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.

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Michaela

Originally posted on creatingreciprocity:
a murmuration of starlings At the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat: the sound of cycles in sync. It pervades nature at every scale from the nucleus to the cosmos…thousands of fireflies congregate…

The poet speaks an universal language

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Michaela

The poet speaks an universal languagePoetry is greater than history We have become shameless in a response to being so ashamed about our tendency to deny truth. And if the poet speaks, he impacts the truth because he speaks from … Continue reading →

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The pressure of God’s infinite

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (19) Words are meant to speak the truth. That is what words are for. And this is what the poet does – he speaks the truth. Hamza Yussuf on “What happened to poetry ?” (3/5)

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They don’t know what words are…

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (18) What happened to poetry ? A lecture on poetry with Hamza Yussuf (2/5)

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My glass shall not persuade me I am old…

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Michaela

SONNET 22 By William Shakespeare My glass shall not persuade me I am old, So long as youth and thou are of one date; But when in thee time’s furrows I behold, Then look I death my days should expiate. … Continue reading →

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What happened to poetry ?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (17) (A word to the effect of counting. I don’ have a system. Some of the postings in this category I consider auxiliary in terms of developing the theme and so they don’t get a number. Others … Continue reading →

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Frozen over

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Michaela

Something that does not happen too often – the Danube froze over

Convenience and Intuition

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Michaela

A little teaching from Caroline Myss that leads to an important question: How much does my attachment to convenience and comfort compromise intuition ? Enjoy

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Imagine

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Michaela

John Lennon’s Manifesto…. ” You may say I am dreamer, but I am not the only one. I hope some day you join us and the world be One” For anyone having problems with the video, here is the link … Continue reading →

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