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I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.).. 'I spoke to three scholars, ' [the character says 'at last.']. .two of them said that, after death, the [sic (misprint, fault of the publisher)] just go to Paradise. The third one, though, told me to consult some verses from the Koran. [end quote]'. .I can see that he's excited. [narrator]'. .Now I have many positive things to say about Coelho: He is respectable, inspiring as a man, a truth-seeker, and an appealing writer; but one should hesitate to call him a 'literary' writer based on this quote. A 'literary' author knows that a character's excitement should be 'shown' in his or her dialogue and not in the narrator's commentary on it. Advice for Coelho: Remove the 'I can see that he's excited' sentence and show his excitement in the phrasing of his quote.( Now, in defense of Coelho, I am firmly of the opinion, having myself written plenty of prose that is flawed, that a novelist should be forgiven for slipping here and there.) Lastly, it appears that a belief in reincarnation is of great interest to Mr. Coelho. . Just think! He is a man who has achieved, (as Leonard Cohen would call it), 'a remote human possibility.' He has won lots of fame and tons of money. And yet, how his preoccupation with reincarnation–none other than an interest in being born again as somebody else–suggests that he is not happy!.Roman Payne
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Whatever one does, someone is always happy...then again, someone else is not pleasedArLeaBelle
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Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.Carlos Wallace
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Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results.Germany Kent
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Any day above ground is a good day. Before you complain about anything, be thankful for your life and the things that are still going well.Germany Kent
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Though no one can backtrack and create a brand new start, Everyone is capable of taking their life in a brand new direction.Germany Kent
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But that’s the way life is; felicity and expiation play together in the narrow lanes of life like bosom friends, inseparable. You find one, and the other is always around the corner.Anurag Shourie
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Give A Child Some Measure Of Confidence And You Have Caused Him To Stand On Equal Footing With His Counterparts...Agu
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Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth, your attitude and your day. Don’t give anyone that much power over your life.Germany Kent
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Never surrender your hopes and dreams to the fateful limitations others have placed on their own lives. The vision of your true destiny does not reside within the blinkered outlook of the naysayers and the doom prophets. Judge not by their words, but accept advice based on the evidence of actual results. Do not be surprised should you find a complete absence of anything mystical or miraculous in the manifested reality of those who are so eager to advise you. Friends and family who suffer the lack of abundance, joy, love, fulfillment and prosperity in their own lives really have no business imposing their self-limiting beliefs on your reality experience.Anthon St. Maarten
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Sometimes something that you've been asking for It's just something that you could not see before. For it was something that made you belong, And that was there the whole time all along.Ana Claudia Antunes
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Having a positive attitude gives you the power to uplift, the power to create change, the power to motivate, the power to inspire, the power to influence, the power to cultivate happiness, and the list goes on.Lindsey Rietzsch
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Let the gladness of your soul blossom.Lailah Gifty Akita
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A person’s outlook on life colors their interpretation of specific events. Human beings’ behavioral and thinking patterns enable people to thrive or cause them to live in despondency and despair.Kilroy J. Oldster
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Life is a teacher. We are the student.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Rejoice while you have breath.Lailah Gifty Akita
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We must find within us a happiness with ourselves which no one else can disturb. Otherwise we give them power over us.Aleksandra Layland
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All the answers i seek lie within me, but inner quietude is mandatory before those become loud and clear.Pooja Ruprell
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Happiness begins with you. Not with your relationship, your friends, or your job. but with you.Mandy Hale
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When you are relaxed about where you are at in life, things tend to flow more fluidly. It is as if you poke three holes in a bucket of water. The same amount of water is going to flow out the holes whether you let it flow or you shake the bucket. The difference is the amount of turmoil on the inside of the bucket!Jennifer ONeill
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I wait for what comes and experience the joy and delight of the unexpected.Diane L. Dunton
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Transformation occurs when you open your mind to experience freedom. During the process, you transform your thoughts which enable you to leave behind old habits and negative thinking. You are then able to conquer your fears and remove self doubt. This irrevocable tranformation allows you to be seen in a new light. It reveals your unique characteristics and truthfulness.Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Hold on to anything you find that's good and workable for you. Drop anything negative where you find it.Germany Kent
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Somewhere, somebody is looking for someone exactly like you.Germany Kent
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The greatest wisdom is to be happyBangambiki Habyarimana
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What a joyful adventure!Lailah Gifty Akita
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We are strengthening by different experiences in life; Sad times, happy moments. Poverty, riches. Failure, success. Troubles, good times. Losing, winning.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.......Moywaywa
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The key to happiness is being happy with who you are and enjoying the life you are living.Robert Moment
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Education entails the development of body and mind towards getting whatever you want without violating the rights of others.Godwin Elendu Ph.D
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You have to really believe that you can move mountains.Godwin Elendu Ph.D
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Happiness is a state of mental, physical and spiritual well-being. Think pleasantly, engaged sport and read daily to enhance your well-being.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Happiness is a choice, To make a choice is utilizing your freewill to choose. Courage is getting out of your own way to let Happiness happen in your life in Abundance!Sereda Aleta Dailey
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Studies consistently show that happy companies are way more productive, creative and service-oriented than unhappy ones. Therefore, the happy companies will beat the pants off the unhappy ones in the market place. The future of business is happy! It’s inevitable.Alexander Kjerulf
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Happiness at work is not about eliminating all the bad stuff from your job. It’s about being happy at work even though some of these bad things are present. It’s about building your skills and your energy to fix the problems, and to create more and more positive experiences at work.Alexander Kjerulf
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The path to happiness at work starts with a simple decision: You must want to be happy. If you don’t commit to being happy at work, you won’t be. You won’t make the choices that make you happy. You won’t take the actions needed to get there. You won’t change the things that need to change.Alexander Kjerulf
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See, happiness at work is an emotion. It comes from inside of you, and like all other emotions it is difficult to define, but inescapable once it’s present. Or not present. Can you define love? Poets have tried for thousands of years and aren’t getting much closer. But when you’re feeling love, you’re acutely aware of it, even though you have no formal definition.Alexander Kjerulf
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Seriously: Do you want to spend your working life simply being satisfied? When you look back on 50 years spent in business, do you want to be able to say, “Well, I was satisfied"?? No! Make happiness your goal. As in, “Let’s make this a workplace where people are happy to work." As in, “I’ve been working for 50 years now, and it absolutely rocks! To me work is challenging, stimulating and just plain fun.Alexander Kjerulf
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You can’t be happy at work every day. No matter how much you love your job, there are still going to be bad days. And that’s cool–it’s always OK to have a bad day at work.Alexander Kjerulf
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Awake your soul to happy memories.Lailah Gifty Akita
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People who go to Disney who have magic in themselves experience magic there, just as people who go to the grocery store who have magic in themselves experience magic at the grocery store. The principle is simple: fun, joy, and happiness, are something we bring to life, not something life, circumstance, or situation bring to us. There are truly no magic kingdoms, only magic people. Fun, joy and happiness are choices, orientations, approaches, attitudes, a way of living in the world, not the world itself..David W. Jones
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A seed cannot grow in stone. Compassion is the fertile soil where life grows.Amit Ray
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Give joy, smiles, happiness, goodness and kindness to every person you meet.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Don´t let egos get in the way to ruin your day. If someone holds their inflated ego, blow it away!Ana Claudia Antunes
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Interact with others as if you are radiating happiness and healing from within.Franklin Gillette
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May your heart overflows with exceeding joy.Lailah Gifty Akita
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The start and the end is same for all of us. We were all born, and we will all die - in the same state. It is the journey where we experience Happiness.Manoj Arora
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It’s rare to be depressed and be in prime health. Healthy people tend to be happy people.Toni Sorenson
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Life has a positive and negative side. Happy people ignore the negative sideBangambiki Habyarimana
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The mind's health depends on what it feeds on. Avoid thoughts and conversations that kill your soul.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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It does not matter what you have but who you areBangambiki Habyarimana
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Endeavor to create heaven on earth and turn your heart into the new JerusalemBangambiki Habyarimana
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What are you addicted to: being thankful for your blessings or moaning about your problems?Maddy Malhotra
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People always complain that they can't do this and they can't do that." "If we look at our lives and concentrate on things that we don't have or wish to have, that doesn't change the circumstances. The truth is that we have to focus on what we have and make the best out of it.Nick Vujicic
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One of the most lucrative privileges of an empty handed is the easiness to embrace wholeheartedly!Lukhman Pambra
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If you want the world to be loving and peaceful , I'll give you my heart and soul. For the heart is a symbol of truth and caring-Jerrycel Verlinden
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A smile is the only infectious affliction everyone is encouraged to spread.Omar Kiam
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It is better to experience sorrow than happiness. Many life lessons are learnt in moments of sorrow.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Once you have known sorrow, you will appreciate happiness.Lailah Gifty Akita
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It's ONLY with a NEW MINDSET and a SWIFT Action that you can span the gap between WHO and WHERE you are, and WHO and WHERE/WHAT you want to BE, DO and HAVETony Dovale
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It's ONLY with a NEW MINDSET and SWIFT Action that you can span the gap between WHO and WHERE you are, and WHO and WHERE/WHAT you want to BE, DO and HAVETony Dovale
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Beautiful is who you areJessica Edouard
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Embrace the beauty of good moment.Lailah Gifty Akita
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In this life, no matter what you do-you will never be able to satisfy everyone. So stay true to yourself and do you. Trying to please others, you will only end up angry and dissatisfied with life.Authoress Redd
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The more positive you are the more people want to be around you and the less positive you are...well, just reverse it!Germany Kent
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Stop letting unnecessary thoughts feed your mind. It's nugatory. Focus on your long-time goals and maximize your 86, 400 seconds today.Korina Mercado
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You know you’re not perfect and that’s good. Perfect is boring. You have a lot to offer. A lot more to experience and so many things to learn. There are more pages to fill up so act your age.Diana Rose Morcilla