the Prelude in The Little Church on the Mountain
The new year had just begun and, as every year, P. came to the chapel on the mountain to see his Master. It was getting dark and he had been driving for a couple of hours, but once he opened the door of his car, the ice cold wind woke him up for good. Taking [...]
Still in Love With Blackberry?
If you bought shares of Blackberry-Manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) in 2008 on their peak at $148 per share, there’s probably nothing that company could come up with to console you. Yesterday’s trading closed at under $18. Whenever you’ve heard about RIM or Blackberry in the media over the past couple of months, it has [...]
Ricky Martin in Evita on Broadway: Loved It — Can Puerto Rico Rise Like Eva Peron?
For the first time in over 30 years since the original West End Production at the Prince Edward Theatre in London, a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita is showing these days on Broadway. It tells the story of Argentina’s Eva Peron, who rose from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as [...]
Modern Day Slavery — Say What?
Just a few days ago, on December 2nd, was the ‘International Day for the Abolition of Slavery’ – a day created by the United Nations. I wouldn’t have known, if I wasn’t following closely the activities of the Ricky Martin Foundation and their Executive Director, Bibiana Ferraiuoli, who published an article on the Huffington Post [...]
Montsegur, 2010
All my plans in ruins. For hours now I’d been looking for that stone monument. I had driven through this little village at least thirty times on this monday afternoon and there was not even anybody on the street; the ONE street that lead through this village. I parked my car, got out into the [...]
(San)Tiago’s Dream
When Tiago knelt on the bank of the river Ebro, he felt exhausted and tired and tears were running down his cheeks. He stared into the water flowing by. Usually, that made him feel better, when he was fighting with doubt. As if the peace of the flowing water, was simply entering his mind and [...]
I “only” followed the sign…
When coincidences happen as if that was the normal way of things, that’s one way of the universe telling you that you’re following your dream. When you do, start paying attention. Attention to what you hear, feel, say, see, taste, smell. With that little exercise of paying attention, you connect the world of the senses [...]
Supporting the Ricky Martin Foundation
Can you think of anyone better to help than children? I can’t. First, because I love children. Only for a couple of months now, I am a father myself and feel blessed and full of joy, every time the little guy laughs at me or shows me his cool moves. Second, parallel to this pure [...]
“Primera Hora de Puerto Rico” reports about Paulo Coelho’s Quest
In an article published March 2nd, 2010, the Puerto Rican newspaper “Primera Hora” printed a short article based on an interview with Henry Freeman. They also displayed the 12 enigmas Paulo Coelho had put on paulocoelhoblog.com and the solutions that let Henry Freeman win the challenge; for the original article, please click here