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    September Ripeness

    I am finally back home again after a heart healing journey which took me from Tulln to Innsbruck, Munich, Bad Ischl and finally to Klagenfurt at Wörthersee – a nine month process of birthing myself. In winter I left and returned in time to prepare for the upcoming grape harvest. The time of ripening, hurry is useless, look at the sky and be far away from yourself. Arrive in your essence. Nancy Akinci #nomadic_artistjourney Sometimes bursting with new energy, sometimes extremely reclusive with a great need to reflect and settle in my new self, I am redefining my priorities for this precious, fleeting life. The last week was spent between…

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    Rising like a Phoenix, Embracing the Demons

    Wholeness can only be found through the shadow. The dark places lead us to the light. Five weeks are coming to a close in this rehabilitation hospital. My heart is finding harmony since surgery on March 1 – which I will from now on celebrate as my birthday – thanks to the sensitive, wide-ranging, challenging therapy program here in Bad Ischl. Swimming, hiking, fitness training, massage, psychologists, yoga, ergometer – how many kilometers do I have behind me? I could hardly walk to nearby Cafe Zauner without being dizzy, when I got here before Easter. A few days ago, I climbed quite a steep path to Sirius Kogel to enjoy…

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    Breaking through the Shell

    I have been back home now for a few days to reconnect with my family and the beauty of spring in my Pulkautal. My heart feels different, lighter, quicker … we are getting to know each other again. In addition many new challenges are emerging after my life-changing heart surgery. As a result, I often feel simply exhausted in this phase of healing. Often I can´t figure these things out or don´t have the energy to deal with them. Here I remind myself, this is the time when real growth is happening. This means, especially, when no solution seems possible right now. Like an exhausted wet baby bird breaking through…