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PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is important to the Center for Living Art, Inc.. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that the Center for Living Art, Inc. collects, and the ways in which the Center for Living Art, Inc. uses that personal information.

Personal information collection

The Center for Living Art, Inc. may collect and use the following kinds of personal information:

Information that you provide for the purpose of registering with the website for contacting us, purchasing a product, or requesting information.

Information about purchase transactions carried out over this website.

Information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the website services, and email e-newsletters.

Using personal information

The Center for Living Art, Inc. may use your personal information to:

Enable your access to and use of the website services.

Publish information about you on the website, only after obtaining your permission.

Send products that you purchase.

Send statements and invoices to you.

Collect payments from you; and

Send you updates and communications.

The Center for Living Art, Inc. will not sell, rent or lease information about you others.

Where the Center for Living Art, Inc. discloses your personal information to its agents or sub-contractors for the above purposes, the agent or sub-contractor in question will be obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement.

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, the Center for Living Art, Inc. may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

Securing of your data

The Center for Living Art, Inc. will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

The Center for Living Art, Inc. will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers.

Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via this website will be protected by encryption technology.

Other websites

This website contains links to other websites. The Center for Living Art, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Contact Bernie Saunders

If you have any questions about his privacy policy or treatment of your personal information, want your information updated, corrected, deleted, or opt out of receiving additional information or announcements, please contact us.

by email to bernie@centerforlivingart.com; or

by post to Center for Living Art, Inc., 3030 Lakeshore Ave., Maple Plain, MN 55359. Phone: 763-479-1226. Fax: 763-479-1332

Bernie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:07:24 +0000

The following stories are examples of how people have taken the message of The Grace of Ordinary Days and have celebrated their life journey together by creating their unique relationship legacy. The stories may give you ideas of how you might co-create your unique grace of ordinary days memoir with someone you care about.

Time Together

Bernie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:58:27 +0000

They take turns planning the day. They might go somewhere, or stay at one of their homes. Even though their lives are very busy, they do not compromise this monthly time together. The time is sacred for them, and they are getting closer to each other. They are no longer willing to take each other for granted.

Getting Closer

Bernie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:54:18 +0000

They picked childhood experiences like cleaning the hallway closet on Saturday mornings, special red coats their mother sewed for them, and playing with cut-out dolls on the front steps. “My sister and I remembered the same events differently. In sharing our recall of these times, she filled in details of the little spaces of our growing up together that I never knew were spaces. I learned more of the life that we shared. For her to understand how much I had looked up to her brought us closer together.”

Center for Living Art…

Bernie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:13:53 +0000

….where the art of living comes alive. Presentations energize you. Consulting guides you. Publications and artwork inspire you.

Our Mission:

We inspire people to connect more deeply with themselves,

and with the important relationships in their lives.

Our Logo:

The Center’s logo symbolizes universal beauty in nature and in us.

When we take time to marvel at the elegant artistry of a flower,

we are invited to reflect upon our own unique talents

that impact our life and work.

Our Name:

The Center for Living Art evolved from flowers.

It germinated during the summer of 1997 as Bernie sat in neighbors’

gardens photographing the inside world of flowers. The more he listened

to the flowers, the deeper his understanding grew of how critical were his

relationships with nature and with others.

The Center supports people to bring more excitement, harmony and

compassion into their life and work by using their unique talents to make

each day a work of art for themselves and those important to them.

About Bernie Saunders

Bernie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:12:39 +0000

As a Renaissance person, Bernie is an eclectic and dynamic presenter. His ability to connect with a broad range of people, blended with his artwork, make his presentations truly uplifting and memorable.

Bernie Saunders is the founder and President of the Center for Living Art. Believing that life is truly a work of art, he brings a rich blend of creativity, humor, and practical wisdom to his presentations. Bernie is a best selling author, professional photographer, and organizational consultant who has spent his forty-year career balancing the practical world of getting things done, with interpreting and applying the elegance and power of nature to better understand the human condition.

Bernie’s presentations unite heart and head, and incorporate his remarkable photography as a springboard to offer people insights and ideas to express their strengths, connect more deeply with people, and celebrate life more fully.

No matter what size group, Bernie delivers inspiring keynotes, impactful general sessions, in-depth workshops, and several day programs and retreats. After each presentation, people leave with greater appreciation and hope that they can make a difference for themselves and the people they care about.

Center for Living Art
763-479-1226
bernie@centerforlivingart.com

The Importance of Stories

Bernie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:07:19 +0000

We are all storytellers. By telling our story we express our world
and ourselves to others. When we unite ourselves to someone close to us by telling stories about our shared past, we create a relationship legacy, a living memory.

Our relationship stories are also our lifeline with others. By sharing our stories with someone important to us, we can see the events of our life from different, surprising perspectives.

“The Grace of Ordinary Days” is an invitation to tell your stories together from the past, and equally important, to consider beginning the journey of shaping your stories into the future. Moving forward in creating your mutual stories could change your view of each other in unexpected and rewarding ways. It could link you with someone in a way you never imagined. Together you create an original work of art - a unique lifelong memoir.

The Grace of Ordinary Days: Relationships As Works of Art

Bernie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:57:04 +0000

Meaningful and lasting relationships involve originality and dedication. The process of bringing alive and nurturing a relationship resembles the balance, movement and focus needed to create a lasting work of art. This presentation is based on the book, The Grace of Ordinary Days, by Kay Saunders and Bernie Saunders, poet mother and photographer son, and what they learned about their relationship as a work of art.

Bernie shares five key characteristics common between developing art and nuturing relationships. The session is an invitation to explore and bring alive the simplicity and beauty of our life by gaining a new perspective of how to enrich relationships with loved ones.

Sitting in the Mud: Listen to the Rhythm of Your Dreams

Bernie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:38:30 +0000

During the summer of 1997, Bernie Saunders took his camera, his passion for nature and his fascination with Georgia O’Keeffe’s artwork, and spent three months sitting in flower gardens and capturing the inside world of flowers.

Bernie’s presentation focuses on what happens when people find themselves stuck in the repetitious mud of their everyday lives. He shares six key lessons the flowers taught him about life’s focus and passion, and how taking breaks gives people the time and space needed to recapture their spontaneous natural spirit.

Bernie’s inspirational presentation and powerful artwork invite participants to explore the ins and outs and ups and downs of their lives, and to consider how they can balance themselves during times of self-exploration, uncertainty, and transition.