Category Archives: reflection

Making s cookies, I remember

Thank you so much to the reader, Valerie, who wrote to ask me about the s cookies that my Grandma used to make! I remembered that I had mentioned those light and delicious cookies in my last post about observation and  memory. My grandma Marianna used to make them  with us , allowing us to…

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admin - Jane,I love that you connect so to the creative throughout your life. I enjoyed the vivacious look of your blog and will keep up with it to see what new ways of creative living that you come up with., including recipes.! And Iust love Leo and Mary and the wonderful group of people at A-list Blogging!

Jane Robinson - I too write about art, life and…cooking. All creative pursuits. I am definitely going to make these cookies. They look and sound delicious. Thanks

Nina - Smells and tastes wonderful just reading this. Thank you, Beth! :)

How to make mistakes into opportunities!

Oh yes, it is true!  Many of my best ideas have begun by making a mistake. If I am afraid of doing something incorrectly, I feel inhibited about making decisions that are unusual or different. When I prepare myself the best I can and then go forward with courage, I find I gain a new…

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Can art change the world? You decide!

This is an incredible modeling of how life and art intersect to make something greater…transformation! It is worth every minute of watching and listening. Now that you’ve watched it, how can your work change the world?

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Nina - Whew. Energy. Creativity. Love. — one and the same–

2011 opportunity: reflect on the art of your life!

Here we sit , on the precipice of a new year…. I choose to spend the day in reflection of last year and preparing to embrace 2011. I reflect on seven chosen areas of my life , look at my journey last year and where I could go with them this year.      …

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Gloria Vendryes - I love that photo of you, Beth. And as always your words give me alot to think about. Thanks, Mom

bill g - greetings I fully agree. Creating art creates energy. That’s a secret most people don’t realize. I gain energy. I gain purpose.
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Nina - I clean, contemplate and consider the last moments of my ending year doing exactly what I want:: dreaming, digesting my dreams and directing degrees of movement large and small into the gratefulness that I AM and that we share together. All kinds of Blessings for 2011 — With Great Love, ng

Evidence of things not seen

What I did rediscover, as I reflected, is that I must create! It is as necessary to me as eating and sleeping. It is my way of sharing what is not not seen: of digging away at what is not understood; of researching using visual tools and gut level intuition. Why is this so important to me?…

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Laura - Well said…onward

Nina - Amen and bravo!