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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.

After Satori arises Samsara, after Heaven ensues Hell

By Michaela and Geli A: As Eckhart Tolle and many other spiritual teachers point to,  consciousness wants to awaken on this planet. What is an evolutionary impulse for mankind,  is certainly quite a challenge to each human being. Unlike the … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

“Out beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

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On the sofa with Sheila

Conversation between Sheila and Michaela M: Hi Sheila. Good morning. Or rather Good evening to Southern California How are you ? S: Hello, Michaela. I am doing very well. I took a vacation day and was off today….enjoying some free … Continue reading

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A mass for the spirit

A prayer coming out of absolute of stillness The ‘Missa solemnis’ is considered to be one of Beethoven’s most profound creations. Composed only a few years before his death, approximately around the time of the 9th symphony, Beethoven himself considered … Continue reading

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The ardent alchemist

What do you call a leaf turning it’s colour ? Do you you think it is beautifully vibrant or do you discard it as old and useless ?

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The wisdom of Rumi

How long will you think about this painful life? How long will you think about this harmful world? The only thing it can take from you is your body. Don’t say all this rubbish and stop thinking.

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Walkers don’t drive

Sometimes I think it all began when I stopped driving. Some years ago I moved to a big city and quickly realised  I wouldn’t need a car there.  After decades of driving I found myself walking, riding my bicycle or … Continue reading

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Enlightened moments

Ready for the masterpiece. Daniel Barenboim rehearsing Beethoven’s 9th symphony.  

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The ardent alchemist

Transformation is the result of all changes on all levels. Nobody can transform by holding on to the status quo.

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The wisdom of Rumi

This is for a friend of mine….. You sit here for days saying, “This is strange business.” You’re the strange business. You have the energy of the sun in you, but you keep knotting it up at the base of … Continue reading

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