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About Michaela

I am a wanderer and a wonderer, like you are. I love our journey and to walk in the company of friends – to learn, experience, share, laugh, cry and above all I simply love this marvelous, magical, mysterious life. I have no plan (cannot believe I am saying this) and my only intention is to be truthful to myself and others.

Jupiter is in the sky

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michaela

    Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michaela

    These spiritual window-shoppers, who idly ask, ‘How much is that?’ Oh, I’m just looking. They handle a hundred items and put them down, shadows with no capital. What is spent is love and two eyes wet with weeping. … Continue reading →

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Mountains

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michaela

Where I am from, people habitually indulge in three major passions: music, mountains – and misery.  By the way, the latter is an expression of sheer frustration of not having enough time for the other two and it is he … Continue reading →

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The master of chaos

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michaela

Jackson Pollock’s “One: Number 31”, painted 1950. Jackson Pollock was a major force in the abstract expressionism movement, and a dark and moody maverick.  He was undeniably an innovative artistic genius and more.  His technique has been carefully studied and it’s … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michaela

  Love has nothing to do with the five senses and the six directions: its goal is only to experience the attraction exerted by the Beloved. Afterwards, perhaps, permission will come from God: the secrets that ought to be told … Continue reading →

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Peace and Freedom

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

Pablo Picasso Dove with Olive Branch, 28 December 1961 Colour lithography on paper Exhibition: Picasso – Peace and Freedom Albertina, Vienna 2010

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Musica sacra

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

    The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, has always been very special to me. From when I was a kid I heard them many times performed live on Sundays at church and I was always fascinated by … Continue reading →

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Expect nothing….

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

  …and everything is possible   “Jack on his Deathbed” by Walton Ford (Exhibition “Bestiarium”, Albertina, Vienna 2010)

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

Ode 314 Those who don’t feel this Love pulling them like a river, those who don’t drink dawn like a cup of spring water or take in sunset like supper, those who don’t want to change, let them sleep. This … Continue reading →

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Questions of Life

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Michaela

You always say there is no work to be done. Are you like a leaf in the wind ? Questions of Life are a tool for reflection. Let the question be with you and go deep. Make note of the … Continue reading →

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