The Power of Solitude: How Living Alone Changed Everything

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Support us in creating more films like this : http://www.patreon.com/reflectionsoflife Thank you Justine & Michael 💚 The world is more connected than it's ever been before. We can communicate instantly with our friends and family who live miles apart, thanks to the power of social media. And yet... why do so many of us still feel lonely? Feeling lonely is a normal human experience - it is something we all go through. And it's not simply a function of being alone. You can feel lonely in a crowd. Because loneliness is a feeling of being alienated from others, not feeling understood or connected - it’s a feeling that something is missing. But loneliness is also a message that our body sends us, letting us know that we are important, and we need to become friends with ourselves again. When we feel isolated or alone, we can choose to have compassion for ourselves. We can recognise our emotions without judging them. When we accept where we are at and what we are struggling against, without berating ourselves, we can then begin to change. In order to defeat loneliness, we have to listen to its message - You are complete, nobody is needed, you are enough! Filmed in Groot-Marico, South Africa. Featuring Johann Moolman (https://www.art.co.za/johannmoolman/) All of our films are made possible through the generous support of our patrons. To be part of this journey : https://www.patreon.com/reflectionsoflife If you'd prefer to make once off contribution, our PayPal details are : paypal.me/reflectionsfilms Join our YouTube channel to get early access to our films : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPPUszZ4-7yzZNgAAYwJjg/join 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 - 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. Editing - by Amy Cupido and Justine du Toit Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2 Cold - by Borrtex Creativity (Theta) - by Yotam Agam Enter (Reworked) - by Christopher Galovan Close - by Eleven Tales In a Heartbeat - by Noam Zaguri Break of Day - by Noam Zaguri A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations: Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair Assamese - by Partha Protim Borah Catalan - by Pau Zabaleta Chinese - by Loretta Mao Croatian - by Davor Bobanac Dutch - by Karla Greven English - by Justine du Toit French - by Amélie Macoin Georgian - by Qeti Giorgadze German - by Tanja Pütz Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou Hungarian - by Zorka Evetovics Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa Italian - by Grazia Gironella Korean - by Chloe Park Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska Polish - by Anna Konieczna Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič Thai - by Pimmi Uamart Ukrainian - by Olha Yurchyk Vietnamese - by Thi Le