{"id":4538,"date":"2016-12-19T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2017-03-07T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:08:20","slug":"reflection-last-post-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/reflection-last-post-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection ~ last post of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gazing at waters edge on a summer\u2019s eve, sunset radiating above and below is a magical place to be.<\/p>\n<p>Cushioned between sky and lake bathed in warm milky glow causes one great pause to savour.<\/p>\n<p>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/reflection-last-post-of-2016\/15380693_1270154809707347_4679986133014048973_n-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15380693_1270154809707347_4679986133014048973_n-1-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"15380693_1270154809707347_4679986133014048973_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps for you, years end ignites reflection and consideration of the year ahead.\u00a0In your path of ponderings and pursuits I offer wisdom gained from a professional life of creativity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be brave.<\/li>\n<li>Seek knowledge from children and elders<\/li>\n<li>Truthful self criticism and self compassion are both necessary for growth<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Use your skills for good<\/li>\n<li>What you reflect back to the world is your legacy<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Your suffering does not define you but how you cope with suffering does.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Betterment of humanity &amp; the planet is true longevity<\/li>\n<li>Make three people smile every day, including a complete stranger<\/li>\n<li>Riches are found in love we give freely<\/li>\n<li>Begin and complete each day with gratitude.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Offer thoughtful compliments, hearts grow lighter receiving one.<\/li>\n<li>Maturity may be found stepping outside your comfort zone<\/li>\n<li>Grow a thick skin, lighten up and laugh.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Don\u2019t miss the sunrise. (Mom\u2019s advice).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without your support collecting and sharing the work neither art nor growth of this artist would come to be. With gratitude I thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you wellness &amp; peace always. d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.&#8221;<\/em><em>Ralph. W Emerson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>~ Note: To purchase original\u00a0paintings\u00a0on this post &amp; online gallery, please email me dawn@dawnbanning.com ~ all work is for sale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I will be in the studio until Dec. 23, returning Jan 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gazing at waters edge on a summer\u2019s eve, sunset radiating above and below is a magical place to be. Cushioned between sky and lake bathed in warm milky glow causes one great pause to savour. . Perhaps for you, years &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/reflection-last-post-of-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-work","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4627,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538\/revisions\/4627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}