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.

Come sing with me

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Michaela

COME SING WITH ME by Justme Come sing with me, oh choir of man For knaves and kings and precious things You have not known or understand. Come dance with me, oh child of God For her and he and … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Poems, Original Poetry | Tagged Spiritual poetry | 1 Comment

Dog days

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Michaela

By Danny Schechter Now that the debt drama is over for the moment, we can all safely retreat into what was once called the “dog days of summer” and chill out if the volatile weather allows us to. We can think … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged BarackObama, Democracy, Economy, United State, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Activism

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Michaela

From the Economist ANNA HAZARE, a 74-year-old activist fond of calling hunger strikes to demand a tougher fight against pervasive corruption in India, was due to start a big protest in Delhi on August 16th. But at dawn, as he … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now | Tagged ANNA HAZARE, Corruption, India | 1 Comment

Greed

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Michaela

An Essay by Thomas Hüetlin The blazing infernos which took hold in the UK’s biggest cities have shocked British society. It wasn’t a desire to protest that drove the brutal looters onto the streets, but pure consumer greed. Bankers, politicians … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now | Tagged Austerity, Riot, Youth | 3 Comments

Live with love

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Michaela

WHAT IS IT TO LIVE WITH LOVE By Justme What is it to live with love? To combine, to commit, to converge, and to see. To understand you can’t change that, which is already, so definitely free. To know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Poems, Original Poetry | Tagged Spiritual poetry | 2 Comments

Caricature

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Michaela

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The construction of suffering

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Michaela

By Dr. David Nally When considering starvation, context is everything. This fact is easily illustrated. Consider, for a moment, the actions of David Blaine, the US magician, who in 2003 spent 44 days in a six-foot-by-three-foot plexiglas chamber suspended in … Continue reading →