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Passion & Joy

Letting Go

by Aysha Griffin on December 30, 2011

in Passion & Joy,Relationships

SHE LET GO… As we say adios to 2011, reflecting on what is past, envisioning what lies ahead, and cultivating Presence and gratitude in the Now, this beautiful poem (below) was sent to me by Michael Sudheer (check out his website for fabulous photos of San Miguel de Allende). I share with you these profound [...]

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Getting Your Needs Met

by Aysha Griffin on December 15, 2011

in Passion & Joy,Relationships

We all have needs for attention, appreciation, affection and acceptance. But we vary individually in HOW we want those needs to be fulfilled, our capacity to receive, and our ability to express them clearly, so they might be met. Feeling our needs are not met leads to resentments, anger, sadness, pain, distress, discomfort, constriction and [...]

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The Second Greatest Alignment Day In The History Of The Earth One is the number of individuality, undivided, pure, soverign, united, harmonious. Alignment means: a state of agreement or cooperation among persons, groups, nations, etc., with a common cause or viewpoint. In terms of self, it means integrating, embracing, loving all the various parts, which [...]

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Kissing A Boo-Boo

by Aysha Griffin on October 20, 2011

in Changing The World,Passion & Joy,Relationships

I did not turn on a light in the dark hallway last night and  scraped the back of my hand pretty hard against a door knob (ouch!). My automatic response was to put my hand to my mouth and hold it against my lips. I naturally kissed the boo-boo, as my mother had done when [...]

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Guanajuato – Revisiting the Past

by Aysha Griffin on September 14, 2011

in Passion & Joy,Travel

Last week I had the extraordinary experience of being 19 years old again. As a gringa living in San Miguel de Allende (SMA), in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico, I am often asked: “Is this your first time here?” While my last time was earlier in 2011 (see January and February archives), my [...]

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