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Reflections of Life
Южно-Африканская Республика
Добавлен 11 окт 2007
We are Justine and Michael (previously Green Renaissance) - on a journey to explore our shared humanity.
We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth - that we are all human - inside our hearts and minds, we all face similar challenges. We have so much to learn from each other, and our connections run so much deeper and stronger than we think. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.
All of our films are made possible through the generous support of our patrons : www.patreon.com/reflectionsoflife
If you'd prefer to make once off contribution, our PayPal details are : paypal.me/reflectionsfilms
We are grateful to all of you have chosen to be part of this journey.
Get in touch with us if you’d like to chat further - hello@reflectionsof.life
Much love to you. Justine and Michael 💚
We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth - that we are all human - inside our hearts and minds, we all face similar challenges. We have so much to learn from each other, and our connections run so much deeper and stronger than we think. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.
All of our films are made possible through the generous support of our patrons : www.patreon.com/reflectionsoflife
If you'd prefer to make once off contribution, our PayPal details are : paypal.me/reflectionsfilms
We are grateful to all of you have chosen to be part of this journey.
Get in touch with us if you’d like to chat further - hello@reflectionsof.life
Much love to you. Justine and Michael 💚
WE DON’T have FOREVER - tell those you LOVE what they mean to You
When we lose someone we love, we suddenly feel free to speak beautiful, flowery sentiments of gratitude, affection and admiration; words that we’ve kept bottled-up for years. And now that we’re finally ready to say them, they can’t be heard by the person who needs to hear it most.
Let's not wait for another funeral to tell someone how much we love them. Time is startlingly short - let's give eulogies to the living - memorialise them face-to-face. Speak all the words of love, to those we love. Say everything while they can still hear.
Let's celebrate life and those who matter in our lives, every day!
This film, which chronicles how the global Gracenotes movement began, tells the story of the...
Let's not wait for another funeral to tell someone how much we love them. Time is startlingly short - let's give eulogies to the living - memorialise them face-to-face. Speak all the words of love, to those we love. Say everything while they can still hear.
Let's celebrate life and those who matter in our lives, every day!
This film, which chronicles how the global Gracenotes movement began, tells the story of the...
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WHAT is LOVE
Просмотров 112 тыс.14 дней назад
Back in December 2022, we released a film featuring Antony and Margie, who shared with us some of their views on love and relationships. If you haven't seen this first film, you can watch it here - ruclips.net/video/pbyQhbZJhwI/видео.html Following the overwhelming response to our initial video, we've received many messages asking for further glimpses into the lives of this fabulous couple. You...
TORTURED POET - you are NOT ALONE
Просмотров 42 тыс.28 дней назад
“A friend knows our difficulties and shadows and remains in sight, a companion to our vulnerabilities more than our triumphs, when we are under the strange illusion we do not need them.” - David Whyte A deep friendship is one in which we feel seen and loved for exactly who we are. And when we are in someone's company and they are in ours, we have agreed to bear witness to each other, and that i...
ALONE? time to RE-MEMBER
Просмотров 106 тыс.Месяц назад
‘Social’ media has been presented as the modern solution - sold to us as a cyber hack of connection. While it certainly has its uses, it allows for a connection that occurs only within the mental arena, while our physical selves remain alone in our living rooms. Rediscovering our connection to humanity means moving beyond the illusion of ‘social’ media, where connections often feel shallow and ...
SOULFULLY BEAUTIFUL
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“Sonder” is the profound realisation that each person you meet is living their own life, with their own personal worries, pains, pleasures, ambitions - the same as you, in a sense, but also as intricate and as different as could be imagined. It brings forth the idea that there are millions of stories happening all at once, around each other, oblivious and contained from one another. Sonder open...
Be EMOTIONAL Feel DEEPLY
Просмотров 120 тыс.2 месяца назад
It’s NOT OK to be upset. It’s NOT OK to be angry. It’s NOT OK to feel disappointed. That’s what the world tells us. There's been a movement to watch our thoughts and feelings, making sure that we're positive at all times. We receive messages that we must shift these ‘bad’ feelings and find better ones. But when we do this, we close down and shut off parts of ourselves, suppressing the fullness ...
JOY of GETTING OLDER - COMING of AGEING
Просмотров 236 тыс.2 месяца назад
We live in a culture that dreads the inevitability of growing older, treats it like a disease to be cured with potions, tries to silence it with botox. And through all of this, we’ve forgotten that to grow old at all is a tremendous privilege - to become a person worthy of old age is the triumph of life. Our goal shouldn’t be to cling to youth as we get older, but to keep our joy alive by tendi...
An EXTRAORDINARY LOVE
Просмотров 210 тыс.3 месяца назад
Relationships are like mirrors, reflecting love and the true essence of who we are. They show us how to give and receive love, and help us understand what we want in life and who we want to be. Trusting relationships give us the space to be our true selves without fear. Through them, we learn to be authentic and accept ourselves. But it's not just about us; relationships also teach us to treat ...
OUTCAST find BELONGING
Просмотров 101 тыс.3 месяца назад
When we are misunderstood and unsupported, it’s easy to feel alone, as if we don't quite fit into the world around us. But something beautiful starts to happen when we understand that our uniqueness is not a flaw but a cause for celebration. As we learn to appreciate and share our individual gifts, recognising the beauty in our differences, we find a renewed connection to the world - similar to...
YOU are LIGHT
Просмотров 94 тыс.4 месяца назад
Trigger Warning - This film contains reference to sexual assault, which may be triggering for some viewers. If you have been affected by a similar issue and you need someone to talk to, please reach out to an organisation or individual near you for help. Take care. During difficult and dark times, we often feel an overwhelming sense of isolation, as if the weight of our struggles is ours alone ...
ANCIENT WISDOM
Просмотров 51 тыс.4 месяца назад
Humanity is one big, eight-billion-person family that lives together on Earth - born on the same planet, covered by the same skies, gazing at the same stars, breathing the same air. We may speak different languages and belong to different cultures, but we are all part of the same human family. And like any other family, we are all unique - we have our own likes and dislikes, our own temperament...
LOVE MYSELF - Learning to Let Go, Embracing Imperfections
Просмотров 185 тыс.5 месяцев назад
In the quiet corners of our minds, there's a voice that tends to undermine and sow doubt - the inner critic. The negative one. The one who preys on our insecurities. Confirms our self doubts and attacks our confidence. It might sound like, 'you should', 'why didn’t you?', or 'what’s wrong with you?' Recognising this internal dialogue is important because it so often shapes our actions and decis...
OK to be BROKEN HEARTED
Просмотров 100 тыс.5 месяцев назад
“The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love: it is perhaps the price we pay for love.” - Colin Murray Parkes Grief is long and messy, painful and unpredictable. But grief is also natural, necessary and revealing. In the process of healing, there's a quiet realisation of relearning to love and finding the beauty in life. It's like slowly lifting a weight from the heart, al...
An OPEN HONEST VULNERABLE MAN - WORTHY of Love
Просмотров 222 тыс.6 месяцев назад
We are all wonderfully unique, gifted individuals, and yet we don't inherently know that. We tend to place our worth in the hands of others. Our worth isn't defined by whether or not someone else loves, values or appreciates us - it's inherent. We are worthy because we are alive. We are worthy because within our heart lies an infinite capacity for compassion, kindness, and connection. We are wo...
LIFE is MAGIC - The MIRACLE of being ALIVE
Просмотров 171 тыс.6 месяцев назад
When out in nature, we often feel so small, dwarfed by the grand sweep of the stars, the oceans, and the mountains. And yet we are still part of it all - connected to the miracle of the first flower to emerge from the soil, awed by the iridescent flash of wings in mid-flight, the feeling of a raindrop rolling down the face, or the spiralling song of a bird up above. Nature can be a wonderful fr...
YOU are my SUNSHINE - Secret to Enlightenment
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YOU are my SUNSHINE - Secret to Enlightenment
LIVE a SIMPLE LIFE - Finding Meaning and Freedom
Просмотров 284 тыс.10 месяцев назад
LIVE a SIMPLE LIFE - Finding Meaning and Freedom
Thank you PAIN Thank you PLEASURE Thank you LIFE
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Thank you PAIN Thank you PLEASURE Thank you LIFE
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Wow! This is such a powerful and beautiful video. Thank you, Andrea for sharing this story.
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All I want in life this type peace . Little house with garden to drink my tea day and night.
Soooooo real
Thank you for that beautiful sharing 🙏🙏🙏
Desperately needing something of quality and I found you. 👵🙏💔
thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. this is beautiful. you have inspired me and now i think i have some letters to write to my dear ones!
Yes, the bravest woman, strong and inspiring
Such beautiful companions ❤
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It's wonderful to hear about your relationship with your father. I'm sure your father is in a better place with God.
~ a very good blend ~
What a delightful man. Such wisdom!
Thank you for sharing the journey to where you are now. What hope that can give to so many who are struggling.
We buy stuff we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like. Tyler Durden
working 40 hours doesn't pay the cheapest rent without anything in the apt, so...
This is just wonderful. I'm a 19year old guy from Belgium and I've seen their previous video as well. The words they speak are full of wisdom. Their philosophy is brilliant. I myself found my love a little less then a year ago but I know that we have so much love for each other. I wish I could spend a long time with him, God knows if it will be for life. But these kind of videos make me appreciate everything I have, from him to my best friends, to my family. It's these people that make me realise every time how lucky I am and how careful I need to be with others. This video has brought me tears and a big smile at the same time. Thank you for sharing! Love, Jens
i am remembering the both of YOU ...
Thanks for sharing that. Im opening up to myself and slowly opening up to others. I definitely relate to what you said about self consciousness and I will hopefully dance through that as you said
Where can I find such a sweet, thoughtful gentleman like this man to grow old with?
Now, Sir, this is a very serious question, what material is your shirt made out of?
Beautiful second part and just as powerful. My partner and I have been reflecting on something Anthony said. He said when MArgie left that sadness would be come part of his life. We are trying to understand what he was trying to convey with that. Anyone caught that and do you have thoughts?
What a great video - wise, and simple, as you said.
So true, so true! I know this in personal experience. Never think that you may have someone forever. I buried my beautiful son too early. He is gone, forever...and so many roads are still left open and undone. Heartbreaking for me but I know he lived everything through love.
I'm deeply sorry to hear of the sweet son you lost....
@@Andrea_Driessen thank you, yes he truly was. Thank you for your lovely video it touched my heart!
🧞 if anyone has Bill gates'$ E-mail Please send This Video to him. Ps: UBi will keep the present & future safer + more tolerable for The most 💙🌍
"Tomorrow is it's own mystery." Yes.....
What this lady has just said is magical. Thank you to this lady.
Igual viviendo en esa casa yo disfrutaría, ahora que vivo en una pieza de una pensión no es lo mismo.
One of the best description on Love!
And yet, I am reminded of the Dylan Thomas poem “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.”
'You will wish people peace and happiness, and I think that would equal love." ❤
This whole video can be summarized as "consumerism bad" .. which I more or less agree with but u don't need to go all crazy and move out to the countryside in a trailer and be sheepherder just live your normal lives don't worry about what either side thinks how you should live your life ( remember yes even these anti consumerism influencers are still just influencers)
This is so wonderful to watch. ❤ I started writing a birthday letter to my one and only daughter since she turned 16. She turns 32 in 2 days.. I’m preparing a letter as we speak. My daughter always makes me so proud of the woman she’s become. We make a difference in our children’s life. ❤
That cute giggle of hers❤
He is beautiful in his life, manner, strength in simplicity and words. Another incredibly lovely and inspiring share by Reflections of Life ✨💖
He's a sane person Along with spiritual mind. Respect
Oh what a beautiful testimony🤍 and it comes right on the eve of the day when my father passed away, the May 20. I would say the same about and TO my farther what was said here. I am greatful to the Almighty that I had a chance to spend each and every day near my farther's bed in hospital. These were very difficult days, but at the same time it was a blessing, because we spent more time together than we did ever before... I can say that the person I am today is mostly due to my farther's love, care and protection. May our farthers have eternal joy and peace🙏
I'm 77 and have recently gone through letters written by my father, grandfather, great aunts and others during WWII. These letters are precious to me as well, and I am so distressed that my niece and nephew do not want to preserve them for their children. I suppose they will be thrown out like trash after I die.
My hope is that because of your example, these precious letters can be preserved for future generations ❤
Perhaps copies of some of these letters could be archived in their town library or historical society.
A good video❤❤
U bring me to happy tears, love to hear about such wonderful love.
Good for you❤️
Don’t just let go of the world, embrace Christ.
I wasn't fully understood the contents of this video. however, i knew what mindset will be need before getting old. Thank you ma'am take care always.
This was so good. I held my dad’s hand and watched him take his last peaceful breath this past January. The previous week I spent in his room talking with family and hospice workers about what a great man he was. He had communication with every grandchild, and his only surviving brother laid by him in bed telling him what a great ‘big brother’ he had always been. We let him go fully loved and appreciated. It was one of the most precious moments of my life.❤. Thank you for this video. It blessed me very much.🥹
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I cried the whole time watching this video thank you for the beautiful video 🥺
When I watch videos like this, I so want to run into this person and just have a conversation. He’s right , before this video, on the NY subway I probably wouldn’t say hello. I am always curious and love those times I somehow connect with someone you had no idea of their story, their love and your connectedness to them. If I see you, I will be blessed to say hello.
my opinion is that it is an intellectual fraud. everyone does according to their aspirations. personally I have experienced poverty as well as times of financial ease. in my personal case poverty is an abominable suffering even if we actually have the illusion of having less stress and worries but at the slightest worry we are like a sick animal, we are at the mercy of predators whose administration, creditors, illness, various disasters. when you are rich you have 99% fewer vital problems. if we suffer it is because we want it and because we have an inappropriate intelligence quotient... everyone does what they want but never again in my life will I be poor and without anything. I must have this important financial cushion to spare my loved ones from the worst I have experienced in my life... even if this quest leads me to lose it. I can live without superfluities and the superficial but in no case without a mountain of money. it is simply not humanly acceptable, especially if we want to spare ourselves permanent stabbings in a pictorial way or not depending on where we are unlucky enough to live...
I wish I wasn't asexual. It makes finding and believing in love so much harder