Aligning within when faced with obstacles - like Princess Jasmine

About 1.5 hours into the most recent Aladdin movie, we see Princess Jasmine (played by Naomi Scott) sing the song 'Speechless'.  I'm going to assume that people know the general story of Aladdin, so you'll understand the next few sentences.  Jafar (the bad guy) has just taken ownership of the lamp, ordering the genie to make him sultan instead of Jasmine's father.  Now they are all at the mercy of Jafar.  He orders the guards to take Jasmine away.  Throughout the movie, Jasmine has felt constrained and not able to use her voice and now the circumstances have amplified that lack of freedom.  Things have transpired that she will now be locked away.  While we may not be princesses being ordered to the dungeon by a bad guy who has just taken over our dad's job, we will likely have experienced external circumstances and obstacles shutting down our creative process.

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