This is by far one of the best songified videos I’ve ever seen, thank ya kindly PBS.
I’ve always found Bob Ross’s painting videos interesting because he was apparently a drill sergeant in the military and had to scream at people all day every day and next boot camp.
Then he was so calm when he painted on his TV show. What a contrast.
I get the feels when I listen to this songified Bob Ross episode. It resonates with me not only because the musical accompaniment to his songified voice works so well, but also because I feel that there are parallels between the way he describes painting and the way I, and I would think most writers, experience writing.
You’re the creator. You find freedom on the canvas. And there is so much you can do with that freedom. Fluff it, a touch, a push, so many color combinations, so many endless options.
In writing, you find freedom in the blank screen. There are no limits. There are no rules. It’s you against a blinking cursor until it gets done. So many stories to tell, so many ways to go about writing them. And once you get into the right flow, and stop over-analyzing your every action, it can go on and on and on.
You start by believing here (points to noggin) because if you don’t believe that you can write, you won’t ever be able to.
If you can’t get past that self-doubt, if you don’t beat out that background sound of negativity with the sound of the keyboard clacking, you’ll be in a bad spot.
You need to have faith, and take that leap into your mind.
The reality I guess is that much of the positive advice in the video carries parallels to a lot of different things in life. Many different endeavors, different ambitions, could draw inspiration from a video like this one.
But I definitely know that every day’s a good day when you write.
And whatever you want to do in life, whatever arena it is, you can do it too. Find freedom in that knowledge.
I believe.
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