Having Fun!!!
Marlon was not selected for Andrea McCain “Experimental Witch” competition, but it seems that everybody had a lot of fun! If there is any other making off, we will post here. Please send the video to witchofportobello@gmail.com
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Who still wants this bill?
By Paulo Coelho Cassan Said Amer tells a story about a lecturer who began a seminar holding up a 20 dollar bill, and asking: - Who wants this 20 dollar bill? Several hands went up, but the lecturer said: - Before handing it over, there’s something I must do. He furiously crushed it, and asked again: - Who still wants this [...]
Quote of the Day
By Paulo Coelho The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter. (Veronika decides to Die) Welcome to Share with Friends - Free Texts for a Free Internet
Today’s Question by Aart Hilal
You are one of the few authors who give readers your books for free, I am sure that would have raised a lot of objection from your publishers, how did you deal with it? Actually, all my publishers backed me up. Harper Collins, for example, decided to offer a new book of mine every month, for [...]
Chat: Barnes & Noble Book Club
I will be chatting with my readers (but not on real time) from Sept 15 to 19 on the Central Stage of Barnes & Noble Book Club. Please be welcome to join the conversation. You need to register at the Book Club
Today’s Question by Aart Hilal
With reference to Brida, would you elaborate on the quest for the other, the soulmate, who completes a soul? There’s a motto in Alchemy: “Concentrate and dissolve”. As you may know alchemists would, through laboratory studies, try to distill the mercury from the sulfur and then refine the mercury until it converted into gold. This quest [...]
Quote of the Day
By Paulo Coelho The heart never suffers when it goes in search of its dream, because every moment of the search is a step towards encountering God and Eternity. (The Alchemist) Welcome to Share with Friends - Free Texts for a Free Internet
Chat: Barnes & Noble Book Club
I will be chatting with my readers (but not on real time) from Sept 15 to 19 on the Central Stage of Barnes & Noble Book Club. Please be welcome to join the conversation. You need to register at the Book Club
Accepting that we deserve our gifts
By Paulo Coelho During a lecture in Australia, a young woman comes up, “I want to tell you something,” she says. “I always believed I had a gift for curing people, but I never had the courage to use it on anyone. One day, my husband’s left leg was giving him great pain; there was no one [...]
Quote of the Day
By Paulo Coelho If we pay close attention we will come to realize that no day is the same as another. Every morning brings with it a hidden blessing. (Unpublished) Welcome to Share with Friends - Free Texts for a Free Internet
Chat: Barnes & Noble Book Club
I will be chatting with my readers (but not on real time) from Sept 15 to 19 on the Central Stage of Barnes & Noble Book Club. Please be welcome to join the conversation. You need to register at the Book Club
That which is funny about man
By Paulo Coelho A disciple asked Hejasi: - I want to know what is the most funny thing about human beings. Hejasi said: - That they always think crooked: they’re in a hurry to grow, then lament their lost childhood, and soon loose the money they need to keep their health. “They are so anxious about the future, that they [...]
Today’s Question by Aart Hilal
What is your message to your readers especially Indian readers? Any mantras for making their lives doubly meaningful and satisfying? I’ve never seen myself as someone giving away mantras for making other people lives more satisfying. I’m not responsible for others. Freedom is exactly that: people making their decisions by themselves, not giving it away for [...]
Today’s Question by Aart Hilal
You have over the years become more visible on the Internet with your blog, Walking the Path — The Pilgrimage and your blogs in Wordpress, MySpace & Facebook. Has the medium helped you understand your readers better? Actually the medium has given me the possibility to get in touch with my readers and this is [...]