"The Warrior of Light"

Some inspiring and enriching quotations from various books of Paulo Coelho:

"Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way to show that we trust in God."
from Brida

"Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God."
from The Valkyries

"For the warrior of light there are no ends, only means. Life carries him from unknown to unknown. Each moment is filled with this thrilling mystery: the warrior does not know where he came from or where he is going."
from Manual of the Warrior of Light

"Often, during combat, the warrior of light receives blows that he was not expecting. And he realizes that, during a war, his enemy is bound to win some of the battles. When this happens, the warrior of light weeps bitter tears and rests in order to recover his energies a little. But he immediately resumes the battle for his dreams."
from Manual of the Warrior of Light

"When we renounce our dreams, we find peace and enjoy a brief period of tranquillity, but the dead dreams begin to rot inside us and to infect the whole atmosphere in which we live. What we hoped to avoid in the Fight -disappointment and defeat- become the sole legacy of our cowardice."
from The Pilgrimage

"Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?"
from Eleven Minutes

"We're allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroys us."
from Veronika Decides to Die

"In his or her life, each person can take one of two attitudes: to build or to plant. Builders may take years over their tasks, but one day they will finish what they are doing. Then they will stop, hemmed in by their own walls. Life becomes meaningless once the building is finished. Those who plant suffer the storms and the seasons and rarely rest. Unlike a building, a garden never stops growing. And by its constant demands on the gardner's attentions, it makes of the gardener's life a great adventure."
from Brida

"Every day, God gives us, as well as the sun, a moment when it is possible to change anything that is causing us unhappiness. The magic moment is the moment when a "yes" or a "no" can change our whole existence. Every day, we try to pretend that we do not see that moment, that it does not exist, that today is the same as yesterday and that tomorrow will be the same too. However, anyone who pays close attention to his day will discover the magic moment. It might be hidden in the instant that we put the key in the door in the morning, in the moment of silence after supper, in the thousand and one things that appear to us to be the same. This moment exists, a moment in which all the strength of the stars flows through us and allows us to perform miracles."
from By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

The fact is that we don't live in a happy happy land. The reality is dry, harsh, and pretty messed up sometimes. And fears are real and alive in many people's souls: fear of failure, defeat, rejection, disappointment, and hurts..
But we have a choice to let the fears overrule and direct our paths or to surrender them to God, a choice to let God and His Love be our strength, joy, and hope to bounce right back into life, and a choice to start the new day with a smile and laughs.

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
-Joshua 1:9 [New King James Version]

Kimmy, fighting the victorious battle


Happy birthday Tom! Love you lots!! :D