Don't live every day as if it were your last. Live every day as if it were your first. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho If there is any possible consolation in the tragedy of losing someone we love very much, it's the necessary hope that perhaps it was for the best. Paulo Coelho consolation losing-someone tragedy I could have.What does this phrase mean? At any given moment in our lives, there are certain things that could have heppened but, didn't. The magic moments go unrecognized, and then suddenly, the hand of destiny changes everything. Paulo Coelho destiny mean hands Even if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a Love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days. Paulo Coelho intense moments matter Sometimes it's better to leave things as they are, he thought to himself, and decided to say nothing. Paulo Coelho decided sometimes The warrior of light knows the importance of intuition. In the midst of battle, he does not have time to think of the enemy's blows, and so he uses his instinct and obeys his angel. in times of peace, he deciphers the signs that God sends him. People say, "He's mad." Or, "He lives in a fantasy world." Or even, "How can he possibly believe in such illogical things?" But the warrior knows that intuition is God's alphabet and he continues listening to the wind and talking to the stars. Paulo Coelho angel stars believe A Warrior of Light values a child's eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child would Paulo Coelho warrior eye children I have won important things for myself, but I'm going to destroy them, because I tell myself they have lost their meaning. I know that is not true. I know they are important, and that if I destroy them, I'll be destroying myself, as well. Paulo Coelho destroying important lost There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is lasting. Paulo Coelho tragedy reason needs When we turn around & come face to face with our destiny, we discover that words (spoken) are not enough. I know so many people who are brilliant speakers but are quite incapable of practising what they preach. It's one thing to describe a situation & quite another to experience it. I realised a long time ago that a warrior in search of his dream must take his inspiration from what he actually does & not from what he imagines himself doing. Paulo Coelho warrior inspiration dream However difficult it may be to accept what happens to us, one must understand that moments such as this give us the possibility for radical change in our behavior. Paulo Coelho radical-change may giving But if you've ever felt love, you'll know how painful it is to suffer for love. Paulo Coelho painful suffering love-you Visit your soul; don't visit your past. Paulo Coelho your-past soul past When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude. Paulo Coelho expecting rewards gratitude Don't you think you're quite young?' 'I'm twenty-one,' said Brida. 'If I wanted to start learning ballet, I'd be conseidered too old. Paulo Coelho ballet twenties thinking When things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on Paulo Coelho carrying-on path doe Beauty is present in all creation, but the danger lies in the fact that we allow ourselves to be influenced by what people think. We deny our own beauty because others can't or won't recognize it. We try to imitate what we see around us. We try to be what other people think of as 'pretty' & little by little, our soul fades. We forget the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it. Paulo Coelho lying people thinking I love you like a river that understands that it must learn to flow differently over waterfalls and to rest in the shallows. I love you because we are all born in the same place, at the same source, which keeps us provided with a constant supply of water. And so, when we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy. Paulo Coelho love-you spring life Then, accepting the help of God and of God's signs, he allows his personal legend to guide him toward the tasks that life has reserved for him. Paulo Coelho tasks light god Postponing doing the really interesting things in life for later, when you don't have the energy. Paulo Coelho energy life interesting Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. Paulo Coelho encouraging change motivational
