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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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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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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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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

Make Something: Unexpected Location

February 20, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

The “make something” prompt for day 296 of 365: “Go someplace where you would normally never do something creative and work there today.” After nearly 300 days of making things, […]

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Make Something: Triangle

September 2, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

I needed to make something with triangles today … and I wanted to hold true to my theme of “words.” Three has long been my favorite number, and the triangle […]

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes, Make Something 365

Make Something: Instrument

August 30, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” — Abraham Maslow Yes, this is the […]

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Make Something: Words

July 24, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Make something with words? Hardly seems fair, considering “words” is my theme for this year of making things, and words are my medium of choice all the time. But I’ll take […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Pablo Picasso

April 27, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary. Pablo Picasso, painter, and sculptor (1881-1973) 

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