Author Archives: Michaela

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.

Self and Ego

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Michaela

Adyashanti on the distinction of “Self” and “Ego”. It’s not the same…. Non-Flash Audio Version (THis audio is related to a previous post)

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The benefit of failure

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Michaela

JK Rowlings about epic failure… “Failure meant the stripping away of the inessential. Rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”.

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Posted on July 31, 2012 by Michaela

Originally posted on Just Poems:
I am that ‘rock’ that amazing creature named, yet as a rock, I knew no name, I held no time, I held no place. Then the creature came, it held me as in photography, it…

Sin and Judgement

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Michaela

Another fantastic painting I have seen many, many times and find so apropos for our overall theme…a very deep teaching in images, symbols and color. Hieronymus Bosch – The Last Judgement Tryptich from the formidable “SmartHistory” project. Enjoy

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Moving into the unknown

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Michaela

I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which … Continue reading →

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The kiss

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Michaela

An enchanted guide to a very famous and popular painting… I found the video on http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/, a lovely non-profit organization creating a free, multi-dimensional, multi-medial art history book. Isn’t this the way to go ? Share yourself with the world. Create….and … Continue reading →

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Connecting

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Michaela

…with Richard Miller from NeverNotHere

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Posted on June 24, 2012 by Michaela

Originally posted on Just Poems:
Poems don’t just live in the ether – they are a part of everyday life. So take them with you, enjoy them whenever you can or wish to do so…. Encouraged by the popularity of…

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The antidote

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Michaela

Exploring the “negative path” to well-being… Research] points to an alternative approach [to happiness]: a ‘negative path’ to happiness that entails taking a radically different stance towards those things most of us spend our lives trying hard to avoid. This … Continue reading →

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A traveller of the air

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Michaela

I love the story of Cyrano de Bergerac. A wonderful, inspiring drama of love, war, deceit and sacrifice – and the power of poetry. This is the scene of Cyrano’s death and it is a beautiful teaching…Enjoy

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