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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.

This is just the start

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Michaela

  By Thomas L. Friedman Future historians will long puzzle over how the self-immolation of a Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in protest over the confiscation of his fruit stand, managed to trigger popular uprisings across the Arab/Muslim world. We … Continue reading →

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Le voyage

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Michaela

Le Jean Giraud – Moebius – Voyage d’Hermès  

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All we can do…

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michaela

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. Saint Teresa of Avila (b 1515-d1882)

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I am your son, so I will not judge you

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michaela

This is a very touching account of a son journey to understand the life of his parents. He also discovers a period in history that played a crucial part in their marriage.  We all have to return from where we … Continue reading →

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What Am I ?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Michaela

With all of these many faced I’s and we’s, What sort of “I” am I? Listen, take your hand off my mouth and let me rave I am already lost. Don’t lay shattered glass in my path; I’ll crush whatever … Continue reading →

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Letting go of taking things personally (5)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Michaela

A practical course in 5 parts “Letting go of taking things personally” is an experiment based on an idea from Eileen. Taking things personally is something that we all do, and at times it really clouds our sense of peace, … Continue reading →

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The beauty of form..and more

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Michaela

                    The toadfish croaks like its amphibian namesake but typically looks more like the seafloor surroundings where it lies in wait for prey. The fish also has a remarkable tolerance for … Continue reading →

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Moved by Emotions

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michaela

Christ on the Mount of Olives Introduction Ludwig van Beethoven Christ on the Mount of Olives), Op. 85, is an oratorio by Ludwig van Beethoven portraying the emotional turmoil of Jesus in the garden ofGethsemane prior to his crucifixion. Welcome Death (Willkommen Tod) … Continue reading →

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Ten problems

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michaela

by Danny Schechter Hats off to Matt Taibbi for staying on the Wall Street crime beat, asking in his most recent report in Rolling Stone: “Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?” “Financial crooks,” he argues, “brought down the world’s economy — … Continue reading →

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Movements of Grace

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michaela

Probably everything anyone ever needs to know about the ‘Dark Night of the Soul’. Enjoy… Adyashanti The Power of the Dark Night Suggestes Readings The Dark Night The Holy Longing Spiritual Depression A question without an answer The Dark Night

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