6 Dec 2011 @ 13:45
The 3 symptoms of killing our dreams
by Paulo Coelho on February 20, 2011
The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight.
The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life. We look beyond the walls of our day-to-day existence, and we hear the sound of lances breaking, we smell the dust and the sweat, and we see the great defeats and the fire in the eyes of the warriors. But we never see the delight, the immense delight in the hearts of those who are engaged in the battle. For them, neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only that they are fighting the Good Fight.
And, finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give. In that state, we think of ourselves as being mature; we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement. We are surprised when people our age say that they still want this or that out of life. But really, deep in our hearts, we know that what has happened is that we have renounced the battle for our dreams – we have refused to fight the Good Fight.
When we renounce our dreams and find peace, we go through a short period of tranquility. But the dead dreams begin to rot within us and to infect our entire being.
We become cruel to those around us, and then we begin to direct this cruelty against ourselves. That’s when illnesses and psychoses arise. What we sought to avoid in combat – disappointment and defeat – come upon us because of our cowardice.
And one day, the dead, spoiled dreams make it difficult to breathe, and we actually seek death. It’s death that frees us from our certainties, from our work, and from that terrible peace of our Sunday afternoons More >
18 Oct 2011 @ 05:36
From the Arab spring to anti wall street political unrest and the cry of 'Wake Up' seems to be flaming it's way around the planet !
In the begining I didn't think any of it was connected .. but maybe there is actually some kind of thread linking them all together .. a thread of humanity !
In the begining it looked like just another bunch of protests coming from a bunch of disenchanted losers .. now however even the most oblivious of us can recognize the protestors as a large cross-section of society ! They are students and teachers - housewives - plumbers - butchers bakers and candlestick makers - and they are young - middle-aged and elderly.
They are drop outs and Ph.D.s.
They are from all religions and no religion at all
and they have a really wide spectrum of political views.
But there seems to be a central core of beliefs.... people are fed up with corporate greed !
People seem to be breaking out of their comfort zone in an effort to try and figure out what's going on .. and remarkably ( to me at least) they seem to be owning up to their own part of what went wrong !!
However - to quote a certain Adlai Stevenson ~ "What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us "
hmmmm yes - we seem to be living in 'interesting times' ... a blessing or a curse ??
I think the answer will be up to us !
17 Oct 2011 @ 09:01
Hi everyone long time no see eh !
Just a wee note to say that all is beautiful in my little corner of paradise ...
partly due to the sunshine and partly due to a beautiful women who once taught me the importance of being 'impeccable' !( yep - the same beautiful woman who advised me to listen to my heart !! )
I was a bit ( quite a bit actually ) thick headed in those far off days when this site was a hot bed of ... t'was a hot bed . LOL !
Being thick headed meant that I 'heard' it - but I didn't get it !
Just like to say 'I get it' ... and thankyou dear friend - thankyou for helping me to become free ... like in the photo !
Walk in beauty everyone
love ya Scotty
agreement 1
Be impeccable with your word - Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
agreement 2
Don’t take anything personally - Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
agreement 3
Don’t make assumptions - Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
agreement 4
Always do your best - Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
30 Mar 2011 @ 08:41
Paulo Coelho has a blog in which he shares some of his writings with everyone
here's one of them ..
There was once a wave in the ocean, rolling along, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the swiftness of the breeze.
It smiled at everything around it as it made its way toward the shore.
But then, it suddenly noticed that the waves in front of it, one by one, were striking against the cliff face, being savagely broken to pieces.
‘Oh God!’ it cried. ‘My end will be just like theirs. Soon I, too, will crash and disappear!’
Just then another wave passing by saw the first wave’s panic and asked:
‘Why are you so anxious? Look how beautiful the weather is, see the sun, feel the breeze…’
The first wave replied:
‘Don’t you see? See how violently those waves before us strike against the cliff, look at the terrible way they disappear. We’ll soon become nothing just like them.’
‘Oh, but you don’t understand,’ the second wave said. ‘You’re not a wave. You’re a part of the ocean.’
16 Mar 2011 @ 10:04
I just finished watching an interview with this incredible lady
Iwas quite enchanted as I listened to her talk about watching the sunsets and sunrises from the bottom of the ocean floor
how she came to know five little angel fish and learned of their different personalites
how she spoke about us all being so similar and yet so unique - not only today - but since the very begining of time !
...The Ocean is Connected to Everything
You have to love it before you are moved to save it," says Sylvia Earle, the marine biologist known as "Her Deepness" since the time in 1979, off the coast of Oahu, when she was cut loose from a submarine and walked freely on the ocean floor, 1,250 ft. beneath the water's surface. The object of her affection requires love of a special magnitude and magnanimity. One has to concede at the outset that the ocean is too vast, deep and secretive to be completely known. It is capable of casual murder and filled with structures that make Picasso's dreams seem ordinary. More demanding still, it does not need you. Nothing on land can live without the ocean, yet the sea can do fine on its own.
At the same time, it defines and characterizes the earth--one flowing body of water, with different names and climates, and covering almost 75% of the planet. The oceans encompass 97% by volume of all the earth's living space. Nearly half the world's population lives within 60 miles of the sea. The thing is in our forgotten history and our chromosomes, which may explain why people stare at the ocean with such sweet, vacant yearnings. Stare long enough, and you can embrace the whole world with your eyes. Even then, you are taking in only the surface.... [link],2967,earle,00.html
11 Dec 2010 @ 11:33
We'll be driving up to Paris tomorrow morning to spend Christmas with Joelles family ...
T'will be lovely to watch an 'I still believe in Santa' eight year old opening her pressies on Christmas day ... actually she'll be staying the night of Christmas eve with us in the center of Paris as we'll be taking her to see the lights and the decorations .... and we happen to have a 'real chimney' for Santa to slide down during the night - and so seeing her face on Christmas morning is going to be wonderful !!
We'll really be making the most of it as this is probably the last time that Joelles granddaughter will think that Santa is real and that magic is the normal way of the world !
Winter came to France early this year and it's been snowing heavily ... poor Frenchies aren't used to driving in bad weather conditions and so things become problematic quite quickly LOL ! Most of the roads are open and 'drivable' for tomorrow so we should be able to get to our destination ... keeping our fingers crossed that we'll be able to return to the south to celebrate new year with our friends !
Anyway ... hope you all have a lovely holiday and that 2011 is full of love and beauty ! More >
Yellow flowers (Sárga virágok)
Yellow is the colour of sunshine. It's associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy. Yellow is often associated with food. Use yellow to evoke pleasant, cheerful feelings. Yellow is an unstable and spontaneous colour. Light yellow is associated with intellect, freshness, and joy.
Yellow is the colour of Manípura chakra. Manipura (Sanskrit: मणिपूर, Maṇipūra), called "city of jewels", is the third primary chakra according to Hindu tradition. Manipura is associated with dynamism, energy, and will-power (Itcha shakti.) It is associated with the power of fire, and digestion. Manipura is said to radiate and distribute prana to the rest of the body. In this sense, it is roughly similar to the Chinese idea of the dantian in qigong. Also called the solar plexus, manipura is "the center of etheric-psychic intuition: a vague or non-specific, sensual sense of knowing; a vague sense of size, shape, and intent of being."
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment."
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