Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 153
June 29, 2010
Gracias, guerrera
Geneve, 29 junho 2010, foto de Maria Zepeda "Todo guerrero de la luz ya tuvo alguna vez miedo de entrar en combate. Todo guerrero de la luz ya recorrió un camino que no le pertenecía. Todo guerrero de la luz ya sufrió por cosas sin importancia. Todo guerrero de la luz ya creyó que no [...:]
"O Aleph": processo criativo
Pela primeira vez em minha vida, fui escrevendo um livro e fazendo updates do Twitter. Procurava dividir minhas sensações, me distraia um pouco entre um capítulo e outro, relaxava quando era necessário. Somerset Maugham dizia: "não escrevemos porque desejamos. Escrevemos porque precisamos". E esse é meu caso. Apesar de todos os títulos publicados, apesar do [...:]
June 27, 2010
10 SEC READ: Warrior
The warrior decides The Warrior of Light holds the sword in his hands. He is the one who decides what he is going to do, and what he will not do in any circumstances. There are moments when life leads him to a crisis: he is forced to divorce himself from things he has always [...:]
10 SEC READ: Kings
The kingdom of this world An old hermit was once invited to visit the court of the most powerful king of the day. "I envy a holy man, who is content with so little," commented the sovereign. "I envy Your Majesty, who is content with less than I. I have the music of the celestial [...:]
The anti-love song…
I'm not in love, so don't forget it It's just a silly phase I'm going through And just because I call you up Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made I'm not in love, no-no I like to see you, but then again That doesn't mean you mean that much to me [...:]
June 25, 2010
Character of the week: Oscar Wilde
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. Art is the most intense mode of [...:]
The Gypsies and the Mother Goddess
Once a year, gypsies from all over the world head to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the South of France, to pay homage to Saint Sarah. According to tradition, Sarah was a gypsy who lived in a small seaside town when Jesus' aunt, Mary Salome, arrived with other refugees trying to escape from persecution by the Romans. The [...:]
Capa de "O Aleph"
Aqui podem ver em primeiríssima mão a capa de "O Aleph", meu novo livro, que será lançado no dia 27 de julho no Brasil. Conforme sugerido por vocês no post >> AQUI vamos bater um papo antes do lançamento. Melhor dizendo, conversaremos tres vezes, e eu responderei aqui as perguntas sobre: a] o processo criativo [...:]
June 23, 2010
Narcissus and the lake/ Narciso e o lago
(Narcissus by Caravaggio )
The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.
The Alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who daily knelt beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, [...:]
The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.
The Alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who daily knelt beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, [...:]
June 21, 2010
Soccer 101
Duration: 90 min ( 2 x 45 min )
Players: 11 in each team
Objective: to score as many goals as possible using any part of the body but the hands. Any player can score a goal.
Referee: the one who enforces the rules
Foul & misconduct
when a player hits another, three things may happen:
1]Free kick
2] [...:]
Players: 11 in each team
Objective: to score as many goals as possible using any part of the body but the hands. Any player can score a goal.
Referee: the one who enforces the rules
Foul & misconduct
when a player hits another, three things may happen:
1]Free kick
2] [...:]
