I've been wanting to launch my own YouTube Channel for a while, and now that "The Bright Side of Darkness" is retiring and will need a place to live, I thought this was the perfect time.

The name "Anything Films" comes from a saying I once heard, "The leap between Nothing and Something is Anything."  This really inspired me because, surprise, I get bogged down by perfectionism and it's easy to let that keep me from starting (or finishing) a project.  For the longest time I stood at the brink of Nothing and wanted so much to create Something, but was afraid what I made wouldn't be any good.

But once I gave myself permission to do Anything I was able to let go of those fears, and self judgement, and doubts...ok, well actually I still had them, I just didn't let them stop me.

I know my films are far from perfect.  There's 100 things I'd go back in time and change if I could.  Film making isn't like painting or even writing where you can see what you're creating as you go and then you can go back and make changes here and there as you think about it.  Oh no, once that thing is filmed it's pretty much etched in granite.  Then you start to edit and realize you need a transitional shot, or a better angle, or more light, but you can't go back and get it.   You have to make do.

But I'm still very proud of my films and amazed at the talented individuals who participated in making them with me.  I learned so much from doing them.  With a little luck they'll keep getting better and better. They are Anything and hopefully they might encourage you to do Anything too.

So if find yourself standing at the brink of Nothing and want to create Something...

Just. Do. Anything.

Click the link to visit my channel, and thanks to my Husband, Michael Ladd, for the groovy logo!

www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3GFA5QXRDXCo4mGY8M4Yw