Paulo Coelho Notes

Be a notebook and allow God to be the pen. If you are techy, be an iPod, connect to iGod and download His words (no login or password required).

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away. Getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.

Love can take us to heaven or hell, but it always takes us somewhere. Therefore, be prepared to travel...
If your mind remains unchanged, you are re-creating every day the same world and the same devils. To see angels flying around, use your wings.

Sometimes you need to lose your old self to find yourself. But when you find yourself, don't lose yourself again.

Don't be someone that searches, finds, and then runs away.

Choosing one path means abandoning others - if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none.

Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.

Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Life is short. There is no time to leave important words unsaid.

We all neeed to understand that experience is agony and ecstasy at the same time. Pain and joy holding hands. And pain is not suffering, but part of the Good Fight we must fight in the name of our dreams.

Recognize problems when they are still small and deal with them before they grow. And learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane.

Be the best, but get prepared to be attacked. Only mediocrity is safe.

Let's radiate confidence, which is totally different from arrogance or disdain.

To believe in your choice you don't need to prove that other people's choices are wrong.

Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Better to choose the second option and move ahead; God will never let you down.

To find your path, trust God and go ahead without asking too many questions. Mistakes happen, but you are protected (You don't believe in God? Don't worry, God believes in you).

I know that defeat is a great master. But I don't want to learn anything today.

Saving my energies; as I can't define life, I am using my time to live it.

What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap.

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live

Simple but true: love heals.

Small decisions may hold significant consequences.

When you don't play roles, your actions have far greater power.

If you act like a victim, you are likely to be treated as one.

The only power you have is the power of your decisions. Trust your intuition and use it.

If you want to say "no", say it. "Maybe" is for people who are afraid to commit.

We never learn important things by being told. We have to find out for ourselves.

Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live.

Changes happen when we open our heart and go against everything we're used to doing, including our prejudices.

You have 2 choices in life: a] to find a way b] to make one.

Keep your sense of humor about your mistakes. But don't repeat them.

Sometimes your power resides not in what you do but in what you don't do.

Focus! You cannot hit two targets with the same arrow.

Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.

If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.

Some people help others just to make themselves feel better than they really are.

Stop and think twice. Don’t make life decisions based on what you want now.

You deserve the good things that happen to you. Don't feel guilty! Important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.

If people cannot see you shinning, it is because their minds are cloudy.

Enjoy life but be attentive. Don't think there are no beasts only because the forest is silent.

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