Well, hello there. It's Morgan Harper Nichols here. And before today's episode, I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about respect, starring Jennifer Hudson. It follows the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church to international superstardom. Arita actually handpicked Jennifer to portray her in this film, the remarkable true story of Franklin's

journey to find her voice and never lose faith. Her music shaped a generation, topping music charts

with anthem still relevant today. From Think to Respect to Amazing Grace, Jennifer Hudson's live

performances of Aretha's songs demand to be seen on the big screen.

Respect also features Forrest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audre MacDonald, Mark Marin, Titus Bredessa, and Mary J. Blige.

Don't Miss Respect, only in theaters, August 13th. Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer,

and this week on the podcast, I'm sharing the most important lessons I've learned about life

from the creative process.

Today is day four of five. So if you'd like to hear day one through three, they're already

uploaded. You can go check that out. And it's my hope with these episodes that whether you

consider yourself to be a creative person or not, that these are things that you can take with

you as you prepare for

whatever lies ahead. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Morgan Harper Nichols. One of the biggest things

that I am drawn to in the creative process, particularly the visual art creating process, is the ability to play with color. I love

color. I can see colors within colors everywhere I go. I'm noticing greens that are kind of yellow

greens that are kind of brownish and gray. I look at every tree. I see all of these things.

And part of this I've found out recently is that I have a sensory processing disorder within my autism diagnosis.

And I have some sensitivities that kind of, they have sides that make my life very challenging, but there's some

beautiful sides of them as well. And one of those is that I can see a lot of color and I pay

attention to a lot of color. And one of the most important things that color has taught me is how

much color, how much the richness of color, the different color values can

speak to different emotions. And not only can they speak to different emotions, but they can take us

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