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The cracked jar

19.02.2012

EN ESPANOL: La vajita con rajaduras EM PORTUGUES: vaso com rachaduras An Indian legend tells of a man who carried water to his village every day, in two large jars tied to the ends of a wooden pole, which he balanced on his back. One of the jars was older than the other, and had [...]

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Your love should never be offered…(Hafez)

18.02.2012

EN ESPANOL: Su amor nunca se les debe ofrecer by Hafez Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out. Your love Should never be offered to the mouth of a stranger, Only to someone who has the valor and daring To cut pieces of [...]

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This blog

17.02.2012

The new record of daily views is above. Thank you for your continuous support, and any suggestion is always welcome Love Paulo

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How I write

16.02.2012

( below, parts of my interview to Tim Ferris, published yesterday) On Inspiration: “I procrastinate, check some emails … then I start. I write my books very quickly because I cannot stop.” On Confidence: “You cannot sell your next book by underrating your book that was just published. Be proud of what you have.” On [...]

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Video: Hands

16.02.2012

^ ^ ^ CLICK IN THE IMAGE/ CLIQUE NA IMAGEM

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“My heart is afraid to suffer”

14.02.2012

“Why do we have to listen to our hearts?” the boy asked, when they had made camp that day. “Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.” “But my heart is agitated,” the boy said. “It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it’s become passionate over a woman of the [...]

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Our allies

13.02.2012

Our allies will not necessarily be the kind of dazzling people to whom everyone looks up and of whom they say: ‘There’s none better.’ On the contrary, they are people who are not afraid of making mistakes and who do, therefore, make mistakes, which is why their work often goes unrecognized. Yet they are just [...]

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Auf dem Jakobsweg mit Paulo Coelho

12.02.2012

TV program 42 min (already broadcasted in several countries )

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Agriculture and creativity

11.02.2012

Ploughing the field The moment the soil is turned, oxygen penetrates places it was unable to previously. This process of interior revolution is very important – because, just as the field’s new look will see sunlight for the first time, a new assessment of our values will allow us to see life innocently, without ingenuityA [...]

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10 SEC READ: Insults (EN, PT, ES, FR)

09.02.2012

Illustration by Ken Crane Changing attitude “Over the course of one year, give a coin to each person who offends or upsets you,” instructed the abbot of a young man who wanted people to follow a spiritual path. For the next twelve months, the boy gave a coin to each person who offended or upset [...]

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