Category: Self-Discovery
Celebrate Thanksgiving Every Day
Though the Buddha for sure didn’t say anything about the tradition of Thanksgiving day, he regarded the quality of thankfulness, “Katannuta” (gratefulness), as a very essential mental quality for one’s personality development and wellbeing. Among the three principal refugees that the Buddha taught his disciples is the refuge in the “Sangha”, or the “community”. Buddha pointed […]
Peter Leporid’s Encounter With The Old Man
Peter Leporid never had an easy life. It seemed as if he mostly remembered what went wrong or who did what to him, if he remembered anything at all. But overall, he felt ok. Ok as in numb, not really feeling anything anymore, neither dramatically happy nor dramatically sad emotions. Everything was a constant grey, […]
The Old Bridge
The man had just crossed the old bridge. Behind him the rugged, high mountains, on the other side the lavish green forest. He took a left into what seemed to be a little garden. From there he could take a good look at the bridge and the water passing through below it. He suddenly had […]
Thanks for over 1,000 likes on last post
Thank you very much for over 1,000 Facebook-likes and over 100 shares of this last post on my Facebook-page Post by Henry A. Freeman.
All it Takes is an Impulse
For as long as I can think, I have been a being of impulse. Routine and too detailed planning always made me uncomfortable, as if being caught in some sort of invisible jail that doesn’t allow for the really important things to happen. When I travel, I love most to have a few set meetings […]
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
Impressions from the Quest
I wanted to briefly share some first pictures from the locations of the Paulo Coelho “Quest for the Sword” – in the background you will hear music by Paul Horn. It’s really more sounds than music. I was listening to his recordings for hours and hours during the quest and its long days and especially […]