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Category Archives: Being Creative

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

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

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

Haiku: window watching

August 13, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

branches shiver dance lemony finch flits sits chips cat and whiskers twitch

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Being Creative, Poetry, Writing

One quiet weekend nearly drove me crazy

July 29, 2014by bethnyland 8 Comments

This past weekend, I had way too much alone time. My son is in Africa, my daughters were with their dad, and my husband was on a seven-day business trip. […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work

Writing is good

July 27, 2014by bethnyland 3 Comments

My 16-year-old son is in Rwanda. He is there with 16 other people from our Lutheran congregation—a mix of teens and adults—to learn and serve people whose lives and communities […]

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Being Creative, Life & Work

Not-So-Idle Hands

July 22, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

My hands are seldom idle. For eight or nine hours each work day, they are busy at the keyboard, tapping out business writing for clients of Spencer Grace. After hours, these […]

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Being Creative

Hart Crane

July 21, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment. Hart Crane, poet (1899-1932)

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes

Make Something: Loud

April 30, 2014by bethnyland 1 Comment

  That’s it. One last creation in a year of making things each and every day. I did it. Three-hundred-sixty-five straight days of thinking and doing and playing and sharing. […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Birthday

April 29, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

My birthday is May 1 … just two days away. I’m calling this year my halfway point. As I reach age forty-five, ninety seems a reasonable life expectancy—just a bit longer than my mom […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

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