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Wholeness and separation
Waking up yesterday morning from a deep dream state: Feeling like I was coming back from faraway. Very ecstatic and happy, I ask myself, “Am I waking up from my heart surgery? Is it already over? Yes, I thought, it´s good, everything is good. I am reborn and my heart is fixed!“ All the heaviness I have been carrying was gone like a dark cloud passing. Disappointment, alas, I still have some challenges ahead before my operation 27 February. I keep this treasure with me now, recalling joyful gratitude and lightness in my chest. What a present, what a source of strength! One more week before I make my way…
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February – the Light Bringer
Winter is fighting to survive – the nights here in Northern Austria are unfriendly and freezing cold. But the sun is stronger, setting now around 5:00 pm already and the growing light cannot be held back. Birds are singing so loud and joyfully at sunset, while they were silent a few icy weeks ago. Life force is a miracle we can trust … and it gives me courage and strength for the challenges awaiting me. I am getting ready for my heart surgery February 27th (International Day of the Polar Bear, by the way?!?) in Innsbruck. Trying to calm my fears and turn them into curiosity about the unknown, the…
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Less is More in Deep Winter
What is more central than our heart? Think about yourself, a dear friend reminded me recently. You have the power. Who else should have it?! I feel my heart beating hard and say thank you for all the hard work it has done for me. Tonight I am cooking for you, my dear heart, some good stuff full of everything you love. These oven-roasted vegies are easy cheesy. Take the freshest, most local, most organic things you can find growing under earth, in my case, carrots, pastinake, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, celery root. Wash them good and use the peels to make vegetable stock. I cook from the root to…