Category Archives: The Coffee Table

A place for relaxation.

My Cushion

Posted on December 4, 2010 by dreamfable

One o’clock in the night. Turning and turning. Cannot sleep. Out of bed, to my cushion. Blanket around me. Sitting in the dark. I feel tensed. I smile at my painbody. “You like keeping awake don’t ya”, I ask. I … Continue reading →

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Transparency

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Michaela

Fascinating article on Julian Assange’s mission for total transparency ( Julian Assange is the founder of Wikileaks) No Secrets

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Snow

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Michaela

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Snow (Hey Oh) Album Version Come to decide that the things that I tried Were in my life just to get high on When I sit alone come get a little known But I need … Continue reading →

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A moonlit evening

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michaela

How can I possibly sleep This moonlit evening? Come, my friends, Let’s sing and dance All night long. Taigu Ryokan

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It’s a small world

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michaela

A microscopic view & A miraculous slide show  

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Beginnings

Posted on December 1, 2010 by dreamfable

The first book I ever read about spirituality was Chakras, Aura’s and Energies by Hetty Draaijer (1917). Although there is little to be found about her life, she seemed to have inspired many teachers in the field of meditation and … Continue reading →

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Democracy

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Michaela

I am absolutely fascinated by the epochal events unfolding around Wikileaks and the making public of ten of thousands of classified documents, as well as the reaction to it. To me it is not the “what”, but simply the “how”. … Continue reading →

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The beautiful mind

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Michaela

Portraits of the mind.  An art book by a young scientist, hoping to draw the general reader into neuroscience with the beauty of it’s images. To the slide show Read the article from today’s New York Times

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Catrin’s walk

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Michaela

South Sweden, November 29,2010 Photos by Catrin

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One day we’re going to get out

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Michaela

Thank you, Catrin… Coldplay/ Lovers in Japan   Coldplay / Lovers in Japan Lovers keep on the road you’re on Runners until the race is run Soldiers you’ve got to soldier on Sometimes even the right is wrong They are … Continue reading →

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