Inspiration

This book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, has been a member of my bookshelf for years. I have been meaning to get to it, as I have heard rave reviews, but have not opened it until this past weekend and had it finished within 24 hours. The Alchemist is an adventurous story strung with poetic philosophy.

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” 

"The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness."

"...no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

"...all people who are happy have God within them. And that happiness could be found in a grain of sand..."

"Most people see the world as a threatening place, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place."

Buy, download, or find a copy soon....enjoy!

~Samantha

ps. Thank you all for the warm birthday wishes! I had a wonderful day with friends and Brad.