Year: 2012

Wind Energy

Wind: blowing, breezy, swirling, twirling, catching, lifting, rising, falling.  Listen to the wind…what messages does it have for you?  Having always been fascinated by wind, I am in awe of both its power and it’s gentleness.  While wind itself has…

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The Natural World

Have you spent time exploring and enjoying the natural world recently? living, breathing forest At this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, as it gets colder, we tend to spend more time indoors and less time soaking in the…

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Common Passion

I’ve been speaking about Common Passion a lot lately within my circles of friends and acquaintances and many people are intrigued.  So, what exactly is Common Passion?

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Seeds

Whether we realize it or not, we are continually planting seeds.  Whenever we share an idea, a perspective, an opinion, we either consciously or unconsciously influence others by planting these as possibilities.

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I AM the New Vibe!

I AM the New Vibe is another tidbit of Joseph R. Giove's wisdom, written in 2003.  We find ourselves in a time when medical doctors have realized the benefits of meditation and other holistic practices on our overall well-being.

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I AM Awareness

I AM Awareness was written for InfinityAffinity in 2001 by Joseph R. Giove, founder and Executive Director of Common Passion.  Joseph has provided the Common Passion team with some amazing affirmations, I AM statements and some overall inspiration.

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The Importance of Loving

The importance of loving is vast, deep and leaves, perhaps, more of an impact than one would expect.  We never know how our actions may affect other people, so why not default to love?  While individual adults are accountable for…

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Global Love Letters

I recently stumbled upon a site entitled Global Love Letters.  The premise behind this movement is, in a nutshell, to spread unconditional love.  I am very excited by what Simon and Miguel have created: they are encouraging people to leave…

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Stuff just happens…

My son and I dashed in to the UC Davis Mondavi Center tonight to see Patti Smith with Lenny K  on a whim (New York music / art scene, Robert Mapplethorpe/Sam Shepard era, etc.)  She wrote the song with Bruce…

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