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.

Red & Green

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Michaela

A walk along the emerald river passing the dormant vinyards crossing the frozen creek A strelizia in a vase

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Joy

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Michaela

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Guidance

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Michaela

“ Dedication to prayer, to fast, to vigils and to all sorts of external exercises and mortifications, dedication to whatever work, denies you the freedom to serve God inside this present now and to follow Him, Him alone, in the light in which … Continue reading →

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That which does not struggle…

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Michaela

There are many (perceived) changes in the process of getting used to living one’s life comfortably dangling suspended upside down. This is a little metaphor that is inspired by the twelfth card of the Tarot – The Hanged Man. The … Continue reading →

Posted in The Crystal Mirror | Tagged letting go, suffering | 1 Comment

Moon Shadow

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Michaela

Partial solar eclipse over Vienna this morning. Great spectacle…

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What I have always wanted to ask…

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Michaela

This is a new category based on an idea from Marta. A question will be posted asking for input and counsel regarding a specific challenge. Please use the comment section for your response. Q2: My wife is not interested in spiritual … Continue reading →

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LoL

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Michaela

Seeing what is – reality or illusion ?

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Expanding friendship

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Michaela

Money and realestate occupy the body, but all the heart wants is expanding friendship. A rose garden without a friend is indeed a prison; a prison with a friend becomes a rose garden. If the pleasure of friendship did not … Continue reading →

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LoL

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Michaela

And this is what it is really all about…

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Spiritual depression

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Michaela

Today I would like to investigate the subject of spiritual depression. If you try to research the subject, it appears that spiritual and clinical depressions are worlds apart and is not least expressed by the language used to describe either … Continue reading →