Tag Archives: balance

checks and balances.

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the kinders work to find a balance.

“the universe, it balances.

it makes sure you don’t get a head that’s too big.

i love it.”

-sandra bullock

balance.

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glenn frey the cat not the rocker 

 agrees with

patti smith the rocker not the cat.

“in art and dream may you proceed with abandon.

in life may you proceed with balance and stealth.”

-patti smith

the red turtle.

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saw this beautiful film yesterday

very moving and mesmerizing

drawn in mostly soft colors 

it captures the subtleties of

 nature, man, balance, human connections, family,

impermanence, the circles that life takes

very simple lines and images

bamboo, trees, water, sky, people, animals, land

created by three studios in three countries

japan, england, belgium

does not require any translation

as there is no dialogue

except for one word

only lovely music

to take you through this

fairy tale, fantasy, fable, legend

 when you get to the end

the quietly powerful and touching final scenes

will draw you in

it was 81 minutes of

pure perfection in every frame.

“this film was simple and and elemental.

like a picture book that needs no words.”

– a.o. scott – new york times

‘the red turtle’ premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 cannes film festival, where it won a grand jury award. the film was also nominated for the best animated feature film for the 89th academy awards.

credits: studio ghibli, wild bunch studio, toho studio, sony pictures classics

it goes in the show.

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so, i actually cried while watching “the smurfs”

luckily there was some magic involved

that turned things around

as the universe tends to do

in its own strange way

unexpectedly 

with no explanation

and all at once

everything was right with world again.

“if it makes you cry, it goes in the show.”

-annie leibovitz

image credit: sony pictures