Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 45
December 29, 2016
30 SEC READ: Success
Success comes to those who do not waste time comparing what they are doing with what others are doing; it enters the house of the person who says every day: ‘I will do my best.’ People who seek only success rarely find it, because success is not an end in itself, but a consequence. Obsession […]
The truly rich person
Success comes to those who do not waste time comparing what they are doing with what others are doing; it enters the house of the person who says every day: ‘I will do my best.’ People who seek only success rarely find it, because success is not an end in itself, but a consequence. Obsession […]
December 27, 2016
10 sec read: The umbrella
As tradition dictates, upon entering his Zen master’s house, the disciple left his shoes and umbrella outside. “I saw through the window that you were arriving,” said the master. “Did you leave your shoes to the right or the left of the umbrella?” “I haven’t the least idea. But what does that matter? I was […]
The umbrella
As tradition dictates, upon entering his Zen master’s house, the disciple left his shoes and umbrella outside. “I saw through the window that you were arriving,” said the master. “Did you leave your shoes to the right or the left of the umbrella?” “I haven’t the least idea. But what does that matter? I was […]
December 26, 2016
2016: closing cycles
ESPANOL AQUI: CERRANDO CIRCULOS PORTUGUES AQUI: ENCERRANDO CICLOS _____________________________ One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever […]
December 25, 2016
Bene Gesserit Litany against fear
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will […]
December 23, 2016
1 min reading: A Christmas tale
PARA LER EM PORTUGUES CLIQUE AQUI: Um conto de natal PARA LEER EN ESPANOL, VEA AQUI > Cuento de Navidad A medieval legend tells us that in the country we know today as Austria the Burkhard family – a man, a woman and a child – used to amuse people at Christmas parties by reciting […]
December 22, 2016
The pine tree in St. Martin (ENG, PORT, ESPA)
________________ PARA LER EM PORTUGUES CLICAR AQUI> O pinheiro de St. Martin PARA LEER EN ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI > El pino de St. Martin ________________ On Christmas Eve, the parish priest of the little village of St. Martin, in the French Pyrenees, was getting ready to celebrate Mass when he began to smell a delicious […]
December 19, 2016
Book excerpt: The Spy
Dear Mr. Clunet, I do not know what will happen at the end of this week. I have always been an optimistic woman, but time has left me bitter, alone, and sad. the-spy-paulo-coelho-cover-244.jpg Knopf If things turn out as I hope, you will never receive this letter. I’ll have been pardoned. After all, I spent […]
December 18, 2016
Character of the week: Santa Claus
One of the problems we have in this world is that too many adults believe in Santa Claus, and too many children don’t Lee Lauer A critic is a man who found out when he was about ten that there wasn’t any Santa Claus, and he’s still upset. James Gould Cozzens Santa Claus has the […]
