{"id":134,"date":"2011-01-05T20:31:06","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T01:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2011-02-07T20:24:15","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T01:24:15","slug":"welcome-to-my-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relationshiparts.com\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25\" style=\"width: 183px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Huggers-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25  \" title=\"Huggers\" src=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Huggers-1.jpg\" alt=\"Huggers by Larry Stallman\" width=\"173\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huggers \u00a9 1998 Larry Stallman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Welcome to the Relationship Arts Community.<\/p>\n<p>The Relationship Arts Website is a resource for couples who want to grow  their relationships and craft them into Art. I\u2019ll be working to develop  content that is informative, stimulating and entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>A relationship has the potential  to be one of life&#8217;s truly creative mediums. Regardless of where we begin,  we can learn to take our relationships to great heights. There are so many  possibilities&#8230;. So many things to consider&#8230;. So many ways to change  ourselves and rethink the ideas that have shaped our relationships up to  this point.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Discussion of Hubbard Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?page_id=74\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Discussion of Hubbard Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?page_id=74\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-91\" href=\"http:\/\/relationshiparts.com\/?attachment_id=91\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91\" title=\"Elbert Hubbard\" src=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hubbard.gif\" alt=\"Elbert Hubbard\" width=\"144\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elbert Hubbard<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Discussion of Hubbard Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?page_id=74\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;Art is not a thing; it is a way.&#8221; Elbert Hubbard<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You are here because you have an interest in a committed, intimate relationship. You are happy  or not or somewhere in between; you are young or old or in the middle;  you are a man or a woman; you are straight or gay or bisexual or  transgendered; you are able bodied or disabled; you have some kind of a cultural  background, a religious or racial heritage; you have beliefs and values  and attitudes; you have skills and some sort of education; you have the  capacity to love and to grow and to become a Relationship Artist. These are  the things we share.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><a title=\"Thomas Carlyle Quote\" href=\"..\/?page_id=85\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-94\" href=\"http:\/\/relationshiparts.com\/?attachment_id=94\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94\" title=\"Thomas Carlyle\" src=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Thomas-Carlyle-300x207.png\" alt=\"Thomas Carlyle\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relationshiparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Thomas-Carlyle-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/relationshiparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Thomas-Carlyle.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Carlyle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Discussion of Carlyle Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?page_id=85\" target=\"_self\">\u201cA loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.\u201d Thomas Carlyle<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I would like this site to serve as a source of information, ideas  and dialogue, providing a comfortable place where the processes that  contribute to the creation of <em>all<\/em> art can be explored and provide inspiration for the creation of great <em>Relationship Art<\/em>. If you&#8217;d like to find out a little about me, click <a title=\"About page\" href=\"http:\/\/themaritalarts.com\/?page_id=54\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>. 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