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Fear

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Siegfried is an innocent young man who grew up in isolation and has never felt fear. When he comes across the sleeping Brünnhilde and discovers his feelings for a woman he experiences a panic attack. To love a woman is … Continue reading →

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Question of attitude towards life

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lilli10

Instead of moaning about the scaffold, they made a virtue out of a necessity – how I love these creative young guys !

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Salience & addiction

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Once a behaviour is manifested in the mind, it may become the basis for an addiction. There are many models to explain the pathway of an addiction. There are biological, genetic, social, psychological reasons and of course the various combinations. … Continue reading →

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Damaging for your health

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Michaela

What is it that drives us to deliberately damage our health is the question at hand. There are 3 kinds of diseases. The first type is karmic and the suffering is an experience we have agreed to before we were … Continue reading →

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Arrrghhhh

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Michaela

This is a very funny account of my friend Dora’s first 2 weeks at a new job, after returning to work from a sabbatical. So far I like my new boss and team a great deal and   I’m less enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Sadness

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Michaela

  There is a beautiful sadness to autumn. A time to part, something tugs, something ebbs. There is such clarity, sharpness and coolness in the air. Witnessing the turning to nothing. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Traurigkeit” (Sadnesss) Entführung aus dem Serail … Continue reading →

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Love by Rumi

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Michaela

I’ve come to take you with me even if I must drag you along but first must steal your heart then settle you in my soul I’ve come as a spring to lay beside your blossoms to feel the glory … Continue reading →

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St. Martins day II

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Michaela

A fine Christian tradition …

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Screaming painbody

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Michaela

The mother of all painbodies needs a colorature soprano… “The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart” from the Magic Flute. Patricia Petibon as the Queen of the night (who is said to be inspired by Mozart’s mother in law) … Continue reading →

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Symptoms & beliefs

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Michaela

Locating the true cause of a disease may be the origin for something new. I live surrounded by physicians. My sisters, my friends, my friend’s friends, we all grew up together, went to the same schools and are all but … Continue reading →

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