Speech in By the River Piedra I Sat Down & Wept

You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, God gives us the sun — and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we [...]

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river. The current of the river swept silently over them all -young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, the current going its own way, knowing only its own crystal self. Each creature in its own manner clung tightly to [...]

Lost in the Jungle by Yossi Ghinsberg

If I’ve learned nothing else from the following story, I’ve learned that the gift of life is not to be taken for granted. Nothing is mundane; it is all a miracle. When a student is ready, the teacher will appear. You travel to breathtaking places – the kinds of places tourists dream of seeing – [...]

Brida by Paulo Coelho

Magic & Mystery Magic is a bridge between the visible world and the invisible world – to learn lessons of both those worlds. Everyone has their own way – discover your own way of crossing it. Magic speaks all the languages of the human heart. Look at the world around you and try to see [...]