We often hear the phrase, "Relationships take work”. But I like this one better, "Good relationships require intention; they don't just happen."
Having hard and uncomfortable conversations is part of this intention. It's often the things that are left unsaid that cause the most problems, the expectations that we didn't communicate, the times that we were actually hurt and said it was ‘fine’.
And fear is often the main reason we don't engage in many of these conversations. But the reality is that the real end begins the moment we start avoiding and sweeping these hard conversations under the rug. We need to acknowledge the importance of these instead of hiding from them. We just have to be brave and willing to sit through the initial discomfort of bringing them to the table.
Give yourself grace as you navigate the complexities of these dialogues. When we share and connect to each other in the painful places, we build bonds that nurture connection and love. And love has the power to heal.
Filmed in Hermanus, South Africa.
Featuring Jenny Jackson.
This is the fourth story that we have filmed with Jenny. To watch the previous three films, see links below:
All Cats Are Black - • You are BEAUTIFUL as Y...
"Love, Mummy" - • Your FAMILY is COMPL...
Now You Are Free - • BE FREE in AGEING
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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 child-like 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 - 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.
Filming - by Michael Raimondo
Editing - by Jackie Viviers and Justine du Toit
Music sourced from ArtList - bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Soft Awakening - by Jon Gegelman
Elio - by Lavandou
North Sea - by Beneath the Mountain
Tip of the Iceberg - by Beneath the Mountain
Dreams of Glass - by Jon Gegelman
All Things Fade - by Jameson Nathan Jones
Karlstad - by Fjodor
As the Grey Fades - by Marshall Usinger
Sleeping Seeds - by We Dream of Eden
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Assamese - by Partha Protim Borah
Chinese - by Shun-Ying Lu
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
Filipino - by Ann Pauline Aspacio
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou
Hungarian - by Zorka Evetovics
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Japanese - by Kaoru Hasegawa
Korean - by Chloe Park
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass
Romanian - by Anca Zaharia
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Ukrainian - by Olha Yurchyk
Vietnamese - by Thi Le