Entries by Dominique Hurley

Letting Go … a lesson in non-attachment

The principle that nothing in life is constant but change itself has long been ingrained in me.  I let go of 5-year plans decades ago, when I realized that my life could be richer and better directed by my Higher Self, my Spirit, my sources of guidance who communicate to me more and more clearly […]

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Yay for YouTube!

This was my Spirit Calling Card reading this morning. Indeed!  Being a beginner at drawing, I have sometimes felt overwhelmed and not equipped to handle what I’ve been asked to do in class.  I’ll admit, part of it is definitely psychological – I’ve already talked about my baggage when it comes to drawing. I’m still […]

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A Saturday Morning in Vienna

On Saturday morning, I headed downtown to the plaza in front of City Hall (Rathaus Platz) for Masters 2013 – an international horse show. Entrance was free from 8am – 2pm, and so I took advantage of that to have fun with my camera for a couple of hours during the Bronze Tour showjumping. It […]

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An Intense & Intensive First Week

The first week of my intensive program was also pretty intense – a gamut of information, teachings, emotions, experiences, practice, weather, etc.  I had no time or energy left to blog by the time I got home at night, but here’s a recap of my week based on notes I took along the way to […]

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Great First Day!

I was the first student in class this morning (not a surprise….) to see that the teachers had been very busy transforming the space from a party room into a really nice classroom. That’s Edgar at the front. We didn’t use any of this space today, however.  Instead, we sat in a circle on the […]

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The Prater Park

A lot of people seemed to be looking at my walking sandals today – I’d considered my hiking boots to go exploring the Prater, but with a high of 21C (13 when I left), I was glad I wore my open-toed footwear.  Fall/winter will be here soon enough and my poor toes will then again […]

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It’s Official!

The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art is officially open and what an opening it was! Crowds and parties aren’t usually my scene (although I love dancing!) and so I woke up a little nervous about the day ahead.  I chose a couple of paraliminal CDs to put me in the right frame of mind and, […]

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An Amazing Classroom

When I looked online for the forecast this morning, I saw that the heavier rain was expected at 12pm and so I decided to postpone my 4-5 hour hike through the Prater and went back instead to the Shönbrunn Palace Gardens to explore the left side for 2.5 hours while doing my German lessons on […]

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A Downtown Oasis

My Spirit Calling Card message yesterday morning was a beauty, especially considering I was about to meet a few more of my teachers and classmates as we worked together for 5 hours to set up the studio for this Saturday’s opening celebrations/exhibition.  Appreciating the emerging colours of our group dynamics as well as putting up […]

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In Search of Nature (with my iPhone)

What a great day yesterday! I can now say that I’ve traveled the underground trains, the fast trains, the trams and the buses.  I’m glad to report that I have successfully used and followed the instructions on the public transport’s Internet trip planner, even if it’s in German. My quest – nature!  Yesterday marked 1 […]

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