Neighbors Newspaper February 2010

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Inspiring the Human Spirit - Break on Through to 2010
JEROME GASTALD
Continued from P. 18
NOTED ARTISTS, SCULPTOR
AND AUTHOR GUEST OF
Speak the Truth. As You Know it 5) Be Accountable for Your Own Life
TEMECULA VALLEY ART LEAGUE
Speaking the truth is not about saying every- Sometimes people really shy away from be-
FEBRUARY 16
thing that comes into your mind or sharing every- ing accountable. It’s a lot easier to not be account-
thing about what you are doing, thinking, or feeling. able, but you are really missing personal power,
Jerome Gastaldi noted author, sculptor and
when you aren’t accountable to yourself or those
artist

Don’t confuse it with brutal honesty, because these
will be the guest for the February 16,
are two completely separate consciousnesses. Dis- people you are in relationship with. Don’t put
Temecula Valley Art Leagues membership
excuses on your emotional credit card. Instead,
meeting

at the Gallery, 41785 Nicole Lane
cretion is always called for when communicating
Suite B, Temecula at 7 p.m. Guests are wel-
with other people. Honor people’s human spirit in hold yourself to a standard of integrity, because
come. Gastaldi, better known to locals as Bob
communication. You should be able to give people it’s your life! Blaming other people for your own
Abbott says he took his painting name from
honest information about them when it is appropri- choices in life is very destructive of your personal
his mother’s side of the family to separate his
ate, or about yourself and what you are doing. Peo- power. Taking full accountability for your choic-
art from his work as a museum director. He is
ple appreciate you more when you keep it real, and es in life lets you understand that you are free to
the founder of the Modern Museum of Art in
authentic. You will get more respect, personal fulfill- make many more powerful choices. Life is not
Santa Ana.
ment, and be happier because you are honest with based on the choices you have already made, but
Abbott will be discussing the art of mar-
yourself and with others. on the choices you are about to make about your-
keting your artwork from the book he has au-
self right now. As the oracle says in the “The Ma-
thored on the subject.
4) Ask for What You Want trix 2, the Reload,” “You have already made the The artist Gastaldi creates all the Yard-
Most people are very bad at asking for what choice.” Be powerful in your choices. Choose house restaurants art. He has designed wine
they want. This sounds like alien talk to some. They the highest good for all and human spirit. If you labels as well as displayed his art in museums
hedge a lot of the time and give out very bad mes- look at it that way, there is no wrong choice. As and shows from Canada to Mexico and to the
sages about what they would like and don’t like. It Pumba eloquently states it in The Lion King. “Put
west to Korea where his art is in the National
is very confusing to others. There are many reasons your past in your behind”, or as you or I would say
Museum of Seoul. Gastaldi has many one-
why people do this, including being told as a child it, ”put your past behind you”.
man shows as well as group, gallery and na-
not to ask for things. Give people a chance to give Break on through with power and a point!
tional venues.
you what you want by asking for it, but you also have 2010 is ready for the new you.
Gestaldi is equally at home with a small
to be ready to take “no” with dignity if they refuse. I
landscape that seems somewhere between
truly believe the “no” just means that something is If you would like to have breakthrough and find
expressionism and abstract as he is with a
missing. You will be surprised how often people are out more register for the Breakthrough Weekend.
20 foot canvas of multi-layered abstractions.
willing to give you what you want when you are clear
Michael Jacques last month’s guest artist and
www.breakthroughweekend.eventbright.com or
about it. Think about it . . . People will either say
long time friend of Gestaldi will also be at the
visit me at www.inspiringthehumanspirit.com
monthly meeting. For more information call
“yes” or “no”, but it will always be “no” if you don’t
Carol Landry at 951-303-8100.
even ask!
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