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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.

A song of suffering

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Michaela

At the same time Beethoven was at the pinnacle of his creative powers, despite his deafness and failing health, another composer faced disease, poverty and death in the imperial city of Vienna: Franz Schubert (b 1797 d 1828) 1823 was … Continue reading →

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I am living it !

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Michaela

Real life examples of living Truth. “I had a huge underlying fear that woke me up at night…..and now as the layers unfold in my daily life situation, I am being forced and/or driven to face every fear that comes … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Michaela

Come, come, whoever you are Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving It doesn’t matter Ours is not a caravan of despair Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times Come, yet again, come, come

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The rat king

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Michaela

The more open I become, the more surprises I get. There is so much “emotional garbage” in this body, who would have thought! It is very much like cleaning out a basement – behind all the clutter you find even … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michaela

Birdsong brings relief to my longing I’m just as ecstatic as they are but with nothing to say! Please unveil soul, practice some song or something through me. From Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks

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The ardent alchemist

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michaela

Have you ever seen an apple holding on to a tree ? When the time has come it is following it’s calling and leaves, ready to turn into something else. Do you really think you are any different? Life may … Continue reading →

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Our charming little ways…

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michaela

Letting go is a process. Letting go means to become aware of the way we are used to do things and decide to do it differently. Letting go does not mean to just stop doing something – it means a … Continue reading →

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Let nothing upset you…

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michaela

God alone is enough Let nothing upset you let nothing startle you. All things pass; God does not change. Patience wins all it seeks. Whoever has God lacks nothing: God alone is enough St. Theresa of Avila (b 1515 d. … Continue reading →

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The martyr’s crown

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Michaela

Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera and he wrote it under considerable  difficulties. In a letter he mentioned that this opera will surely win him a “martyr crown”. Beethoven has been such a teacher on this journey. From the windows of … Continue reading →

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The ardent alchemist

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Michaela

“In statu nascendi”  is a term used in chemistry to explain the state some elements are in, when they have just released their connection with other elements. In this state they react much better,  change fast, and are much more … Continue reading →

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