU will get involved to help them attain justice. I have had but one occasion ever to do this – when fighting for my daughter’s civil right not to have to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag in a public school – and the ACLU’s response was both swift and highly effective.
Thelma dear,
Exactly my point too. When we get insight in our human rights we can learn how to stand up against it. Thank you BFF!
Heart
xxx
hi all :),
its my first time to contribute and i was encouraged after reading ur posts..i want to share some of me with u if u dont mind…lately am so confused i cant figure out whats right and whats wrong,cant say if im a bad or good person…i always give people advices and solutions that they see very useful and admire me much,though i myself dont (or cant) apply it in my life,which leaves me feeling like am a hypocrite!
i know that we have a good fight,but i cant trust myself anymore sometimes i hurt the people i love and sometimes am so forgiving and mercifull…and i reached a conclusion is that everyone can b only one thing either good or bad…and our actions that differs from our nature is just faking…i just dont know what should i do or how to think am kinda like blank feels like running away!!
i cant fake and also i hate running away…so i decided to remain silent,cause i dont know what to say anymore.
thanks alot :)
Boredom only comes to those who wait..
unfortunately sometimes all what we have to do is waiting :)
One for all, and All for one!
Hi Paul, Carolena and all,
Thank you for explaining about your cyber harassment. I know there are laws against it in some American states, and one can even contact the Attorney General’s office about it. I hope you will find a successful way to solve this unpleasant problem.
As so many here I couldn’t understand why you suddenly were less active and didn’t respond to postings. Now, I just hope for your quick resolving of the stalkings, and the two of you to return to your participation here again!
As Aristotles said about his Ethos, Pathos and Logos, in his De Rhetorica ‘One for All and All for One, and which was the slogan for The Three Musketeers, so it is with us WOL’s; One for all, and All for one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfFG_J08q-E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq6_FcTLrtY
The three Musketeers!!
My sister had the book and me as younger could not understand why it was called ‘The three Musketeers’, they were …. Four: Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan!! I was spoiling the .. picture with .. doubts! The little ‘devil’: DOUBTS.
Regarding Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O’Toole has beautiful blue eyes and the music, magnificent
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Yes, but what about giving the second chance? Maybe I will be banned too if I took someones part. I just opened tv after the yesterday story, and seemed a further episode, with other characters…An actress fron National Theatre accused the manager of sexual harassment, and there were spicy details… But they offered the chance to comment on the facts to both protagonists. I dont mean anything, I add that I also know that in Italy, or western contries if one tell you to stop calling or messaging and you keep do, than you can go to jail.
Ok, sorry if I hurt anyone, I just cant help pity poor woman. Must be very hard not to come in that nice place, Paulo Coelho blog.
Much love
Alexandra
Again sorry if I said anything wrong
Giggles & Paul. Glad Thelma and Savita liked my One for All and All for one too! I wonder if they will make a remake of this wonderful story, even though most of the time I prefer the originals from the remakes, but for the next generation, Savitas daughter wouldn’t care for a 1930 version!
Oh Alexandra, are you talking about the woman in the elevator!? First of all, my ‘strategy is’ when someone has been hurt, like Paul in this case, I give my full support to the hurt party, and try to prevent that person from being hurt again. Yes, the ‘bully’ need support to, and this lady needs to understand she cannot go on stalking somebody, then if she changes, she can come back, right? But this is Paulo’s and Paul’s responsibility, and I TRUST them 100% to monitor this situation to the best for all of us. You are right though Alexandra, we probably should hear out this crazy lady in the elevator too hehe.
Love and Admiration,
Heart
Post Video WITH UNDER TITRATION WOULD BE FANTASTIC FOR ALL
, PAULO AND CO
thanks
Dear Heart,
I just wanted to make sure that you did see my response (page 1 of the forum) and that you got a chance to reread my original post. Basically, I just want to make sure that you understand that I was not “attacking” you but giving you a compliment, as it is very important to me eradicate this misunderstanding. In a rush we all misread things sometimes, and that is okay. I just don’t want you to go on thinking that I said you were “insensitive” when I never said anything of the sort.
Thanks, and Much Love,
Savita
Dearest Savita,
I didn’t read your response yet. I’ll do it right away. Already I can tell you, I did a big mistake misreading your text the first time I did, and my response was tweaked. I am so sorry. Guess, when I hear the word ‘pope’ I see red!!! :)) And, I noticed I had read sensitive as insensitive and felt awful about it. SORRY. Read it EARLY in the morning, was half awake. Not that it’s an excuse. I will try to slow down a bit and read more carefully!
Thanks for your very KIND WORDS. Everything is fine between us always.
Love and Admiration to you (I did call you g/f which means girlfriend)
Heart
Dear Paul,
I was just thinking about you yesterday – about you absence from the blog – and wondering if this issue was what was keeping you away. Of course, I did not know about this new development and the continued harassment. At any rate, your presence is greatly missed here, and I am wishing you and your family much peace. Hoping that all of this is completely behind you very soon.
With Much Much Love,
Savita
PS
I admire you for being so brave – for coming out with it in public and saying what you felt must be said.
Yes, indeed, Paul was so kind to me from the beginning. I hope he will be fine from now on, and enjoy life at the best.The sharing of his journey towards Santiago was so great. Big admiration for him.
Much love
Alexandra
. The wind of oblivion.
Two friends walking in the desert and fought one of them slapped the other.
The latter, without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
- Today my best friend gave me a slap.
They continued walking and found an oasis where they decided to swim.
He who had been slapped nearly drowned and his friend saved him.
When he was recaptured, he engraved on a stone:
- Today my best friend saved my life.
Whoever gave the blow and saved his friend asked him:
- When I’ve hurt you wrote in the sand and now you’ve written in stone. Pourquoi ? Why?
The other replied:
- When someone hurts us we should write it in sand where winds of forgetfulness the erase. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where nothing can erase.
http://sido66.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html
What good news today! Finally the latest novel of Paulo available in my country! I am sooo happy!
Wow!
Congratulations !!
By the way..
Is English version available right now in USA?
Dear Paul
If you are still getting calls, I would phone your telephone operator\police so they can log it.
I used to get calls in the middle of the night from someone weird,unknown, who would withhold their number, I phoned the phone company and they blocked it… don’t know if you can do that in Austria.
I also had a stalker (an ex), and had to get the police involved, it was very frightening.
It is a very distressing situation, and you have my sympathy.
With love
Pandora
Oh, Am I the only one here that have not been in Paris, met everybody in this blog in real life? It seems that you have been in a party before with Paulo Ceolho? I feel like an outsider :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNIK1yaKr_4
Martha Argerich!
She is a beauty in everything.
A real Winner!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Un comportamiento que quería mi Padre yo realizará, que yo estudiará Inglés, nuestro idioma es el español, soy Venezolana. Ahora estamos separados, pienso que un día de éstos, nos encontraremos otra vez. Mi padre visita a el creador antes que yo. Tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir tanto, que aún yo después de casada, por petición de él, continuamos viviendo practicamente en la misma casa, por pisos separados. Fue tan bonito nuestro cariño y unido, que muchas veces buscaba un pretesto para llamarme desde abajo, su piso, y preguntarme algo, para llamar mi atención y estar conmigo. Pienso que otro comportamiento que quiso de mi, es que no me alejará de él. Y lo logró, siempre estuve a su lado. Lo extraño.
Saludos Paulo.
Paulo, gracias por todos tus libros porque han alimentado mi alma.
Quiero compartir con todos ustedes la ley de la continuidad que llego a mi por un gran y especial amigo. El es un sembrador deL universo lleno de amor infinito.
LEY DE LA CONTINUIDAD
1- No tengas miedo de nadie, pues nadie es tu dueño
2- No te adueñes de tus semejantes (padres – hijos) ayúdalos para que ellos sean más grandes y mejores que tú.
3- Entiende que los seres de tu lado son tus profesores, diles gracias.
4- Enfréntate contigo mismo. Si posees un cuerpo y unos sentidos, y a través de ellos posees unas dolencias, busca dentro de ti las causas de esas dolencias. Enfréntate; afuera de ti están los profesores. Se tu propio rival.
5- Empléate en tus sentidos, desarróllalos, escucha bella música; Medita, Habla bien, modula bien, no grites, hazte un ser de alcurnia y altura; camina erguido, olfatea bien; cuando te acerques a alguien y esta persona no te huela bien, selecciónalo, si alguien te huele bien, ámalo. Bríndale atención a tus sentidos.
6- Si puedes adelantarte a tu tiempo, ahorra, dedícale a tu cuerpo un manantial de fuerzas, sé un atleta, exuda tu cuerpo diariamente para que por allí salgan tus dolencias, deja las perezas, deja la cama y la tv.
7- Abraza a quien a tu lado vive, aconséjalos cuando en un error caen, y aplaude sus virtudes para que te digan gracias – Sé un cazador de gracias. Enseña para que te den gracias. Danza con aquellos que te dan gracias –DANZA!!!
8- Sé un ser gracioso contigo mismo, danza tu cuerpo, haz yoga, admírate en el espejo, ríete frente a él. Obsérvate que te falta y que te sobra, mira bien tu rostro y haz las diferentes caras frente al espejo, (riendo, enojado, gritón, alegre, amoroso, etc.) descubre el esplendor de tus ojos y de tu sonrisa.
9- Ama la naturaleza, respeta los animales, los vegetales, y los minerales. No mates animales para comerlos luego. Ama a DIOS y a las estrellas, y antes de acostarte mira al cielo por al menos 30 segundos. Y da gracias a Dios por la luna, las estrellas, o las nubes que en ese momento hayan.
“OBSERVATE, COMO LO HICISTE HOY… Y PROPONTE HACERLO MEJOR MAÑANA”
Mer.
Haz 3 leyes cada noche; las que tú a bien desees. Por ejemplo:
- Mañana reiré
- Mañana seré un gran atleta
- Mañana trabajare con alegría en los ojos
- Mañana llamaré a Dios y le diré que me abrigue y me ayude a olvidar
- Mañana me bañaré e iré a…..
- Haré por mí y creceré.
EL UNIVERSO SIEMPRE CONTINÚA!!!”
And I miss the occasional interaction with you too Paulo!
Hi Paul and Paulo,
I certainly know how you feel. I have some stalkers too, on mysapce. It’s gotten so out of hand that it is making me feel sick.
That’s why I don’t come here so often either, I miss you guys, all of you Paul, Alexandra, Heart, Annie, Thelma, Aditya, but I just have to stay away because I’ve become allergic to the internet right now. I’ll try to come back soon.
I hope they will not bother you or I should say Us, anymore.
kisses.
Yeehhh, on myspace I got too many stalkers…very annoying.They change id continually, so hard to keep them away. Ohhhhhh
What a pity
A poem by an unknown German Romantic, maybe written in the 19th century, badly translated by me…
Watch the moon and think about your life
Just for one moment forget about all your efforts
Forget about your responsibilities
Close the doors, close your eyes
You will fail
Think the good
Forget about all bad
You will fail
The demon claims his right
Ask the moon for the reason of being
No answer’s leaving his mouth
Interpret the silence
Feel the emptyness
And feel yourself so small
What remains
Is the wish
To have never been
One lonely night, in a lonely mood I happened to read these words (in German) and – depending on my current mood – I was fascinated by them….
Love,
Rainer
I watched full moon the other night and I was feeling overwhelmed by
its beautiful brightness…..it made me forget about my worries, etc. Its strange…but this is absolutely how I was thinking and it gave me peace of mind.
dear Paul from Austria
If this is of any help, I have currently four female stalkers.
a] I put a filter in my mailbox, so they go directly to the trash can.
b] I consider this type of stalker as a compliment. Of course, this may create some family problems, but Chris just laugh and I am sure your wife will take it easy. The only problem are your phone calls. At the end of the day, as they are not collect calls…don’t worry.
Love
Paulo
“at the end of the day they are not collect calls” = brilliant.
But dear man, Paul from Austria, do you not know that the next test is “text”
Happy Paul that you expressed your limit and asked for help in that problem of yours, and happy that something and may I say many things happened to you since (Paolo’s solidarity and intervention as he could, stopping if I comprehend of the stalking for the moment and being able also to see the problem with a bit of humor) And yes, tests … and welcome on planet Earth! Cordially, Jojo.
Reflections,
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. No matter how tough the going gets, I shall stay cool and fight hard. Let the waves of time test my patience. Let the vicious talons of adversity try to rip me apart. Let the battalion of temptations lure me into its realm. I’ll stay cool. I’ll fight back.
May I not yearn for contentment or satisfaction in life cause satisfaction makes life boring. Way too boring. It deadens the very essence of living. May I not try to be happy with what I have cause that’s compromising. And that smothers the fire of passion burning inside me-the one which drives me to rise, to succeed, to excel. I know I might fail. I’m aware that the failure could be heart-breakingly miserable. But at the very least the pinching guilt of not even trying won’t haunt me. One is responsible for what happens to him. Only cowards blame fate for their own failures. And I am no coward. I have a long way to go, and I’m raring to go. There is a distinct, different destiny carved just for me. I have a lot to accomplish, and it will certainly be accomplished. I don’t promise to smile in the face of obstacles, but I’ll try my best not to break down. I’ll be glad if I were to be bestowed with huge problem, because that rightfully proves I was capable enough to face it…
There is a whole world out there to be explored, a medley of such beautiful locations, emotions, situations, persons never seen or heard of…If I waste my time I don’t think I shall experience them all. The past is gone. The future is distant. All I have is this moment-let me give it my all.
Payoshaa, very beautiful wise reflections..
‘All we have is this moment and we … sit in front of a ..computer!!!!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Paul, you know, I could ‘sense’ what was going to happen, from the first minutes in Paris.. , but of course, I could not say anything.. I might have been misunderstood.
So I am sorry you had to find out and experience it with the hard way, by yourself.
You know, we respect and love you.
Thank you Paulo Coelho.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
i AM NOT MARRIED, BUT I DID RECEIVE PHONE CALLS, AT TIMES NO ONE TALKED, SO WAS FREAK, AS IN HORROR MOVIES…I COULD ONLY HEAR A BREATH THERE…ANOTHER TIME I RECEIVED MESSAGES, OF GREAT ADMIRATION. THEY WERE REALLY IMPRESSIVE. ACTUALLY, I WOULD LOOVE TO KNOW WHO WAS THE PERSON, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. EVERYTHING SHOULD HAVE A LIMIT, AND A WOMAN IS NOT NICE IF HUNT A MAN, I THINK ALWAYS THE MAN IS THE HUNTER.IF THE MAN MARRIED, EVEN WORST IF THE WOMAN CANT STOP.
IS A SIGN SHE HAVE NO SELF CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT.
I AM BIT SHOCKED TO READ ABOUT THAT STORY. CANT SEE THE SENSE OF IT.
WISH ALL OF YOU PEACE OF MIND AND ONLY TRUE FRIENDS.
LOVE
ALEXANDRA
First of all – welcome back, Paul. You haven’t been around for a while.
Wow, Paul. Real life (reality) drama.
On one hand, these situations make a pure comedy movie – Your life is, at least interesting – You have a stalker! No, that was a bad joke. Really.
But with respect, I know that feeling, I’ve had a phone stalker myself. If a person is blinded by something, they don’t understand (like You mentioned – she doesn’t take Your family into consideration). And that’s a bad situation.
Hope it will turn out for better.
All best,
Liina
Dear Paul,
This is AWFUL. I once had a telephone stalker myself, and can imagine what you and your family is going through. In my case the person stopped after I told her I would report the harassment to authorities. Yes, our community of WOL’s needs to work together to be free of hostility!
Love and Admiration,
Heart
Dear Paul, we are going to erase all comments by Luminita Amon. Thank you
I dont know what was there. But why she did that??? I also have a doubt was her. I have nothing against her, but how she got your private number?
IT’S DONE
Love
the deer hunter
“The more you judge, the less you love.”
Beautiful saying. It pretty much sums up everything, doesn’t it? Love (not the constricting love which seeks to “possess” but the freeing love of ALL living beings) enables us to see the world with eyes of compassion, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and understanding. Love, in that sense, is all and everything that really counts.
http://www.steinway.com/player/player12.html
Beautiful piano music on … a Steinway, my .. dream piano! ;-]
Have a nice afternoon, dear Paulo Coelho!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Lovely! Thank you so much. Of course I cannot hear it is a Steinway, as my musical skills aren’t like yours. It does makes a difference to me to know that your own Steinway is like Annies Sulfur, like a dear companion.
Oh, Thelma I just have to quote some Gibran to you, as I’ve seen you refer to him too, and this made me think about you when I read it;
‘The sorrowful spirit finds rest when united with a similar one. They join affectionately, as a stranger is cheered when he sees another stranger in a strange land. Hearts that are united through the medium of sorrow will not be separated by the glory of happiness. Love that is cleansed by tears will remain eternally pure and beautiful’.
We share so much sorrow AND happiness here, which both are part of a meaningful life. This is what I adore by the Warriors of Light!
Thank YOU for being here with us Thelma!
Love you,
heart
xxx
Three Gates of Wisdom !
A King had for only son a young courageous skillful and intelligent Prince. He sent him to see a Wise Old man so that he would open his mind to awarness.
- “Enlighten me as to the path I sould take”, pleaded the Prince.
- “My words will only vanish like foot steps in the sand, replied the Wise man. However I’ll accept to give you some indications. On your path, you will come across three gates. Read the sayings on each one of them. You will be overwhelmed with the need to follow them. Do not seek to turn away, you would be condemned to live again and again that which you had run away from. I cannot say any more. You must fell all this in your heart and flesh you may, go now. Follow the road, right ahead of you.”
The Wise Old man disappeared and the Prince started walking on the Path of the Life. He was soon across a large gate on which one could read:
“CHANGE THE WORLD”.
- “This is precisely what I intended to do , thought the Prince, if some things are pleasurable in this world, others are not.”
And he started its first struggle. Driven by ideal, his ardour and his strength pushed him to be confronted with the world, he undertook, conquered, modelled reality to his desire. He experience the pleasure and the exhileration of the conqueror, but his heart was not at rest. He managed to change certain things but others would not give way.
Long years went by. One day, he met the Wise Old man who asked him:
- “What did you learn on the path?”
- “I learned, replied the Prince, to see what was in my power and what was beyond it, to see what depended on me and what didn’t “.
- “Well done, said the Old Man. Use your strength to act upon on what you can. Forget about what is beyond you.”
And he vanished.
Sometime later the Prince came acroos a second gate. One could read on it:
“CHANGE OTHERS”
- “This is precisily what I intend to do, thought the Prince. Others give joy and pleasure, but also cause pain and bitterness and frustration.”
And he rose against all that could disturb or displease him in his fellow being. He struggled to alter their minds, and correct their faults. This was to be his second battles.
Many more years went by. One day, as he was meditating on the uselessness of his attempts to change others, he came across the Wise Old man and he asked him:
- “What did you learn on your path?”
- “I learned, answered the Prince, that the others are not the source of my joys or sorrows, my achievements or failures. They are only there to make me aware. I am the one to grow these feelings in me.”
- “You are right, said the Wise man. Though what they awaken in you, they made you aware of yourself. Be grateful towards those who make you fee joy and pleasure. But be also grateful to these hurt and frustrate you for through, them Life teaches you. When you have yet to learn, and the long way ahead of you.”
And the Old Man vansished. A little time after, the Prince come across a door where you could read the words:
“CHANGE YOURSELF”.
- “If I am myself the cause of my problems, thsi is that I have to do” he though.
And he started his third struggle. He tried to inflect his character, to fight his imperfections, to remove his defects, and change every thing which didn’t correspond to his ideal.
After many years of struggle during which he was at times successful at times defeated, the Prince met the Wise man who asked him:
- “What did you learn on your path?”
- “I learned, replied the Prince, that somes things can be improved, others which resist and can’t be change.”
- “Well done,” said the Wise man.
- “Yes, the Prince went on, but I’m getting weary offighting against everythings, and againts myself. Won’t this neve end? When will I be at rest? I wich to stop fighting, to give up, let go.”
- “This happens to be your next lesson, Wise Old man said. But before further going any further, turn around the gate and look back at the way you’va already tread.”
And it vanished. As he looked back, the Prince saw in the distance the 3rd gate and realized that one could read a different message on the back of it:
“ACCEPT YOURSELF”
The Prince wonderad why he hadn’t noticed this inscription when it had crossed the gate the first time, in the opposite direction.
- “When one is fighting, one becomes blind, he said to himself.”
He also saw, spread on the ground around him, every thing he had rejected and fought within himself: his faults, his dark side, his fears, his limits, and all his old daemons. He then learnt how to recognize them, accept them and love them. He learnt how to love himself without comparing himself, judging himself, blaming himself.
He came across the Wise Old man who asked him:
- “What did you learn along the path?”
- “I learned, replied the Prince, that to hate or refuse part of myself was to condemn myself never to be at peace with myself. I learned how to accept myself, completely, unconditionally.”
- “Well done, said the Old Man, it is the first stage of Wisdom. Now you go through the 3rd gate again.”
Just as he had reached the other side of the gate, the Prince saw the back face of the second gate and it said:
“ACCEPT OTHERS”.
All around him he recognized the people he had met in his life; those he had loved, those he had hated. Those he had helped, those he had fought. But to his surprise, he was now unable to see their faults which has disturbed him so much, and against which he had fought so much.
He came across the Wise Old man again.
- “What did you learn on your path?” asked this last.
“I learned, replied the Prince, that if I were on peace with myself, I would have nonthing to blame others for, nothing to fear of them. I have learned to accept others totally and unconditionally.”
- “Well done,” said the Wise Old man. It is the second stage Wisdom. You can go through the second gate.
When he arrived on other side, the Prince saw the back of the first gate and read:
“ACCEPT THE WORLD”.
- “That is strange, he thought, “Why didn’t I see the inscription the first time?”
He looked around him and recognized the world he had tried to conquer, transform, and change. He was hit by the brightness and the beauty of all things. By their perfection. And yet it was the same world as it used to be. Had the world changed, or had his perception of it changed?
He come across the Wise Old man and asked him:
- “What did you learn on your path?”
- “I learned, the Prince said, that the world is the mirror of my soul. That my soul, my heart does not see the world, but sees itself in the world. When it is cheerful, the world seems merry. When it is gloony, the world seems sad. The world, is neither merry or sad. It just is; that is all. It was not the world that was troubling me , but the idea I had of it. I accepted to accept it without judging it, to tally, unconditionally.”
- “This is the 3rd Wisdom, said the Old Man.You are now at greace within yourself and others in the World.”
A deep feeling of peace, serenity and fullfilement overwhelmed the Prince. Silence was within himt.
- “You are ready, now, to cross the last Threshold, said the Wise Old man, From the silence of fulfillment of Silence”.
And the Old Man disappeared.
Charles Brulhart
Love
I saw “Dirty Dancing” . I thought I want dance… And that Patrick Swayze will never die living through his work.
GHOST (Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srqUtW3gINo
Yes, all the girls that we saw this movie thought that we are “Baby” once time ago…
:-)
Dream a little while listening to Jan Garbarek;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aTayousyDE&feature=related
Heart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Garbarek
Beautiful music and wonderful musician/composer, dear BFF, Heart!
Praise of … dreaming!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
♥
Weekly Meditation on Twin Hearts and Prosperity Meditation :
GMT – UT (Universal Time) :
1:30 AM – Wednesday, September 15th, 2009
SÃO PAULO – BRASIL :
22:30 (10:30 PM) – Terça-feira, dia 15 de Setembro de 2009
at the site http://www.pranatalk.com
Time Zone Converter:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
♥
cost ?
love
aditya
Thoughts from page 26 in my book Poem Crazy
Silence over whelms me
in this not so crowded room.
A cough and a sneeze are the only
moments reminding me I am more
than an extension of this somberly
straight pencil
and my life more permanent than the word
I just erased.
Lovers Melody 2009
As spring welcomes the bee
with flower strewn
blankets of grass,
the sky swells up with joy
to meet the ocean’s kisses,
love drifts down in
dew silk drawn tears
and the wind
laughs quietly
in joyous melodies,
where lovers arms dance
to the rush of oak
limbs climbing
to heaven.
Two souls
in search of the other;
you,
slipping into
my heart.
[---edited---]
Love,
Ilva
P.S. I hope, Paulo, you’ll not delete this post again.
I did. Playing with God is not encouraged here
Hrm Manolo. Sometimes we should just listen..
Have a great day Ilva & Paulo!
Yours,
Heart
Sunetele aluneca lin
Luna este cea care
Cu Viora ei vrajita
La dans iubire ne invita.
Da-mi mana ta
Da-mi mana ta
Hai sa plutim
lin
Valurile iscate din senin
Valurile de sunete
ne duc usor
Peste nori
Noi doi
Ascultam coplesiti
Ne lasam cuprinsi
invaluiti
De dulcele cant Universal
Un sunet fara egal
Care ne leaga
Natural.
Todays poem. A really short one.
Live the DREAM.
Forget the FEAR.
Love,
L.
Dear, Liina.L
Let’s live the dream.
Thank you,
Supia
Every day, we are presented things that have some kind of external image. And often this is the only thing we are allowed to rely on. The things that we see, or that we are told to be seen.
May we still be able dig a little deeper.
To look further than what we’ve been fed.
And we shall break the blindness that’s been tried to knit slowly over our eyes and shadow us as a thick fog in the night. May we avoid the try of others planting the prejudices into us.
May we see the truth behind the exterior.
Thank You,
Liina
PS! Open Your eyes, wide…
Los padres siempre esperan que seamos honestos, respetuosos, que nos hagamos respetar, pero que sinembargo consigamos lo que tiene la vecina que es una descarada y administra muy bien su cuerpo.
En este momento me encuentro en una encrucijada porque en mi país Colombia, no hay posibilidades de empleo ni para un bachiller, menos en mi caso para un profesional y les cuento que mientras que nosotros como profesionales ganamos $300.000 al mes por atender pacientes y aplicar pruebas (somos psicólogos), hay muchachas trabajan como acompañantes (con un hombre mayor, casado, que no le gusta exhibir a la esposa y prefiere que lo vean con una bella jovencita) gana por una noche $600.000. En esos momentos hemos concluído que no deberíamos haber sido criados con tanta moralidad, pues parece que en este momento el mundo gira de otra manera.
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