Feel the Beat
When life goes up, I go down
Feel like I’m just spinning around
When will I get out of this town?
Am I just a clown?
Anyways
When life goes up, I go down
Should I just back down?
No!
I must keep going
Loving, moving, glowing
All knowing
When life goes up, I go down.
But im just sleepy today
Maybe I’ll just take a nap and play
What if Im just a little bit gay?
Back to what I was saying
Is the point of it all paying?
Betraying and portraying?
They tell me to start praying and obeying.
Downplaying the fact of it all
Maybe I should give my mom a call
Because when life goes up, I go down.
Something that inspired me from Nick Blaemire's interview was his idea of creating the worst song ever. I find this tactic inspirational as Nick understands that this is a new and uncharted territory for most of this class. The idea of starting something new is scary, and most of the time debilitating. The concept of coming up with the worst possible idea allows you to get over your fear of perfectionism and just try. Most of our fear arises from the idea that we won’t be good at it, which reassures the negative voice in our head. But, if the objective is to be bad at it, that fear no longer can hold us back. In the video, Nick creates a song from the first thing that pops in his head and then goes with it. I like this approach as most of the time we procrastinate or wait until the perfect idea comes to our head, but for the exercise, it’s more important to just explore the idea rather than to perfect it.
Reflection questions
My creative routine is going really well. Creating structure and routine for time to do deep work and create has allowed me to get used to creating and making time for myself on a daily basis. At this point, I don’t even need to look at the calendar, I just have become accustomed to writing when I wake up, going on a mindful walk throughout the day, and doing yoga before I go to bed. Before, it felt like these things were just taking up time where I could have been doing more productive things, but now I still feel the accomplishment of checking it off of my to do list and also the benefits from the practice. I feel more in my body than before and also find myself thinking more creatively in other aspects of my life. Overall the activity has really created structure in my day to day and allowed me to become more creative and mindful in other aspects of my life.
Although I chose the easy path of not creating a video, I did experiment with writing a song. Instead of doing the video, I decided to write my own song based on some feelings I have been having lately. I also turned on some music and danced around my room, because I didn’t create the melody to my own song. It was definitely uncomfortable writing a song, as I feel like I'm just an imposter and have no idea what I am actually doing, but it was a fun way to get out of my comfort zone. I love dancing, and it was fun to just let my body move without judgment of what looks good or what doesn’t. I just felt the beat and let my body move. Overall, I loved how the activity was presented and I enjoyed doing my own version of it!
