a tribe not my own, but with the same kind of spirit
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“surround yourself with people who add value to your life.
who challenge you to be greater than you were yesterday.
who sprinkle magic into your existence,
just like you do to theirs.
life isn’t meant to be done alone.
find your tribe, and journey freely and loyalty together.”
-alex elle
not us, but actors with a similar communication style
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getting together with my friend yesterday to catch up,
with our usual mutual understanding:
“if i’m telling you a story be prepared to have 7 mini conversations and 19 other stories thrown into it.”
this film.
i recently saw it with one daughter and two grandies
based on a youtube character created by comedians who were bored at a wedding
with low expectations, just wanting to be entertained
i was not prepared for this poignant, sweet, sad, funny, and heartwarming story
a documentary with a perfect blend of stop-action and live-action film
you may recognize some of the humans who appear on the screen
not an action film but fully a reaction film
give it time, it’s slow, it’s quiet, it’s incredibly touching, and will enchant all ages
it’s seeing the world through marcel’s tiny eyes,
as he deals with joy, love, loss, fear, grief, courage, and a renewal of life
reminding us of the importance of family, friendship, support, and connections of all kinds.
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This poem, The Trees, by Phillip Larkin, was read at a pivotal point in the film and is so fitting:
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kinder shares a bowl filled with her red loose parts treasure salad
(it’s a secret recipe)
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“the heart that gives, gathers.”
-tao te ching
The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights in Melbourne. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020.
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“at the end of the day, the ones who really matter
will be the ones standing next to you watching the sun set
and assuring you that it will rise again in the morning.”
-ash sweeney
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story credit: natureblowsmymind
“here’s to fresh coffee and good books and kind hearts and found beauty
and the weird, kindred souls who help us know we are all in this together.”
-nanea hoffman
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image credit: Branger/Harper’s Bazaar – Vintage Paris 1925
we’ve been friends for over 40 years
at this gathering
following a recent loss
we came to realize
that between the four of us
we have but one surviving birth parent
making us close to all being orphans
we paid tribute
offered gratitude
to those who came before us
with all of their strengths and challenges
for had they not lived
there would be no us
nor our children
nor our grandchildren
nor those yet to come.
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“the songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children”
-phillip carr-gomm
getting ready to take the big jump. there is power in numbers.
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“individually, we are one drop. together, we are an ocean.”
– ryunosuke satoro
Relaxing around the fire
with cold drinks and warm friends
on a late summer night
in the irish hills.
—
“the four building blocks of the universe
are fire, water, gravel, and vinyl.”
-dave barry
coming together
long past the calendar date
to celebrate a dear friend’s milestone birthday
as if no time has passed.
—
“our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.”
-jean paul
I didn't have my glasses on.... 