The Paintings Of Justine Wardle With Music By Betsy Grant

Pass On The Gift

Attitude is Key

Service with a smile is a rare and precious thing. So often those who are in positions to be of service to others forget how their attitude affects those around them. Anyone...teachers, ministers, artists, the guy at the local burger place, grocery store, library, you name it, the list goes on...they all pass on their attitude to those that they serve. If one is full of gratitude for the gift of life and all its blessings, then that can be passed on to those they serve, otherwise they pass on whatever thoughts & attitudes remain unexamined. Something for us all to think about...

Influence Of The Mind

This is a repost of an entry I posted awhile back.  Not sure who said this, but I can see the truth in it: "Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind."

The Photographs Of Deborah at moonlightphotography With Music By Betsy Grant

The Photographs Of Fiona Graham With Music By Betsy Grant

Tracks from Betsy's CD Mirror Of Soul ON KTOO 104.3 Radio in Juneau, Alaska

KTOO 104.3 in Juneau, AK will be playing tracks of Betsy's CD "Mirror Of Soul" in between programs on the news show "A Juneau Afternoon" with Jeff Brown host - through the month of August.  Here's the link, just click on "Listen Live" when you get on the site:  http://www.ktoonews.org/category/news/juneau-afternoon/

The Paintings Of Candy Prather With Music By Betsy Grant

What I'm Up To

Hi All,
Aside from calling radio stations to see who wants to play my new CD, I will be looking for artists who want to collaborate by sharing their art so I can continue to make my art/music videos.  Please contact me if you are interested in sharing your art work in this way!  betsygrant14@gmail.com

Seeing The Wonders In Life

There's a great children's book called "The Seven Wonders Of Sassafras Springs" (by Betty Birney) about a boy who is challenged by his father to see if he can find seven "wonders" in the "ordinary"  town he lives in.  The boy believes that wonders are only to be seen in far away, "glamorous" places like Egypt and Greece.  He accepts the challenge of finding seven wonders in the time span of a week, with his father's promise that he will send him on a trip to Colorado as a reward.  Without spoiling the story (it's worth reading it yourself), the boy shows the reader that the secret to discovering the wonders of life is to adopt the attitude of a child.   It reminds us of how much we miss by taking everyone and everything for granted.

A Creative Way To Get A Message Across

Cristina's Daily Paintings-- Original Daily Art Paintings in Mixed Media--: "CAN YOU FORGIVE?"- Whimsical Raven Oil Painting- Oil on a 7 x 5 x 3/4 inch Cradle Artist's Wooden Panel

A Contemplation Seed

"As a gift of love is given, it must be returned"
-from The Book Of ECK Parables Volume 2 by Harold Klemp

Radio broadcast of Betsy Grant's New CD

For those of you in Madison, WI - WORT 89.9 FM radio will be playing several tracks from Betsy's new CD Mirror Of Soul on the show "Her Infinite" Variety (hosted by Steph Stringer) this month.  You can also listen live online at www.wort-fm.org

Be Your Self

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

Love Yourself And Love Others

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."
-Mother Teresa
                                               

Betsy Grant's New CD Release Announcement!

Live Radio Interview With Betsy Grant

If you are in the South Bay, Monterey Bay, or Santa Cruz areas in CA on May 11 at 1:30pm, tune into KKUP 91.5 FM radio to hear a live interview with Betsy Grant on the show "Jewels and Binoculars".   She will talk about her new CD "Mirror Of Soul".

THE NEW CD "MIRROR OF SOUL" IS AVAILABLE!

Listen to tracks from Betsy Grant's new CD "Mirror Of Soul", it's now available for purchase!   http://www.betsygrantmusic.com

The Paintings Of Deirdre Shanny With Music By Betsy Grant

The Artwork Of Sandy Swan With Music By Betsy Grant

The Photographs Of Ed King With Music By Betsy Grant

The Photographs Of northadventure.de With Music By Betsy Grant

Tracks From Betsy's Upcoming CD - Soon To Be Released!

The Paintings Of Richard Robinson With Music by Betsy Grant

Never Before Released Material from Betsy Grant

"A Friendly Place" from Betsy's CD The Listening Heart

"Nature's Bounty" from Betsy's CD The Listening Heart

"Remember" Track #4 from Betsy's CD Love Heals All

"A Heart Is Sacred" Track #6 from Betsy Grant's CD The Listening Heart

"Meeting With The Master" Track #7 From The Listening Heart CD by Betsy Grant

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Workshops Online For Artists

Click on the post title to view this link to workshops online for artists

"Necessities" Track #5 from Betsy Grant's CD The Listening Heart (check out the music videos on my blog The Learning Heart too!)

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More Music By Betsy Grant

The Piano Music of Betsy Grant

Another View of Piano Music From Betsy Grant

A CREATIVE VIDEO WITH MUSIC BY BETSY GRANT Click on the following link to view:

art is a process: wing dress update: ready for love: back in may 2007 i had gone to see a nine inch nails show it was so impacting i felt compelled to do something myself yes, that was the...

Buy Betsy's Music

http://www.tarniusmusic.com/BetsyGrant

http://www.amazon.com

http://cdbaby.com/cd/betsygrant

Quote For A LIfetime

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice" - Meister Eckhart

Happy New Year!

One of My Favorite Comedy Moments

Listen To Betsy's Music

Listen to samples of Betsy's performance of her compositions:

http://youtu.be/4KebBDZLSyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVEqJN74OWU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8gtLweQPc http://youtu.be/T8rzCYShfe0

Values Before Education

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
C. S. Lewis

See Through The Disguise

This enjoyable blog by a fellow blogger has a great little video posted on it. Here's the link: http://dustyducktales.blogspot.com/

Evaluating Our Decisions

"Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever." - Keri Russell

Wonderful Sand Animation To The Music Of Vivaldi's 4 Seasons "Autumn":

About My Music

(click on the post title to link to my website and hear my music)

Appreciate What You Have

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Attention, Purpose, and Consciousness

Everything we do has a purpose - unconscious or conscious. We are Soul, divine beings. The way we view life has a profound affect on how we experience it. If we strive constantly to tune into the very highest part of our self (the divine), our experience is from that standpoint. If we are concerned and occupied constantly with material and emotional comfort, are attention is riveted to that aspect (the temporary passing show) and we begin to feel identified with that aspect of living rather than seeing the body, emotions, and mind as a house for Soul (the divine aspect). Am I caring for the well-being of my body so that I can be of greater service to life? Are my actions designed to give me the opportunity to give more light and love to others? Or I am simply and purely concerned completely and totally with self and it's physical, mental, and emotional comfort?

Be True To Yourself

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self Observation - An Instrument For Awakening

"Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening. " - George Gurdjieff

Purity Of Expression

One of the most important things in an artist's work is the need to protect his/her purity of expression, and not allow promoters, or society's expectations, or the lure of money to taint what the artist truly wants to express. This isn't always easy, and requires a considerable degree of self-honesty. However, the experience of freedom and joy that comes with a pure expression of the artist's love is well worth the sacrifices made, and benefits the viewer/listeners in a more substantial way.