Cacao Blog

The last few days have been marked by fundamental rethinking for me. As Mischa of cocoa, it seems somehow obvious what I do, namely cocoa. On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that not all cocoa is the same. In the last few weeks I have entered a spiral of sales, profits and, above all, expectations. Expectations of myself, my business, my customers and also expectations of cocoa. It came so slowly. With the new factory and the new, great cocoa, sales must also increase. Like last month, or the month before. Just a little bit! Then I'll be happy...

I would like to use this Friday blog post to express my favorite manifestation and feel-good practice: gratitude. Since my yoga course in India in 2018, gratitude has become extremely important in my life. And since then, I have taken every opportunity to express it and let people, places and beings know that I appreciate their existence. So today, here is a list of the things I am grateful for RIGHT NOW: Thank you, thank you, thank you for wonderful weather that reminds me how beautiful the world is. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the great support in...

Once upon a time there was a guy named Mischa who wanted to experience adventure and was sure that there was fancy stuff out there. Even though times were rough, he traveled around and wanted to know: What would he do with himself, so clever? Selling cocoa, that sounds great! Could that be his calling? Or what else is he doing here? It's probably too late for the piano. He only has enough patience to sing along to "lalalal". With more and more cocoa in the trunk and worrying foam in front of his mouth, you could see him rushing...

Bright blue skies and sunshine over Eibelstadt near Würzburg. -7°C make the human, animal and plant world freeze and pause. For me and my cocoa fairy Anka, it is clear that this is not the weather for packing cocoa. We send out the urgent Valentine's Day orders and head outside. Breathe, be free, chat with strolling pensioners and just let things be. A Hawaiian mantra rings in my ears. It is not uncommon for me to stand in the cocoa factory for 7 days in a row, doing and completing things. After the seventh day at the latest, I have...

Everything we do, we do for a reason. We may or may not be aware of this reason. And yet it is there and provides the foundation for our actions. It lays the foundation for what will emerge from our actions. Like the seed from which a strong tree can grow... or not! For a long time I had absolutely no idea why I was actually doing what I was doing. Why I was exercising, studying for exams, eating or brushing my teeth. "It's just how it's done", "That's how it should be" or "That's how we've always done it"...