{"id":966,"date":"2012-12-07T16:21:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=966"},"modified":"2013-08-07T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T16:23:33","slug":"connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cConnection\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of\u00a0 this year in a coaching group I\u2019m in, a few of us decided to choose a word or words to focus on during the year.\u00a0 I chose \u201cConnection\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The word \u201cConnection\u201d stood out for me.\u00a0 Personally and business wise I felt this was an area to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>It is the human need to connect, whether in work\/career situations or personal situations. People do need other people.\u00a0 It\u2019s in our nature.\u00a0 Our lives are intertwined in each other. We aren\u2019t meant to do things all alone, as I\u2019ve mentioned before.\u00a0 It\u2019s in our connections that we have more ability to have successes.<\/p>\n<p>To relate<br \/>\nTo understand<br \/>\nTo Love<br \/>\nTo create\u2026\u2026\u2026so forth and so on.<\/p>\n<p>And it doesn\u2019t just stop at each other but goes out and beyond into this amazing world we live in.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a wise saying among people who have or are around horses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I have personally experienced this myself.\u00a0 Though I have yet to own a horse, I have had horses here and there in my life:<\/p>\n<p>Camp, volunteering at a barn, riding lessons&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I currently volunteer at a therapy riding program and love it.\u00a0 It feels really good to be around the horses, the people and other animals too.\u00a0 Thy cup overflow\u2019eth.<\/p>\n<p>One can apply this idea in many other ways within each of our own lives.<\/p>\n<p>So make as many positive connections as one can in life.\u00a0 It will make a difference in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p>Light and Love in this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feature Art\/Product<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Deer, scratch board, artwork in 2013 calendar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/deer2small.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deer&#8221; is the art work for the month of December in\u00a0 my &#8220;White on Black&#8221; 2013 Calendar.\u00a0 It is one of 13 scratch board images in this beautiful calendar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;White on Black&#8221; 2013 Calendar can be purchased at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/lisa-guarino\/white-on-black\/calendar\/product-20354600.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;White on Black&#8221; 2013 Calendar<\/a>\u00a0 at lulu.com.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Great Gift items at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa&#8217;s Art &amp; Horses<\/a><br \/>\nGift Certificates available.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me with questions on art\/products and\/or comments at lisa@lisasart.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art\u00a0 News <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Le Cadeau du Cheval\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mm-mosaic.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muralmosaic.com\/Cadeau.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Le Cadeau du Cheval<\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several 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&#8217;s creation, as well as see where it will be coming to a location near you in the coming year!<br \/>\n<strong>Soldier Portraits<\/strong><br \/>\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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Darla (<a href=\"mailto:darla@dixon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">darla@darladixon.com<\/a>) or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/soldierportraits.html\" target=\"_blank\">SoldierPortraits.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cConnection\u201d At the beginning of\u00a0 this year in a coaching group I\u2019m in, a few of us decided to choose a word or words to focus on during the year.\u00a0 I chose \u201cConnection\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The word \u201cConnection\u201d stood out for me.\u00a0 Personally and business wise I felt this was an area to focus on. 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