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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 Moment

A MOMENT FILLED THE UNFULFILLED by Justme  A moment filled, the unfulfilled As blood boiled hot, and skin tingles, thrilled Longing led, to a swallowing deep kiss A moment Destiny, would never miss The earth and moon and stars Called … Continue reading

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Silliness and Sleight of Hand

By Charles M. Blow President Obama buckled. On Wednesday, he released his long-form birth certificate, but not without chiding the media and his detractors for their “silliness” in forcing the issue. No sooner had he released it than Donald Quixote was … Continue reading

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Making Mozart

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants; Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427

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Old World or New Earth ?

Look closer….behind this very green ad is Lockheed Martin,  one of the biggest aerospace, defense and technology companies, makers of fighter jets, missiles, launch rockets, weapon systems, electronics ….Well, at least it’s good to know that they are thinking ecological.

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Seeing what is not true

There is a certain stage in this process, when you find yourself acutely aware of the Truth about yourself and everything around you, and you are stunned by the sheer magnitude of illusion you have been following all your life. … Continue reading

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Fire

FIRE by Justme Have you fire my friend? Do the lashing flames tear the flesh of obstinate men? Do the curves and flicks, lick the calming lips of, blessed men? Does the fire of true memory, companion with light, to … Continue reading

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If the tears on my cheek…

One of the most beautiful scenes of the St Matthew’s Passion: Können Tränen meiner Wangen If the tears on my cheeks can Nichts erlangen, Achieve nothing, O, so nehmt mein Herz hinein! O then take my heart! Aber lasst es bei den Fluten, But let … Continue reading

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Lamb of God

J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen, Come, you daughters, help me to lament, Sehet – Wen? – den Bräutigam, See-Whom ? -the bridegroom, Seht ihn – Wie? – als wie ein Lamm! … Continue reading

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The Mourning

I continue to be fascinated by the symbolic message that lies in the life and death of Jesus Christ. In mourning and pain lies the redemption. In many ways, the lamentation is a new take on the ancient Jewish tradition … Continue reading

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How risky is the global economy ?

By Mohamed A. El-Erian Three years after the global financial crisis, the global economy remains a confusing place – and for good reasons. Should we draw comfort from gradual healing in advanced countries and solid growth in emerging economies? Or should … Continue reading

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