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Reading by the Shore (c.1883-1885). Charles Sprague Pearce (American, 1851-1914). Oil on canvas.

The work combines a brilliant light and free handling of paint with a tightly rendered fashion portrait of Antonia [the artist’s wife]. Pearce’s palette is an electrifying range of colors, with the tonal range of the background liberated from the conventions of knowledge, treated with little regard to local color, such as the pink sand beach with its lilac shadows.

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12 Laws of Karma That Will Change Your Life

1. The Great Law.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

2. The Law of Creation.

Life doesn’t just happen. It requires our participation.

3. The Law of Humility.

You can’t change something if you refuse to accept it.

4. The Law of Growth.

When we change who and what we are within our hearts, our lives follow suit and change too.

5. The Law of Responsibility.

We must take responsibility for what is in our life.

6. The Law of Connection.

Neither the first step nor the last are of greater significance, as they were both needed to accomplish the task.

7. The Law of Focus.

You cannot think of two things at the same time.

8. The Law of Giving and Hospitality.

Give without expectation of receiving anything in return.

9. The Law of Here and Now.

Looking backward to examine what was, or forward to worry about the future, prevents us from being totally in the here and now.

10. The Law of Change.

History repeats itself until we learn the lessons we needed to learn.

11. The Law of Patience and Reward.

True joy comes from doing what we’re supposed to be doing, and knowing that the reward will come in its own time.

12. The Law of Significance and Inspiration.

The true value of something is a direct result of the energy and intent that is put into it.