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James Matthew Barrie: Bring Sunshine

June 3, 2016by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” James Matthew Barrie novelist & playwright creator of Peter Pan (1860-1937)

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes, Life & Work

Mark Twain: Pause

April 9, 2016by bethnyland Leave a comment

   The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)

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Beloved Quotes

Ludwig Wittgenstein

March 27, 2016by bethnyland Leave a comment

Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)

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Beloved Quotes

Ben Okri

March 15, 2016by bethnyland Leave a comment

Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world. Ben Okri, poet and novelist born March 15, 1959

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Beloved Quotes

Vertigo?

August 7, 2015by bethnyland Leave a comment

The room is horizontal. A spinning tunnel. Over. Around. Under. It stops and starts without warning. No handhold. I teeter. Maybe this is just the Earth’s rotation. But somehow I […]

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Poetry

Go-Go Boots

July 20, 2015by bethnyland 5 Comments

I wanted white go-go boots so bad. I wanted to look glamorous and tough. I wanted to sing and dance and strut. I wanted go-go boots. Knee-high. Long zippers, from […]

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Poetry, Writing

Hillary Clinton is not a thing.

April 25, 2015by bethnyland Leave a comment

I was scanning Facebook this morning and saw a photo of Hillary Clinton. The photo linked to some online content, and the summary pointed to a speech Clinton made this […]

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Uncategorized

Halftime thoughts for #CreativeSprint

April 15, 2015by bethnyland Leave a comment

When midnight strikes tonight, I will be halfway through #CreativeSprint. This one-month challenge, compliments of Noah Scalin and Another Limited Rebellion, has drawn me back to the daily practice of making […]

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Being Creative, Creative Sprint, Make Something 365

#CreativeSprint: back to blogging

April 2, 2015by bethnyland 2 Comments

It’s been awhile. BethNyland.com has been quiet for months. Mind you, Beth Nyland has not been quiet. Life and business have both been busy, and I’ve even been writing on […]

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Being Creative, Creative Sprint, Writing

A.Word.A.Day brought wisdom my way

December 9, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Every day “A.Word.A.Day” lands in my email inbox. Anu Garg and team produce this and other resources as part of Wordsmith.org: Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share […]

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes, Writing

Filling the well, priming the pump

October 22, 2014by bethnyland 2 Comments

Jim and I are away for a week of vacation, disengaged from our routine and engaged with each other. Our wedding anniversary was good cause for both celebration and relaxation. […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work, Poetry, Writing

What keeps you up at night?

October 8, 2014by bethnyland 1 Comment

I need rest. Sleep restores and prepare my mind, body, and spirit so I can be the active, creative, positive mom-wife-friend-writer-consultant I want to be. This means making the most of […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work

Embroidering a character to life, right in my lap

August 30, 2014by bethnyland 1 Comment

A couple weeks a go, I corralled all my hand-stitching supplies into a basket. This didn’t take a long time or a big container. Although my Mom began teaching me needlepoint, […]

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Being Creative

Finding positives in an ice bucket

August 25, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

It was bound to happen eventually. With the message so viral and my family so social—both online and in real life—one of us was sure to receive the ALS ice […]

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Life & Work

Making something every day DID change my life

August 19, 2014by bethnyland 3 Comments

Three-and-a-half months ago, I finished a year of making things. Guided by Noah Scalin’s wonderful book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, I succeeded in making something new. Every single day. For an […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Writing

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