Paulo Coelho Quotes

All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready.

I think it's important to talk to your inner thing. The purpose is to go over the decisions that will affect my life and others. I pray that I don't make my decisions based on ego.

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

I recommend anybody go to a bookstore, go down the self-help or new-age section, and just walk those aisles. See what book jumps out at you; there's a good chance it's a book you need in your life. That's basically how I find the books that I read.

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time.

Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

Just live life. That's the best way to learn how to act. Just live.

I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

Anything that needs to be accessed is within me. Even if it's in a circumstance that seems outrageous, I can still just go back to the basic human experience and it's all there.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.

You have to listen to your own heart.

When you refuse to pay attention to what life is saying to you, life will make its point very clear. Life wants us to be aware of ourselves so we can make the necessary adjustments in order to live more harmoniously.

On your daily journeys, listen to those inner signals that help you make the right choices no matter what anyone thinks.

a lesson must be lived in order to be learned and the clarity to see and stop this now that is what i've earned

I love life. But it is hard and I have so much, so very much to learn.

The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it.

I began to learn acceptance, direction, understanding and perception - all elements that had been sadly lacking in my life.

Only a deep attention to the whole of our life can bring us the capacity to love well and live freely.

Pay attention to what's happening around you. Read the book before you see the movie. Remember, though you, alone, are responsible for your own happiness, its still okay to feel responsible for someone else's. Live and to learn.

Love yourself. KNOW thyself. And be mindful of your thoughts.

You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to.