Do you feel like life is a constant game of catchup? No matter how much you strive to get and do, you feel like you need to do more or have more?
We’re encouraged to seek out success, wealth, and material possessions, against which we measure our status, selfworth and happiness. We continually strive to achieve these things, but when we get them, we feel only a fleeting sense of happiness before setting our sights on the next thing. And this pursuit of 'stuff' often comes at the sacrifice of our physical, mental, and emotional health.
There’s no denying that money is an important part of our society and having a degree of financial stability increases our ability to enjoy life. But the reality is that most of us live in a world of overabundance. We need to realise that we have enough. We need to stop linking our selfworth and happiness to doing and having more. That’s a journey worth taking.
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In collaboration with iNous, we recently released a beautiful deck of 52 cards each card containing a quote from one of our films, paired with the activating visual muses of Lanon Prigge. The aim of this deck is to rekindle childlike curiosity and creativity, helping to navigate the shared waters of our human experience with grace and joy. If you’d like to consider purchasing your copy, shop here https://tgc.link/reflections
Who is Reflections of Life? We are Justine and Michael (previously known as Green Renaissance). We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth – that we are all human. 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.
This film features the following people, and you can watch their full, individual films using the links below:
Tzulu Dowsett • Living the Balance
Graham Sim • Never Too Old
Kashief Booley • Create MEMORIES
Tony • Less is More
Lindsay Murray • A SIMPLE Life it’s BEAUTIFUL
Edward Gaybba • Happy in Nature
Maggie Fourie • HYPERACTIVE Grandmother
Filmed in South Africa, Saint Helena Island and New Zealand.
Equipment used mix of Sony FS7 and Sony A7S
Music sourced from ArtList https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Far From The World by Ben Winwood
Small Touch by Rea Meir
Our Fading Memories by Jon Gegelman
Those Nights We Lost by Emanuele Errante
Pulse by Jacob Pavek
Seasons by Jacob Pavek
A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) by Pān Yung Chih
Croatian by Davor Bobanac
Italian by Vincenzo Mocerino
Portuguese by Jonatha Koeller
Spanish by Gorka Garcia and Seva
Vietnamese by Tam Do
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey