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<\/p>\n“Noticing”<\/p>\n
\u201cMonday, Monday.\u201d I was coming down the stairs from the upstairs room. I got to the last step and stepped down. I took a wrong step and twisted my foot. It hurt and I couldn\u2019t stand on it. Thus, we had a trip to the Dr.: Dr. appointment, X-rays. I have a slight chip on my ankle bone. Ugh. So, It\u2019s time for resting, icing and pain management. I will see the Dr. again in 2 weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a pain. How could this happen\u201d, I said to my husband.
\n\u201cThings happen\u201d, he replied.
\nIt can seem like quite a downer when things go wrong or when what we thought should happen doesn\u2019t.
\nLife sure can throw some curve balls our way. And yet things line up \u201cAs Is\u201d. I’m noticing how things work out and in sync, even when it doesn’t seem like it.<\/p>\n
For instance, my husband is unemployed at this time. He was home looking for another job when this happened. \u201cNow no, that\u2019s not good\u201d. Yet if he was working at a job He probably would have had to take \u201ctime off\u201d to help me. \u201cAs Is\u201d, He\u2019s home and is helping me.
\nOh, granted, I can\u2019t work my P-T job in the morning at the school. Well, I don\u2019t know here . All I can say is \u201cThings go as they go\u201d. Some things just are what they are. \u201cWho knows\u201d.<\/p>\n
My husband brought my Mac computer downstairs so I could do my stuff on the computer. I check my email, my blog, forums, ect. Oh, and I typed this article for my newsletter.
\nSo this accident hasn\u2019t stopped me in some ways.<\/p>\n
OK, It\u2019s hard to move around.
\nPerhaps I needed to be reminded to slow down sometimes.
\nI’m also finding I have no choice but to relax, and reminded to not get impatient. To just let things be as they are. Usually I’m on the go to get things done like errands, cleaning, art work, etc. Yet now I must rest to allow my foot to heal.<\/p>\n
Things happen. Life happens. We can\u2019t know what\u2019s ahead.
\nWhat we can do is:
\nBe open to the idea that things are what they are at the moment.
\nBe open when things don\u2019t go our way.
\nAnd do the best we can.
\nIf something doesn\u2019t go the way we expected, perhaps it was because it wasn\u2019t quite a fit. Maybe we need to be patient. Maybe there is something just around the corner that we can\u2019t see yet that might be a perfect fit.
\n\u201cWho knows\u201d. Dare to ask that and be open.<\/p>\n
Feature Art:<\/p>\n
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“Remedy”, Pen and Ink\/Watercolor Pencils<\/p>\n
This is an illustration I did for Illustrationfriday’s weekly event. The word that week was “remedy”.<\/p>\n
See more of my illustration work at my illustration pages<\/a><\/p>\n Check out Great Gift items at Lisa’s Art & Horses<\/a><\/p>\n Art News<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Le Cadeau du Cheval<\/a>” Soldier Portraits “Noticing” \u201cMonday, Monday.\u201d I was coming down the stairs from the upstairs room. I got to the last step and stepped down. I took a wrong step and twisted my foot. It hurt and I couldn\u2019t stand on it. Thus, we had a trip to the Dr.: Dr. appointment, X-rays. I have a slight chip […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,56,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-children-illustration","category-illustration"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Le](\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mm-mosaic.jpg\")
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\nSeveral artists in the Equine Art Guild were a part of this unique tribute to the horse. Click on the image above to read all about it and the artists who participated in it’s creation, as well as see where it will be coming to a location near you in the coming year!<\/p>\n
\nDarla Dixon organized a group of artists who will create no-charge compassionate portraits for the families who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom\/Operation Enduring Freedom. We are looking for artists to join our efforts, and also for non-artists who will help spread the word about this free service and token of our gratitude to families who have sacrificed so much.”
\nFor more information, contact Darla (darla@darladixon.com<\/a>) or visit SoldierPortraits.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"