James Matthew Barrie: Bring Sunshine
“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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Mark Twain: Pause
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)
Ben Okri
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
A.Word.A.Day brought wisdom my way
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 […]
Make Something: Unexpected Location
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, […]
Make Something: Triangle
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 […]
Make Something: Instrument
“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 […]
Make Something: Words
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 […]
Pablo Picasso
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary. Pablo Picasso, painter, and sculptor (1881-1973)
Beth Nyland 