Paulo Coelho blog

"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead..."

goodbyetopast — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:18 +0100

“Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.”

- Paulo Coelho (via imi-loa)

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goodbyetopast — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:42:14 +0100

People always say: ‘It’s inner beauty that matters, not outer beauty.’Well, that’s not true.If it...

goodbyetopast — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:19:58 +0100

People always say: ‘It’s inner beauty that matters, not outer beauty.’
Well, that’s not true.
If it were, why would flowers put so much energy into attracting bees? And why would raindrops transform themselves into a rainbow when they encounter the sun? Because nature longs for beauty, and is only satisfied when beauty can be exalted. outer beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows from our eyes. It doesn’t matter if a person is badly dressed or doesn’t conform to our idea of elegance, or isn’t even concerned about impressing other people. The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and, like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them. So if the person looking into someone’s eyes has a dark soul, he will see only his own ugliness.
(Manuscript found in Accra USA http://bit.ly/YujM3s
UK: http://bit.ly/10Vjbu7 )

8 things to do every day that will make you happier

goodbyetopast — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:43:30 +0100

excepts from te post by Barking up the wrong tree

1) Thank someone
First thing in the morning, send an email thanking or praising someone. Research shows this can brighten your day.

2) Spend money — on someone else
Harvard professor Michael Norton, author of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending, talks about this in this video

3) Give 5 hugs
In a one-of-a-kind study, students at Pennsylvania State University were assigned to two groups. The first group was instructed to give or recevie a minimum of five hugs per day over the course of four weeks and to record the details. The hugs had to be front-to-front (nonsexual) hugs, using both arms of both participants; however, the length and strength of hug, as well as the placement of hands, were left to their discretion. Furthermore, these students couldn’t simply huge their boyfriends or girlfriends half a dozen times; they had to aim to hug as many different individuals as possible. The second, the controls, was instructed simply to record the number of hours they read each day over the same four weeks.
People assigned to give or receive hugs 5 times a day ended up happier than the control group. From Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book

4) Do stuff you’re good at
People who deliberately exercised their signature strengths on a daily basis — those qualities they were uniquely best at, the talents that set them apart from others – became significantly happier for months.

5) Do 5 little nice things for others
…individuals told to complete five acts of kindness over the course of a day report feeling much happier than control groups and that the feeling lasts for many subsequent days, far after the exercise is over. To try this yourself, pick one day a week and make a point of committing five acts of kindness. But if you want to reap the psychological benefit, make sure you do these things deliberately and consciously—you can’t just look back over the last 24 hours and declare your acts post hoc.

6) Create something to look forward to
One study found that people who just thought about watching their favorite movie actually raised their endorphin levels by 27 percent. Often, the most enjoyable part of an activity is the anticipation. If you can’t take the time for a vacation right now, or even a night out with friends, put something on the calendar—even if it’s a month or a year down the road. Then whenever you need a boost of happiness, remind yourself about it.

7) Spend time with friends
Having a better social life is the happiness equivalent of making an extra $131,232 a year:
There is substantial evidence in the psychology and sociology literature that social relationships promote happiness for the individual. Yet the size of their impacts remains largely unknown. This paper explores the use of shadow pricing method to estimate the monetary values of the satisfaction with life gained by an increase in the frequency of interaction with friends, relatives, and neighbours. Using the British Household Panel Survey, I find that an increase in the level of social involvements is worth up to an extra £85,000 a year in terms of life satisfaction. Actual changes in income, on the other hand, buy very little happiness.

8) Before bed, write down three good things that happened today
Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well. You may use a journal or your computer to write about the events, but it is important that you have a physical record of what you wrote. The three things need not be earthshaking in importance (“ My husband picked up my favorite ice cream for dessert on the way home from work today”), but they can be important (“ My sister just gave birth to a healthy baby boy”).

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goodbyetopast — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:40:19 +0100

"What does the world want from me? To say NO ? To return to the place were I came from without..."

goodbyetopast — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:38:52 +0100

“What does the world want from me? To say NO ? To return to the place were I came from without experiencing life?”

- Paulo Coelho - Eleven Minutes

not sure who this is by but reminds me of Coelho a lot

goodbyetopast — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:37:13 +0100

not sure who this is by but reminds me of Coelho a lot

Happy Easter! 30 sec reading: We love because

goodbyetopast — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:58:36 +0100

Nature is a manifestation of the Love of God.
Regardless of what we do, Nature continues to love us.
Let us, therefore, respect and understand what Nature teaches us.

We love because Love sets us free, and we say things that we once never even had the courage to whisper to ourselves.
We make a decision that we kept putting off.
We learn to say ‘No’ without thinking of that word as somehow cursed.
We learn to say ‘Yes’ without fearing the consequences.

We forget everything we were taught about Love, because each encounter is different and brings its own agonies and ecstasies.

We sing more loudly when the person we love is far away and whisper poems when he is near, even if he doesn’t listen and pays no attention to either our shouts or our whispers.

We don’t close our eyes to the Universe and then complain: ‘It’s dark.’
We keep our eyes wide open, knowing that the light could lead us to do undreamed-of things.
That is all part of love.

Our heart is open to love and we surrender to it without fear, because we have nothing more to lose.
Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.

taken from MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN ACCRA

20 SEC READING: May we all be forgotten

goodbyetopast — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:12:21 +0000

In the monastery of Sceta, Abbot Lucas gathered the brothers together for a sermon.

‘May you all be forgotten,’ he said.

‘But why?’ one of the brothers asked. ‘Does that mean that our example can never serve to help someone in need?’

‘In the days when everyone was just, no one paid any attention to people who behaved in an exemplary manner,’ replied the abbot.

” ‘Everyone did their best, never thinking that by behaving thus they were doing their duty by their brother. They loved their neighbour because they understood that this was part of life and they were merely obeying a law of nature.

“They shared their possessions in order not to accumulate more than they could carry, for journeys lasted a whole lifetime.

“They lived together in freedom, giving and receiving, making no demands on others and blaming no one.

“That is why their deeds were never spoken of and that is why they left no stories. If only we could achieve the same thing now: to make goodness such an ordinary thing that there would be no need to praise those who practise it.”

"No one owns anybody. Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to..."

goodbyetopast — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:10:48 +0000

“No one owns anybody. Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them. Then there’s no point wasting my time looking after things that aren’t mine.”

- Paulo Coelho (from the book “Eleven Minutes”)

Once a year I give a party to my friends all over the world....

goodbyetopast — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:09:37 +0000

Once a year I give a party to my friends all over the world. Here is a 6 min video worth to see! Friends are my support and shelter

"Books are not about messages. I write to understand my soul"

goodbyetopast — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:08:32 +0000

“Books are not about messages. I write to understand my soul”

- Paulo Coelho

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goodbyetopast — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:07:38 +0000

paulocoelhoreal: Paulo Coelho

goodbyetopast — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:02:44 +0000

paulocoelhoreal:

Paulo Coelho

can’t wait!

goodbyetopast — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:00:43 +0000

can’t wait!

Oh my God!

goodbyetopast — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:57:00 +0000

If this is the real Paulo http://paulocoelhoreal.tumblr.com/ (i know there’s a clue in the url) then he just reblogged one of my posts :’)

I love you so much

and sorry for kind of “stealing” your url, i never new you’d make a tumblr account :’)

if you’re not catholic and you can’t appreciate my excitement for the new pope, just...

goodbyetopast — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:50:55 +0000

if you’re not catholic and you can’t appreciate my excitement for the new pope, just save your comments. thanks

with love,

Viktoria

Excited about the new pope Francis I. ?

goodbyetopast — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:38 +0000

I like him already :)

The two drops of oil

goodbyetopast — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:52:21 +0000

EM PORTUGUES CLICAR AQUI > O segredo da felicidade
EN ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI > Las dos gotas de aceite
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A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was looking for.

However, instead of finding a holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity; merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a small orchestra playing sweet melodies, and there was a table laden with the most delectable dishes of that part of the world.

The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for his audience.

The Sage listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the Secret of Happiness.

He suggested that the young man take a stroll around his palace and come back in two hours’ time.

“However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, handling the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”

The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

“So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries hanging in my dining room? Did you see the garden that the Master of Gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?”

Embarrassed, the young man confessed that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and strolled again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceiling and walls.
He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, the delicacy of the flowers, the taste with which each work of art was placed in its niche. Returning to the sage, he reported in detail all that he had seen.

“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the sage.

Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.

“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage of sages.
“The Secret of Happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”

from the book “The Alchemist”

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goodbyetopast — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:50:54 +0000