We each perceive the world differently. Editing experiences to craft a unique narrated documentary that plays out in our mind - perhaps less of a documentary and more of a somewhat fictionalized account of our experiences. There is no such…
Read moreNew song reflecting the inherent loneliness of our existence. I'd encourage you to take a moment to call or visit someone you know who my be living their days in isolation.
There are over seven billion people on the planet right now. If you are creating something, you should be able to find an audience for your work somewhere.
Audience building depends largely on your reasons for producing creative work…
Read moreI love watching snowboarders. The fearlessness, awareness, athleticism... the creativity. Superhuman effort edging towards recklessness and then crossing the edge with air to spare. What would it be like to live like that?
Recorded in the solarium of my 150+ year old childhood home in eastern Ontario. A beautiful old stone house that has stood for several generations and has housed Witherspoons for a third of its existence.
Originally I was…
Read moreI am easily distracted. Distracted by technology. Distracted by desire for acceptance. Distracted by culture that drives me to ignorance instead of understanding, competition instead of compassion, rejection instead of acceptance. Hatred not love. Distraction not awareness.
I am…
Read moreLove seemed an appropriate topic to contemplate at the end of Valentine's Day week although the day seems more about selling flowers, cards, chocolate and restaurant reservations than love. I tried chasing down love in my recent song Just Love…
Read moreI tried my hand at a Facebook Live broadcast on the Rob Witherspoon Facebook page yesterday morning. I was just trying to figure out the technology but it attracted twenty-one views before I deleted it. The microphone didn't work for…
Read moreIt's difficult to get up in front of people. I think we all experience some level of anxiety when faced with speaking, performing or even large social gatherings. I struggled with stage fright for many years when I first started…
Read moreI should be more kind to others. Life would be much better if we were more kind to one another, but sadly kindness is a rare commodity.
The lack of kindness has many causes. When we are hurt by…
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