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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.

Will & Wants

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Michaela

The spiritual path is inherently about letting go of desires and wants of any kind That which I think will make me happy – but even more so of that which prevents me from being fulfilled right now. Adyashanti: The Falling … Continue reading →

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Conventional wisdom

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Michaela

By PAUL KRUGMAN Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a blog post about the “mistake of 1937,” the premature fiscal and monetary pullback that aborted an ongoing economic recovery and prolonged the Great Depression. As Gauti … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Michaela

By By EDWARD WONG A chronic drought is ravaging farmland. The Gobi Desert is inching south. The Yellow River, the so-called birthplace of Chinese civilization, is so polluted it can no longer supply drinking water. The rapid growth of megacities — 22 … Continue reading →

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Nights in Spanish Gardens

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Michaela

Beauty and Perfection Manuel de Falla: Nights in Spanish Gardens Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Live Concert 2009

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Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Michaela

Quote: James Joyce ” Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”    

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A grotesque abdication of responsibility

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Michaela

By Paul Krugman Unemployment is a terrible scourge across much of the Western world. Almost 14 million Americans are jobless, and millions more are stuck with part-time work or jobs that fail to use their skills. Some European countries have … Continue reading →

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A Spanish Tahrir

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Michaela

High unemployment and a belief that politicians focus more on profit than people sparked youth protests across Spain. They  have organised a peaceful occupation of Plaza del Sol against unemployment and corruption among politicians.   ” Real Democracy Now” movement By … Continue reading →

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God knows where I am

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaela

A griping article about a patient who rejects her diagnosis, refused all psychiatric medication and drifted to the edge of society. God Knows where I am

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A world of regions

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaela

By Jeffery D Sachs America’s failure to win any lasting geopolitical advantage through the use of military force in Iraq and Afghanistan underscore the limits of its power, In almost every part of the world, long-festering problems can be solved … Continue reading →

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US healthcare: Profit before Patients

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Michaela

By Rose Aguilar When Stan Brock started Remote Area Medical (RAM) in 1985, never in his wildest dreams did he think his services would be needed in the United States, the wealthiest country in the world. RAM began as an … Continue reading →

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