The magic moment

Thank you Paulo. It is indeed very powerful when one realizes such a Magic Moment has come by. I often made leaps of faith to overcome my fears which tried to hold me back in so many things. I leaped as best as I could and never regretted it. Hard it was at times and much work too – but I did what my heart told me to do and kept the promises I made to myself. Even if sometimes it did not work out the way I expected and at that specific moment I thought it was a bad choice and it rendered me very insecure, I saw only way later that it was part of the picture. In some ways it chiseled the me I am now and I am sure this is not the final result yet.
I have come to yet another magical moment and intend to continue, with God’s grace I prayerfully venture myself into this one too.

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You know what? Yesterday I let the birds flying about. They’re two lovebirds, and at times, their peaks can be destructive (in the human sense).

I had my final thesis materials on my bed and went in the kitchen to make some tea, and when I came back I saw one of them was nibbling on them and taking huge chunks (huge for a parrot, anyway) out of it. Suddenly I became angry (I’m not often quick to anger) – even though I understand that these are birds and they do not understand the rules of humans, it still angered me, for it may have damaged some important piece of a text vital to my final thesis.

As I looked on the damaged part of paper, I noticed, that it was somewhere in the middle, and it was actually exactly the page that I was looking for before I went to the kitchen to make my tea.

Sometimes things are just the matter of perspective and readiness to see them from a different point.

I am sure what happened was a lesson for me.

For once, material things, even as important as they may seem to us, are not that important to make noise over them.

Yet I feel really bad for a close neighbours family, who some days ago lost their home in a house-fire. An old lady and 2 dogs died.

PS! I just finished ‘Winner Stands Alone’.
L.

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I have birthday today.. I truly need your words..
Thanks for this post, Paulo

Sending love

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Wow!!!!! I am in complete AWE as the Universe keeps connecting my soul with the rest of my fellow souls.
Just yesterday we were talking about the Hymn to Isis, Avatar and the connection that exists between all of us and the higher Universal Energy. Today’s entry seems just to reinforce this thought as I began my day by thinking about cutting out this beautiful photograph that I wanted to keep from an old calendar. Then the photograph ripped and when I pulled this last page, there was one last page that had the photographer’s bio, as well as a photography critic’s, statement about the different pictures on the calendar.
Let me give a brief description of the pictures. They are all about children, a boy jumping, a girl staring at an aquarium (this one was awesome as the fish seem to glow in the picture), a boy playing with a dog, a mother fixing her little girl’s coat, another girl staring at the camera and the picture is taken from a higher level (all the other children in this picture look blurry but the girl).
Mr. Iizawa, the critic, discusses the fact that often he has a feeling of being “watched” when he is at different places, even when he knows he is by himself. He then realizes the power of the pictures and the intensity of the looks from the individuals in the same, which is captured by a person who can “see” beyond certain expectations through the lens of a camera. He goes on and mentions that when he looked at the pictures from this calendar he then realized that once we grow up, we rarely gaze at things with full attention just as we did when we were children and the fact that during this time we could truly believe that a look could cause a miracle.
It was then that I realized the connection between my early reading and Paulo’s entry. When we were children we did not miss that “magic instant”, thus explaining the source of our joy. It is now that we no longer find “time” to “look and think about the magic instants in our life”. I am amazed at the “awakening” I am currently undergoing, not only realizing how much this will help me as an individual and professional but will help me share this joy with my family and help my own children retain that joy that characterizes childhood. I wish I had learned about this joy at an earlier age so I could have passed it on to them earlier, but the past is gone and dreading only wastes time so I should concentrate on what I’m doing with my current “magic instants”, and work towards a happy, peaceful and beautiful world, not only for me and my family but for those who live in it.
Not only has this new enthusiasm been reflected on my personal life, but at work as well as I am starting to see every piece of work as a grand art piece, which I’ve noticed brings me much joy. The challenges seem smaller and easier to resolve instead of looking like burdens that I have to bear like a kilogram of rocks in my back. I’ve also noticed that people around me seem happier.
Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day

Joyfully Yours

Monica

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First of all, what is there Paolo is gratitude for pursuing in talking to each soul about the true meaning of a life worth living, about the real path to success in all domains, in depth. Yes, we have to take the risk of truly believing and to fight illusions brought by fear and our ego which tries to control it. If I do not let go what is not real in my life, the rest will come and what is left is God Itself. “Happiness is at times a blessing but usually it’s a conquest” which is obtained when the senses of our soul capture the magic instant sent in order to change direction, follow a trace. Have to be in a state of openness and true desire to follow our heart, to live the life that was the intention of God for us. It is said that the secret is renouncement to old habits and faith in spontaneity. Spontaneity cannot be defined and must not be. Each time one become aware of an old habit recurring should stop, do not seek another way or go to the other extreme. Just become open, go inside oneself and authorize the next reaction to manifest itself. For me, accepting the risks is to accept the unknown, to be in contact with it, to be in total faith, that any fear is an illusion of the mind. For me, the difficult moments, suffering and disappointment referred to is part of the process, the process of the end of the Ego and its desire to control, the end of the illusion that was taken for real, the end of the one I thought I was or had to be. Happiness becomes more and more part of the life when Who I truly am becomes more and more real or alive. For me, I have intentions, have actions to do, make decisions, but without urge anymore, opened, accepting, believing that in a moment guidance can suddenly appear, a voice can suddenly be heard, a sight might suddenly speak to me and show me an action to be taken, a decision to be made to help me in creating my life, my reality, accomplishing and satisfying my true needs and meanings, living here and now what Universe had as an intention for me to live fully. For me, to be able to take the risk demands that I never forget that here and now I am made in the resemblance of God and so a creator. I am the creator of what happens to me. That I truly believe and possess in my heart. If I detain such an aspect, I will then utilize my talent, and to utilize that talent I need to capture all the ingredients that are there, if I am opened, vigilant and a believer, sent by the Great Creator to help me in my own creation.

With love, Jojo.

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Dear Kealan,

I agree, it is sad to waste life.

And found this article a couple of days ago:

K Vijayaraghavan,

Most persons, who feel they have wasted their lives, not seizing opportunities and thus “missing the bus”, choose to drift, brooding on the regretful feeling, “it might have been”. They spend the rest of their lives wallowing in envy, anger, grudges and resentment.

The more enterprising and intelligent, however learn to channel their bottled discontent by utilising experience gained for guiding and correcting other seeking aspirants or themselves shifting approach to venture into newer and different pastures. This verily is the process of transforming or transmuting such emotions of regrets and repentance to creative endeavours.

However, the ideal and happiest turnaround in such situations would be to divine that in many cases, lost ground can be retrieved and lost opportunities regained. This dynamism is epitomised by Franklin P Adams in these words, “And of all words of prose or rhyme, / The gladdest are, ‘Act while there yet is time’ ”.

Adams had penned these lines as a conclusion to a parody on Whittier’s Maud Muller, in which the beautiful farm lass, Maud is portrayed as one who, on missing out on marrying a rich man, spends her life, ruminating, “it might have been”. In contrast to this lass of Whittier, the heroine of Adams is the one who acts “while there yet is time”, marrying the love of her dreams.

A supreme example of such “better late than never” action is also to be found in the ancient Indian story of king Parikshit, the posthumous son of Abhimanyu and grandson of Arjuna. Cursed to die of snake bite exactly after seven days, Parikshit decides to act, “while there yet is time”, diligently working on those, which he had longed to do all his life.

Applied to practical day-to-day living and to all seekers of effective and creative living, there arises the need to jolt oneself from complacency and inaction, spurred by the realisation, “Enough is enough. Thus far, no further”. This verily is the process of making up and often times, more than making up, for the apparent past drift or aimlessness. This also is the art of ‘waking up’ to make one’s dreams come.

It is in this situation of delightful motivation within, other related issues would also align themselves favourably — the “coming together of things”, as if every aspect around collaborating and cooperating with the aspirant’s progress and pursuit, obtaining for him thus, all nature’s support. This is, doubtless, the true and enduring reward of acting “while there yet is time”.
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How precious and magical today, and all of us, and living is.

(I enjoyed reading your Blog Kealan!)

Love to All, Jane : ) xo

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Its what i believe too, that everyday is a blessing. n it wont be one, if we’re not realize n use it. A miracle or a gift doesnt come from nothing but from our work. And yes, i always questioning, did i already do my best? do i always try to bring out the talent out of me so its worth 4 my surroundings? And it will still be our question till death pick us up. Tks Sr. Paulo 4 ur amazing thoughts. :)

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This is one of my favourite passages of yours from my favourite book! Whenever I feel my heart longing for something, I make sure I take steps in the direction to getting it. The outcome is not always what I expect and doesn’t always make me happy, but one thing for sure is that I am slowly working my way through the long list of things that my heart desires. I know that one day, when I look back, I will say “I took risks, not all of them worked out, some of them made me deliriously happy whilst others tested me to my limits. But, one thing is certain I achieved many things and have many beautiful memories.”

Tomorrow I am going on a long journey and will take ‘By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept’ as my companion.

Sending love
xx

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wow… that is a little sad! >> but the magic instants of life will have already passed.

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