I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Paulo CoelhoRead
If you pay close attention to each day, you will discover the magic moment.
Interpretation
The quote encourages mindfulness and awareness of everyday moments that bring joy and wonder.
Paulo Coelho's quote highlights the importance of being present and attuned to the details of our daily lives. By paying closer attention to the experiences we encounter each day, we can uncover magical moments that often go unnoticed, leading to greater appreciation and fulfillment in life.
In practice
During a speech about the importance of mindfulness in the workplace.
I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.
The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible.
Missionaries never give up on their dream of peace, even when they experience difficulties and persecution, which makes their presence strongly felt today.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air.
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