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Herd Mentality - Texas Artist Laurie Pace - Contemporary Horse Paintings



  ©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2020

 Summer Herd 
 Commission Contemporary Horse Paintings by Laurie Pace - Sold. 

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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” Allen Saunders

Life After Sixty: 

I love this pony herd painted in the piece above... but it brought to mind the idea of herd mentality.  We all get caught up in it and often we are moving away from where we should be or what we should be doing. Herd mentality is basically following the herd... and truly that is not following the path God intends for you. 

God wants each of us to find contentment. That is NOT following along what other people are saying or doing.

God wants us to use our individual gifts to serve him.  That is NOT following along with a herd. The word individual has no space in a herd.

God wants to hear us laugh. The natural response to laugh is tied to your life experiences. He is waiting for you to 'react' to something and smile and throw your head back and laugh. This would never happen in a herd. 

When you pray, it is important to stay in communication with God especially for guidance daily.  Too often we ask Him for things to bring into our lives, like our wants more than our needs.   It is rather self-centered and funny because he ONLY wants our happiness.  We forget happiness comes from giving to others and serving others.  All the things you think will make you happy are only things... they are not happiness. 

God what is your will for me?
“But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you." 1 Samuel 12:24


Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist 





Laurie Pace is an international artist with her paintings collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia,  and Ecuador.

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