I'm not exaggerating when thinking that your films are transforming my perspective on "what is to live". Society has made simplicity such an effort, and and a simple life is such a thought-provoking one. The amazing people featured in your films and the thoughts they share, the breathtaking shots of nature, all of them are helping me to stop and contemplate each piece of art living in each moment. Thanks for the great work :)
@Mariana Oliveira - Thank you Mariana for this very special compliment. We've always said that if each film reaches just one person, making them pause and consider life a little bit differently, then it was worth it! 💚
And this is the reset we really want and need. Wonderful film! Take your shoes off, walk on the bare ground or grass, feel the living earth, listen to the wind the birds the trees. Hug a tree! Stay away from too much social media; Don't compare your lot to others or become envious. Meet a friend for coffee. Connect. Switch the phone off. Live in the now. Listen to your soul. Love this channel. Thank you so much for each and every precious film. Xx💓
Hi! I cannot financially support your work at this moment, but I want to tell you that you are doing something important, especially now, in these strange difficult times for people. Really big thanks to you. Your films give you hope, strength and a better feeling.❤
@Basia Chodanionek - Oh thank you for this message. We appreciate these messages of love and support so much more than any financial contribution. We're so glad that these films are finding their way into the hearts and minds of those who value the stories that we're sharing. It's great to have you here with us. BIG hugs. Justine x
Finding your channel and all of the people in your videos, along with the musicians and translators who are a part of your videos, has and continues to make a deep impact on my continued thinking about life, including my own, of course. It’s not possible thank you and everyone involved in this beautiful videos enough. Please hold that appreciation sweetly and deeply - you are touching so many, many lives. This video in particular brings to mind one of the lines from of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver that says, “Tell me, what is it you want to do with your one wild and precious life.” Thank you again for both reminding and showing us how wild and precious life is, especially when we stop to let ourselves truly know that.
I was once an addict until I quit a few months ago. Now, I'm happier. This channel is one of the best on UA-cam. I hope the UA-cam algorithm recommends your videos to more people. Like seriously, people need to learn from these unique perceptions of life.
If you're appreciating this film with subtitles, you can say a HUGE THANKS to these guys who have given so generously of their time to help create captions :) Croatian - by Davor Bobanac Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino German - by Tanja Pütz Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - by Pān Yung Chih Korean - by Chloe Park Spanish - by Marianne Carrere Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
@@salimaraoui8621 We'd love to include French... we'll just need to find someone who is willing to give of their time to help... and who is absolutely VERY fluent in French and English. Hopefully SOON 😁👍
I think so much of the World is waking up and realizing how we have been living is such a lie. I’m getting off this hamster wheel and actually live and savor the simplicity of a moment. Thank you for your beautiful channel. Now I’m going to hop over to Patreon to join. 🌼🐝
@Angie Lincoln Dasner - Oh dearest Angie - THANKS for these words of support, THANKS for taking the message of this story to heart, and THANKS for choosing to join us on this adventure. Big hugs from South Africa. Justine x
There are still people who value real connection and are searching for deep conversations.. Don't stop looking, humans. Thank you for another great video :)
@@pronosticosdeportivos9517yes. I'm looking, too. Just someone to take a quiet walk in the rain with and just be. So much said in the silence and wonder.
We tend to think that we can't live without things like social media and smart phones that we forget how recent these inventions really are. It wasn't that long ago that social media wasn't a thing and we lived perfectly fine without it then and can live without them again. Instead of allowing the world tell us who we should be via likes and subscriptions and so on, we need to tell the world who we are and the only way to do that is to live authentically and find our truth. Thank you for this reminder that life cannot be lived through digital means.
I wish that everyone could know the dangers of social media and yes here we are on youtube watching your beautiful videos. There is a new movie called "The Social Dilemma" and if it does not scare you off of social media, nothing will! I unplugged a year ago from FB etc and then ditched the cell phone a few months ago, it is the best thing I have ever done. Ones awareness of everything elevates, falling leaves, spider webs with dew, crows fussing with squirrels, raindrops, it is remarkable and I have a heightened sense of joy. Those feeling of bliss that you can not describe. Time on this machine is limited also......sigh....I want to let it go also, but would miss the few lovely things a few lovely people do. Reconnecting face to face, or by letter writing is crazy hard and should be a natural thing, but I am finding it is not. Living in an instant world is not healthy. Slow down....unplug.....someone write me a letter....(smile)
I find it very difficult to understand how far right people and organizations are in the ads prior to watching the videos from Green Renaissance.Sarah Palin.Really!!!!!!!!!1
Thank you for this amazing short film! Youre changing the world, you spark the brain that eventually will change the world. Keep inspiring us! Ure done a great job ✌
The breath taking shots of nature, the calmness, particularly the feeling to be lived like this always bring so much joy to my heart.. from childhood i am always very much close to nature.. the videos of your channel always bring back those spectacular memories back. thank you..for making such magnificent videos..
Our pleasure! So happy to read your comment, thank you for your kind and encouraging words. Glad the videos bring back wonderful memories. Much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
So very true. I closed my facebook account a few months back due to feeling this, how disconnected I had become to life around me, how I was doing far less than I could be. I am still dealing with my phone addiction - UA-cam, Bitchute.. but facebook and Instagram I avoid. This video has reminded me about why I closed those, and why I need to put my phone away.
If anybody feels like they don't want to be on social media but still keep in touch with/meet new people, letters are always there! We should make them popular again :D but seriously!
I closed my last social media account about a year ago. Being an amateur landscape photographer this step towards creative freedom has been crucial to my recent development as an artist. My connection to nature has grown from strong to rock solid and the phrase "Keep it real" has become way more than just a cool phrase. This video helped me a great deal in putting my experience into words, thank you for that!
Glad this video was so meaningful and helpful. Yes, social media can overwhelm us quickly, it's important to have the right balance. Wishing you all the best with your landscape photography, may you find beautiful places to capture. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
'Social media' - the name in itself is a misnomer as it is anything but social. In the same way big corporations use the name 'green energy' when they are destroying beautiful natural habitats to put up ugly so-called 'natural' energy generators. I understand the need to move away from dirty fuel but don't destroy what we have left in pursuit of an alternative that makes rich people richer and the earth poorer. Another wonderful and thoughtful fil. Thank you. X
Nature returns me to mindfulness, to the wonder of the present moment. It recenters me. Deep, meaningful conversations draw me into the realization that the light of the sacred dwells within each of us. I was born in 1951 in a very small place where neighbors had to lean on each other when a blizzard or severe thunderstorm swirled around us. Thank you for reminding us that social media will never replace authentic encounters or connection with the oceanic consciousness we find in nature and the universe.
I'm glad I wasn't alone realizing that the digital world does not really makes us connected but instead more isolated and lonely. To Green Renaissance, I'm so happy that I found your channel and I hope to become one of your patron to show my support to you once I get a job. Salute to both of you for making this kind of content that shows what life really means.
Oh Drew, your words of support and appreciation mean so much more to us than any financial contribution ever could. We're so glad that you've found our films, and it's great to have you along on this journey with us. Big love. Justine and Michael 💚
Unplug you're self get out in nature grab your self some paint brushes even you can not paint look around where you are you will find some treasure of interesting too you & listen to the sound of nature & it will be bliss . I am sure wee have all been there. It's time now in this crazy world . Well done to your video another good one. Bless you all Peter Scotland xxx
Hi Peter great advice. And if I could humbly add to this- everyone and anyone can paint, we can all do mark-making it's expressing from within, it doesn't have to look like a so-called master painter's work, but it's good enough to just paint for the sake of it, to feel the joy of expressing with a paintbrush, a palette knife, or our hands, a stick whatever, but have fun with that colourful paint and feel the bliss. Since both my parents died last year ( my mother died in May 2019 and my father died in December 2019) I often paint rainbows for the fun of it, it's easy, for the simplicity of it, for the love of colour and i paint rainbows my way such as green rainbows (different shades of gorgeous greens) and all different colours. I painted a rainbow with chocolate brown in it. Lol. My mother had brown eyes, coincidentally my mother was a McDonald before she married my father (they were married for 62 years). What a great channel Green Renaissance is - a gem about getting real about life, I love it. Bless you Peter. 🌠
The paradox for me is that I watch all your videos (and others) on my phone, on UA-cam, and I find great value in them, but the more I watch them, the more I realize I need to disconnect, and yet I keep looking for videos that inspire me, like yours, because they are what makes me see things a different way and understand what should be important in my life... But to get inspired and motivated to change I spend time on UA-cam...
My job in 1995 was implementing windows 95. It was exciting but yet i could feel the future and told my husband the internet was going to ruin the world. Our lives are run by the internet now and its advancing everyday. Kids adults missing out on real life. Sad thing as im using it now. But i will never let it run my life and take away nature, love, living. The best things in life im so thankful for. Thank you for your wonderful blessed channel❤️ im so grateful for it!
Interesting what you are sharing, thank you. We definitely have to find the right balance - use with technology for our good and what we need it for but not become addicted. Glad you are able to enjoy nature, life,... We hope that we can share many more inspiring videos with you. Sending much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
I lived on board a Naval vessel for 11 years. Sharing every space that was available. I always had to share my sleeping quarters and never had my own bathroom. I learned to sleep on a thin mattress and on a twin size rack with a rack above me. No social media, phones, or internet. I didn’t choose that life style, that was chosen for me. I’m home now and still live with that minimalist perspective. I could and would like to live in a one room log cabin/house, where everything is pretty much in one room. I cook and bake as a career so a practical kitchen is my only desire. But I can see how choosing this type of lifestyle and life could be something most won’t consider. Also, it’s after you hv proven certain things to yourself, that you begin to seek solace , nature, crafts, music, animals, and God bc you’re inner struggles are fulfilled and so you turn to the spiritual. The infinite God. I like to see the lives of folks that hv carved out a life of their choosing. Thanks for sharing.
I love what you said in your 2nd last paragraph ... spot on !! A little cottage at the bottom of the farm I live on has just come available for rent ... the kitchen (unfortunately tiny) has a beautiful view of the macadamia trees and the sea 8kms in the distance. .. I can imagine a peaceful, contented you, gazing out the back door as you create amazing foods (which I will gladly walk down the hill to come test for you 😁) . I hope you find your soul spot.
I relate so deeply. When I first realised that I was using Instagram to validate me, it was extremely saddening and disappointing. I would do things, dress a certain way and interact with people just for a photo or a new post. I havent had instagram for 3 years, and haven't had facebook for 10. Once I got rid of instagram I started only doing things that I wanted to do, I saved so much scrolling time and stress and had to come to terms with being with myself and not trying to prove who I am to anyone else. It takes away your identity and makes you turn into something people want you to be or what you think is 'cool' or 'trendy'. Its so insane. After deleting instagram I had a lot of mental struggles about coming to terms with not having my life validated by likes or the tribe of followers, but it is the best thing I ever did.
Awesome video, every human being on the planet should see this. I have been doing Wim Hof breathing for about a year, so much more aware and present than any other time of my life. I love the idea of your channel and the positive changes you are trying to make.
Wonderful thank you so much for your very kind word James. Sorry it has taken a while to get back to you. We really appreciate every view and every message. Good luck with the Wim Hof breathing.. We love swimming in the freezing sea where we live. Have a happy week. Best wishes, Justine and Michael
I quit Facebook in June 2020 and I am SO MUCH happier and have more time. I don’t want to waste this one precious life life I’ve been given. Love and strength to all who read this.
Thank You cannot describe my grattitude ! This is what could be pur greatest mistake in human history, because the superficiality goes for both ourselves and the way we treat Nature. Everything is connected We are more destructive than ever. We can stop this by being conscious. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Gone back to using a 'dumb' phone. Check my emails morning and evening for maybe 15 mins each. and watch maybe half an hour of You Tube each night max!, so short vids like yours are great! Slowly unplugging.
@Paul Timson - Thanks for sharing this Paul. And I'd love to know what the gradual unplugging process is doing for you both physically and emotionally? Do you feel much better? Justine x
@@ReflectionsofLife Hi Justine. The 'wake up' was my 2 year old grandson saying "No Phone, No Phone" when I was busy surfing (un)social media and checking emails, instead of playing and paying attention to him. ditching my (3!) smartphones and buying and using a $30 dumbphone, was my first tiny personal act of rebellion. Also I was addicted to smartwatches, Apple watch, two Android watches, two Fitbits and my old Garmin Vivo, I got tired of the constant buzzing on my wrist. Yes you can turn off the notifications, but then why have a smartwatch? Now I just use a $50 Timex, old school, "can take a licking and keep on ticking" I'm 64 and lived (better) without all this tech for most of my life! Re-learning to do so again.
@Paul Timson - LOVE this. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. And high five to your young grandson - send him our love. Tell him that he made us smile here in South Africa x
Greatest sadness is the disconnect from nature and somehow seeing ourselves as separate! What a statement she made. How much of the deep grief in so many souls could be soothed by stepping away just to be in nature. Step away from all the chaos...the screaming voices....the demanding material world......just to enjoy being alive. Enjoy just being.....in Nature. The world is on a merry-go-round.... going nowhere and spinning itself out of control...out of peace fullness.
Thank you for sharing these thoughts. Very true, the is more and more 'busyness'. It's good to be reminded sometimes that we have to stop awhile from time to time. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
Wonderful video! Striking a balance in these things isn't easy and, when you find that balance, it must be mindfully maintained. Thanks for your video and thanks to Kim Grant for sharing it...
Glad you found the video meaningful. Very true, finding the right balance with gadgets and social media isn't always easy. It's good to reflect from time to time. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
In fact your art deserves more attention but it seems there are a few people who can understand and use their brain these days,I'm sorry that people only wanna follow the entertaining and meaningless things most of the time,but please dont lose your motivation your art is meaningful and marvelous even no one see it. I hope you will get the attention that you deserve in this weak societies and mentalities. Love.
@Shamim Ad - Thank you for this supporting message. We really do believe that our films find their way into the hearts and minds of those who appreciate and value the stories being shared. It's great to have you along on this journey with us 💚
This channel hit at the right moment in my life.cant thank you enough for the work u ar doing.pls sometime do introduce youself too through ur video.i really wish to see you too.the energy behind spreading so much positivity
@arvinder saluja - So glad that you have found us, and that these stories are resonating with you. Here is an old video about us and why we started this project. It's time we updated this... ua-cam.com/video/5pxGOxEvfUY/v-deo.html
Inspiring message, as usual. I'm so glad you covered this issue of focusing on the simple to detox sometimes. The paradox between the ease with which we are connected and the superficiality of the connections they bring is no easy issue to solve, (perhaps inevitable as society progresses and advances) (?) We think so much about what others think in this world we live in, taking less time to appreciate what we think independent of others. Now in the COVID-era, I hope everyone realizes the importance of face-to-face, human interactions. Without it there really is no life... I don't think this is an overstatement :) And, of course, every one of your films really make me want to visit South Africa one day to take in all the natural beauty it offers. I can tell your team makes these with so much heart. One of the best discoveries I've made recently is finding your channel, it is such a respite~
@Victor Leung - Your message carries so many truths! And yes, South Africa is a beautiful country. As with any other, we face our challenges. But the kindness of our people, the genuine desire to care and love, it will rise above. Much love to you x
This resonates with me and is very essential for me in my life ❤. I live in this moment to moment presence of being open to the mystery of life. Following my heart fearlessly and finding the joy regardless of what is happening in my life. I listen and witness the magnificence around me. I don't need a cell phone, a computer or a social media connection. I have a tablet that is a gift for me ,since the virus has changed the world. I am finding that I am not interested in any channels except for Green Renaissance and a very few others. I don't think I will continue to put my energy on trying to find a place where I can enjoy and stay with the flow of energies in the digital world. I am so excited about nature and the blessings of being alive and learning from the environment. I do spend time reading nonfiction books and writing about my own personal thoughts and ideas, and listening to music. I love to grow vegetables, ornamental plants to build the soil in it's fertility. I also love to cook, bake and do domestic stuff like washing dishes and clothes and cleaning house. Living with love and kindness and the celebration of being alive and learning from all of my experiences is a delightful blessing that never ends. ✨Thanks for the posting of such amazing and very inspiring people ❤
Thank you for this lovely comment. We are so happy that you found your niche Parry where you experience such happiness and contentment with the simple things in life. May you are able to enjoy the beauty around you and the celebration of being alive. We wish you many more beautiful days, thank you for taking the time to watch our videos, being part of our journey. Much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife Thank you so very much ❤You are absolutely amazing and very important for us all to realize our commonality and our future peace in our world. Thoughtfulness and intentions to help others in life and using our lives to learn how to heal and grow as a result of love and kindness. Peace is possible with people like you that are sharing the blessings of being connected with our creativity and joy. We all are very essential for our humanity to be healthy and vibrant. Diversity is a blessing.
@@Jwel340 I'm so glad that you are able to find the benefits of your environment and nature to help you with a awe inspiring and rewarding experience. Find your own joy in life. Look around and find the blessings of your life. You will always open up to the spirit of honoring life and the celebration of being alive. It is so important to embrace your life now. It is wonderful that you are able to take the time to breathe in the magnificence of your life.
Hi , Your channel came up on my recommended. I have now been watching your videos for the past few days. I to, love to get alone with my thoughts and admire nature. I also feel close to God who is the creator of all the beauty I see around me. He has blessed my life in countless ways and He is my Lord and saviour.
I have compassion for you. I never had instagram. I am not a Facebook fan, either. I wwatch this because it's so beautiful. Otherwise, Im walking or sitting at a quiet park with the butterflies and journaling. I hope beautiful inner peace for you on your journey.
We are glad this message spoke to you. Nice that you seem to have the right balance in your life and are close to nature. And it's nice to know that you enjoy watching these videos, thank you. Sending you warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
@Boieriu Ovidiu - We are very glad that you found our channel, and we hope that you enjoy ALL of our films. Sending love to you in Romania, across the seas from South Africa 💚
Thank you so much - we also hope this is just the beginning of a beautiful journey. We make these films to change the way we see the world, and if each film resonates with just one person then we are happy. Thanks again for the kind words.
Oh my yes, AUTHENTIC connection is everything, it’s our basic human emotional need we need to survive and thrive. Without it, we suffer 🙁 I have spent the last year and half on a miraculous journey back to my heart, back to my soul, back to Mother Nature 🥰 It’s been purely magical and life-altering 💚 I am reading an AMAZING book right now on loneliness and the power of human connection- ‘Together’ by Vivek Murthy 😄
I also like very very much your Channel....it shows what is really important to this world.... needs more and more People with this consieness (Bewusstsein)to live in thus way.More People get real happier....and can share with others. Thank you in a very difficult Situation för me personality☺🖖
We're so glad that these stories help you to reconnect with what is truly important in your life. Sending you happy hugs dear Ursula. From Justine and Michael 💚
And here I sit, watching a video on my cell phone about people exhorting me to get out in nature instead of being addicted to electronic devices. - sigh-
Knowledge of your most beautiful channel came to me as an Algorithm this morning. I subscribed and shared with another 44 people and some have already shared again. I can't describe just how much your offerings move me. Thank you. 💖 RjB
@oswaldthree - We're so glad that YT algorithms are finally picking up these stories and starting to share them more widely. THANK YOU for your help in sharing our films, and for your really kind words. Great to have you here with us x
Great video. I cut my TV service off 8 years ago. Shortly after I deleted all of my social media accounts, except UA-cam. It’s my only portal as to what’s going on in the world. So much less stress and so much more living life. Peace.
Exited Facebook Dec 2016, never own Inst/Twitter/tiktok accounts... Only guilt indulgence offlate is UA-cam but very conscious of it...Busy smelling coffee❤️
@Dana Barbieri - Thanks so much Dana. And don't you worry - we're still working on so much more that we'll keep sharing with you guys regularly. Next film out next week x
Wonderful and beautiful,I saw the musician play Tabla and it was quite nice to see it there 😇 How I can relate to your movies is because I left my job as an economist working as a top consultant to be a musician and I had an accident last year and then the covid 19 virus which put me out of my music work for over an year and made me question my decision to follow my heart and live a simple life but your movies give me strength that there are many more people like me out there and I am on the right path,maybe a little bumpy at the moment,but I shall get used to it,thanks for making such movies ☺️🙏🏼
This wonderful video is a reminder to me to unplug, and to get back to the things that truly matter. I am a recent subscriber and this is already one of my favourite channels. Thank You! ❤️🙏
@Connie Sadowinski - Its GREAT to have you here on this journey with us. Thanks for subscribing, thanks for seeing the value in these stories. Big hugs to you. Justine. x
I have to say that this is the best channel on you tube. It gives one faith in humanity, not every one functions on greed, violence and selfishness. I can't praise these films enough, they make one think about their position on this planet and I'm 66. Love and peace from the UK Keith
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words Keith, we are so glad you enjoy our work. So good to hear that we can make a difference in the world. Sending you warm hugs to the UK, Justine and Michael. 💚
Being an indian, I am excited to see his play on tabla( music instrument). Even, we don't know how to play, or exact name itself. We are just trying to forget our own culture .
@Christopher mathew alex - For Ronan, the tabla is a very important instrument. He has studied the culture too so that he can convey that through his music x
One ironic thing about these videos is that it might be almost unlikely for people to see these lifestyles without internet and social media, it is what you take from them, like many other things in life :)
I'm working my way through the videos on this channel. I'm shocked to find that many of my most closely held "secrets" of 62 years, the hunches that I dared not speak aloud are being exposed. I never twitted, discarded Facebook 3 years ago. My life is quite "backward" to most people: I enjoy washing my dishes and watching the weather to plan hanging my wash out on a line. I refuse to buy a sewing machine that will sew the clothes for me--where's the mastery in programming a computer to make something? No microwave, no TV. No, thanks.
Another MasterPiece from Green Renaissance Thank you so much for this awesome film.Thank you so much for helping me live a better life. Your films changed my entire perspective of living a beautiful life. I somehow got stuck in the materialistic world for a while. For me, the definition of a beautiful life was b, a big car, a big house, buying some Gucci and shit. But now I have a whole new perspective of life. Now the only thing which makes me happy is, The People around me, Being in touch with nature, Be kind to other people, treat others the way I want to be treated. that's what I learn from your films ''STAY HUMAN & BE KIND'' and that can make a big difference to live a beautiful life. I wish your work reaches millions of people. Whenever you upload a video I share it with all my friends and tell them to watch it right now haha. I have been doing this for almost one and a half years and I don't think I will ever get tired of it.. :). Thank you Dev
@Manmoji - And we will NEVER get tired of reading your beautiful words that you share with us. What we have learnt through making these films, is that life is a journey - sometimes we make a wrong turn, but to realise that and make a change - that is powerful! 💚
What a wonderful video! I love this channel :-) I am deeply connected to nature and are thankfull to live a simple and quiet life by the lakeside in Norway. It is so true, we should all „wake up“ and connect more to nature, this is a good way to connect to our own soul and a way to understand that we have to change our consuming livestyles to save the environment. We have to live much more sustainable. Nature can give us anything to live a good life. Why are we destroying nature?? We should all have more time in nature and less time with our phones and computers! But: without the technical things and internet we could´t share beautiful videos like this ;-) I am also making nature videos on youtube and I love to share the beauty of nature, to bring some light, peace and joy to the people. By the way: I love the scenes with the drums and the sansula. I am also playing drums and sansula. Making music with these instruments gives me a feeling to be grounded, similar to the feeling I have in nature.
@Feeling Home in NATURE - Norway - Thank you for sharing this deeply meaningful comment with us all. We send you love across the seas from South Africa x
Norway is great.... loving the country!! Spent two great holidays there... what an amazing countryside as well. And these movies just fit right into those experiences. So great we can share this all over the world.
@@tanjap2002 I love to live in Norway. I grew up in Germany but have lived more than halv my life in Norway. I felt at home in this kind of nature from the first day. I am happy to be able to share my experiences in nature on youtube and to connect to people over the whole world. Are you from Germany? Your name sounds deutsch ;-)
I was in Norway few years ago and it's a wonderful country, specially I loved the fjords and the Preikestolen. By the way, Bergen my favourite city of Norway.
I'm not exaggerating when thinking that your films are transforming my perspective on "what is to live". Society has made simplicity such an effort, and and a simple life is such a thought-provoking one. The amazing people featured in your films and the thoughts they share, the breathtaking shots of nature, all of them are helping me to stop and contemplate each piece of art living in each moment. Thanks for the great work :)
@Mariana Oliveira - Thank you Mariana for this very special compliment. We've always said that if each film reaches just one person, making them pause and consider life a little bit differently, then it was worth it! 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife please believe this: it reaches and it was worth it...
I so agree that this is helping me to reconnect to what matters. Thank you so much.
Wonderfully put :) i very much agree
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Your channel is a wonderful way to help people prioritize and RESET their intentions....RESET their lives.
@Star Gazer - That's exactly our intention with each story that we release, to have you say this means a lot to us 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife 💚 I use UA-cam to hear messages that will help me expand my mind...to live with intention.
Beautifully put. Thank you 🙏🏻❤️
And this is the reset we really want and need. Wonderful film! Take your shoes off, walk on the bare ground or grass, feel the living earth, listen to the wind the birds the trees. Hug a tree! Stay away from too much social media; Don't compare your lot to others or become envious. Meet a friend for coffee. Connect. Switch the phone off. Live in the now. Listen to your soul. Love this channel. Thank you so much for each and every precious film. Xx💓
@@ReflectionsofLife have you read the HANDBOOK OF THE NEW PARADIGM.. i think its happening... thanks for sharing the experience..
Hi! I cannot financially support your work at this moment, but I want to tell you that you are doing something important, especially now, in these strange difficult times for people. Really big thanks to you. Your films give you hope, strength and a better feeling.❤
@Basia Chodanionek - Oh thank you for this message. We appreciate these messages of love and support so much more than any financial contribution. We're so glad that these films are finding their way into the hearts and minds of those who value the stories that we're sharing. It's great to have you here with us. BIG hugs. Justine x
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I also wish I was able to support, that these films reach more people. But I share fare and wide on FB, and to friends and family. Much love.
UA-cam is the only social media I indulge in, because it gives me access to beautiful videos like these 💚
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Same here 😊
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This is the most therapeutic and the most underrated channel everrr!!!
@Lm fao - You make us blush. Thanks for believing in us and these stories xx
I agree with you...this was in my recommended videos and I was sad it didn’t pop earlier but I’m grateful It found me
Finding your channel and all of the people in your videos, along with the musicians and translators who are a part of your videos, has and continues to make a deep impact on my continued thinking about life, including my own, of course. It’s not possible thank you and everyone involved in this beautiful videos enough. Please hold that appreciation sweetly and deeply - you are touching so many, many lives. This video in particular brings to mind one of the lines from of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver that says, “Tell me, what is it you want to do with your one wild and precious life.” Thank you again for both reminding and showing us how wild and precious life is, especially when we stop to let ourselves truly know that.
"It takes me away from living..From reality".
I was once an addict until I quit a few months ago. Now, I'm happier. This channel is one of the best on UA-cam. I hope the UA-cam algorithm recommends your videos to more people. Like seriously, people need to learn from these unique perceptions of life.
@Henry Ibeleme - Thank you for all of these kind words Henry. And wishes of kindness and strength to you x
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If you're appreciating this film with subtitles, you can say a HUGE THANKS to these guys who have given so generously of their time to help create captions :)
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Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
German - by Tanja Pütz
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Spanish - by Marianne Carrere
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How can i participate to become a subtitler for your videos?
french?
@@salimaraoui8621 We'd love to include French... we'll just need to find someone who is willing to give of their time to help... and who is absolutely VERY fluent in French and English. Hopefully SOON 😁👍
I think so much of the World is waking up and realizing how we have been living is such a lie. I’m getting off this hamster wheel and actually live and savor the simplicity of a moment. Thank you for your beautiful channel. Now I’m going to hop over to Patreon to join. 🌼🐝
@Angie Lincoln Dasner - Oh dearest Angie - THANKS for these words of support, THANKS for taking the message of this story to heart, and THANKS for choosing to join us on this adventure. Big hugs from South Africa. Justine x
There are still people who value real connection and are searching for deep conversations.. Don't stop looking, humans. Thank you for another great video :)
Where I can find this people?
Yes thank you so much
They are out there
@@pronosticosdeportivos9517yes. I'm looking, too. Just someone to take a quiet walk in the rain with and just be. So much said in the silence and wonder.
SOOOO much wisdom here. Life is passing us by as we PLAY on a computer and not outside.
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We tend to think that we can't live without things like social media and smart phones that we forget how recent these inventions really are. It wasn't that long ago that social media wasn't a thing and we lived perfectly fine without it then and can live without them again. Instead of allowing the world tell us who we should be via likes and subscriptions and so on, we need to tell the world who we are and the only way to do that is to live authentically and find our truth. Thank you for this reminder that life cannot be lived through digital means.
@Linsey Bachko - Well said!! Thanks for sharing these thoughts 💚
I wish that everyone could know the dangers of social media and yes here we are on youtube watching your beautiful videos. There is a new movie called "The Social Dilemma" and if it does not scare you off of social media, nothing will! I unplugged a year ago from FB etc and then ditched the cell phone a few months ago, it is the best thing I have ever done. Ones awareness of everything elevates, falling leaves, spider webs with dew, crows fussing with squirrels, raindrops, it is remarkable and I have a heightened sense of joy. Those feeling of bliss that you can not describe. Time on this machine is limited also......sigh....I want to let it go also, but would miss the few lovely things a few lovely people do. Reconnecting face to face, or by letter writing is crazy hard and should be a natural thing, but I am finding it is not. Living in an instant world is not healthy. Slow down....unplug.....someone write me a letter....(smile)
@Bernadette Garner - LOVE IT 💚
Send me your address I will gladly write to you 😊🇺🇸
Love your comment.. I will gladly write to you if you want (:
I find it very difficult to understand how far right people and organizations are in the ads prior to watching the videos from Green Renaissance.Sarah Palin.Really!!!!!!!!!1
Love the offers to be pen pals! I would write to any of you as well. 😊
Another beautiful reminder to look for happiness outside of our screens. 😍🌱
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Thank you for this amazing short film! Youre changing the world, you spark the brain that eventually will change the world. Keep inspiring us! Ure done a great job ✌
@tupaccc shakurrr - This is a big compliment that really touches our heart - thank you xx
Wonderful as always.
@Chris Eyre-Walker - Chris, coming from you, the compliment means so much because we are such big admirers of YOUR work 💚
Have been following your channel for almost 2 years such beautiful people's life been covered. Thanks for showing different perspectives on life.
You are welcome. We are so glad to have you with us on our journey. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
....just a simple THANK YOU!!
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The breath taking shots of nature, the calmness, particularly the feeling to be lived like this always bring so much joy to my heart.. from childhood i am always very much close to nature.. the videos of your channel always bring back those spectacular memories back. thank you..for making such magnificent videos..
Our pleasure! So happy to read your comment, thank you for your kind and encouraging words. Glad the videos bring back wonderful memories. Much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
Nature is God. No euphemisms please.
Thanks for this powerful message.
@222 - And thanks for taking some time out to allow this story to move you x
So very true. I closed my facebook account a few months back due to feeling this, how disconnected I had become to life around me, how I was doing far less than I could be. I am still dealing with my phone addiction - UA-cam, Bitchute.. but facebook and Instagram I avoid. This video has reminded me about why I closed those, and why I need to put my phone away.
I feel this the reason I don't have social media just youtube. Great video 👍
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If anybody feels like they don't want to be on social media but still keep in touch with/meet new people, letters are always there! We should make them popular again :D but seriously!
True even talking to people on something which is shouldnot be negative is great life.
Letter writing is a art form . And it should be encouraged more. Much more can be said in a letter than on a screen.
I closed my last social media account about a year ago. Being an amateur landscape photographer this step towards creative freedom has been crucial to my recent development as an artist. My connection to nature has grown from strong to rock solid and the phrase "Keep it real" has become way more than just a cool phrase. This video helped me a great deal in putting my experience into words, thank you for that!
Glad this video was so meaningful and helpful. Yes, social media can overwhelm us quickly, it's important to have the right balance. Wishing you all the best with your landscape photography, may you find beautiful places to capture. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
'Social media' - the name in itself is a misnomer as it is anything but social. In the same way big corporations use the name 'green energy' when they are destroying beautiful natural habitats to put up ugly so-called 'natural' energy generators. I understand the need to move away from dirty fuel but don't destroy what we have left in pursuit of an alternative that makes rich people richer and the earth poorer. Another wonderful and thoughtful fil. Thank you. X
@Cordelia - Thanks to you for always sharing your insights and views so passionately with us x
Nature returns me to mindfulness, to the wonder of the present moment. It recenters me. Deep, meaningful conversations draw me into the realization that the light of the sacred dwells within each of us. I was born in 1951 in a very small place where neighbors had to lean on each other when a blizzard or severe thunderstorm swirled around us. Thank you for reminding us that social media will never replace authentic encounters or connection with the oceanic consciousness we find in nature and the universe.
I'm glad I wasn't alone realizing that the digital world does not really makes us connected but instead more isolated and lonely.
To Green Renaissance, I'm so happy that I found your channel and I hope to become one of your patron to show my support to you once I get a job. Salute to both of you for making this kind of content that shows what life really means.
Oh Drew, your words of support and appreciation mean so much more to us than any financial contribution ever could. We're so glad that you've found our films, and it's great to have you along on this journey with us. Big love. Justine and Michael 💚
Unplug you're self get out in nature grab your self some paint brushes even you can not paint look around where you are you will find some treasure of interesting too you & listen to the sound of nature & it will be bliss . I am sure wee have all been there. It's time now in this crazy world . Well done to your video another good one. Bless you all Peter Scotland xxx
@peter macdonald - Thank you Peter for being such a big contributor to this channel with all your beautiful words of encouragement and advice x
Hi Peter great advice. And if I could humbly add to this- everyone and anyone can paint, we can all do mark-making it's expressing from within, it doesn't have to look like a so-called master painter's work, but it's good enough to just paint for the sake of it, to feel the joy of expressing with a paintbrush, a palette knife, or our hands, a stick whatever, but have fun with that colourful paint and feel the bliss. Since both my parents died last year ( my mother died in May 2019 and my father died in December 2019) I often paint rainbows for the fun of it, it's easy, for the simplicity of it, for the love of colour and i paint rainbows my way such as green rainbows (different shades of gorgeous greens) and all different colours. I painted a rainbow with chocolate brown in it. Lol. My mother had brown eyes, coincidentally my mother was a McDonald before she married my father (they were married for 62 years). What a great channel Green Renaissance is - a gem about getting real about life, I love it. Bless you Peter. 🌠
The paradox for me is that I watch all your videos (and others) on my phone, on UA-cam, and I find great value in them, but the more I watch them, the more I realize I need to disconnect, and yet I keep looking for videos that inspire me, like yours, because they are what makes me see things a different way and understand what should be important in my life... But to get inspired and motivated to change I spend time on UA-cam...
@Maylis Thévenot - It's a compliment to us I suppose ;) But it's about finding that balance... x
@@ReflectionsofLife It was a compliment, of course ! And yes, it's all about balance, in every aspect of the life, and it's not easy to find !
My job in 1995 was implementing windows 95. It was exciting but yet i could feel the future and told my husband the internet was going to ruin the world. Our lives are run by the internet now and its advancing everyday. Kids adults missing out on real life. Sad thing as im using it now. But i will never let it run my life and take away nature, love, living. The best things in life im so thankful for. Thank you for your wonderful blessed channel❤️ im so grateful for it!
Interesting what you are sharing, thank you. We definitely have to find the right balance - use with technology for our good and what we need it for but not become addicted. Glad you are able to enjoy nature, life,... We hope that we can share many more inspiring videos with you. Sending much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
So very true ! Thank you ❤️
Brilliant as always. xx
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Watching such videos is the best form of meditation.
@Ammara Rauf - Thanks for this beautiful compliment x
I lived on board a Naval vessel for 11 years. Sharing every space that was available. I always had to share my sleeping quarters and never had my own bathroom.
I learned to sleep on a thin mattress and on a twin size rack with a rack above me.
No social media, phones, or internet.
I didn’t choose that life style, that was chosen for me.
I’m home now and still live with that minimalist perspective.
I could and would like to live in a one room log cabin/house, where everything is pretty much in one room.
I cook and bake as a career so a practical kitchen is my only desire.
But I can see how choosing this type of lifestyle and life could be something most won’t consider.
Also, it’s after you hv proven certain things to yourself, that you begin to seek solace , nature, crafts, music, animals, and God bc you’re inner struggles are fulfilled and so you turn to the spiritual. The infinite God.
I like to see the lives of folks that hv carved out a life of their choosing. Thanks for sharing.
@NEMO - Thank you for sharing your personal journey here with us. 💚
I love what you said in your 2nd last paragraph ... spot on !! A little cottage at the bottom of the farm I live on has just come available for rent ... the kitchen (unfortunately tiny) has a beautiful view of the macadamia trees and the sea 8kms in the distance. .. I can imagine a peaceful, contented you, gazing out the back door as you create amazing foods (which I will gladly walk down the hill to come test for you 😁) . I hope you find your soul spot.
I relate so deeply. When I first realised that I was using Instagram to validate me, it was extremely saddening and disappointing. I would do things, dress a certain way and interact with people just for a photo or a new post. I havent had instagram for 3 years, and haven't had facebook for 10. Once I got rid of instagram I started only doing things that I wanted to do, I saved so much scrolling time and stress and had to come to terms with being with myself and not trying to prove who I am to anyone else. It takes away your identity and makes you turn into something people want you to be or what you think is 'cool' or 'trendy'. Its so insane. After deleting instagram I had a lot of mental struggles about coming to terms with not having my life validated by likes or the tribe of followers, but it is the best thing I ever did.
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Awesome video, every human being on the planet should see this. I have been doing Wim Hof breathing for about a year, so much more aware and present than any other time of my life. I love the idea of your channel and the positive changes you are trying to make.
Wonderful thank you so much for your very kind word James.
Sorry it has taken a while to get back to you.
We really appreciate every view and every message.
Good luck with the Wim Hof breathing..
We love swimming in the freezing sea where we live.
Have a happy week.
Best wishes,
Justine and Michael
I quit Facebook in June 2020 and I am SO MUCH happier and have more time. I don’t want to waste this one precious life life I’ve been given. Love and strength to all who read this.
Thank You cannot describe my grattitude ! This is what could be pur greatest mistake in human history, because the superficiality goes for both ourselves and the way we treat Nature. Everything is connected We are more destructive than ever. We can stop this by being conscious. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Gone back to using a 'dumb' phone. Check my emails morning and evening for maybe 15 mins each. and watch maybe half an hour of You Tube each night max!, so short vids like yours are great! Slowly unplugging.
@Paul Timson - Thanks for sharing this Paul. And I'd love to know what the gradual unplugging process is doing for you both physically and emotionally? Do you feel much better? Justine x
@@ReflectionsofLife Hi Justine. The 'wake up' was my 2 year old grandson saying "No Phone, No Phone" when I was busy surfing (un)social media and checking emails, instead of playing and paying attention to him. ditching my (3!) smartphones and buying and using a $30 dumbphone, was my first tiny personal act of rebellion. Also I was addicted to smartwatches, Apple watch, two Android watches, two Fitbits and my old Garmin Vivo, I got tired of the constant buzzing on my wrist. Yes you can turn off the notifications, but then why have a smartwatch? Now I just use a $50 Timex, old school, "can take a licking and keep on ticking" I'm 64 and lived (better) without all this tech for most of my life! Re-learning to do so again.
@Paul Timson - LOVE this. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. And high five to your young grandson - send him our love. Tell him that he made us smile here in South Africa x
Greatest sadness is the disconnect from nature and somehow seeing ourselves as separate! What a statement she made. How much of the deep grief in so many souls could be soothed by stepping away just to be in nature. Step away from all the chaos...the screaming voices....the demanding material world......just to enjoy being alive. Enjoy just being.....in Nature. The world is on a merry-go-round.... going nowhere and spinning itself out of control...out of peace fullness.
Thank you for sharing these thoughts. Very true, the is more and more 'busyness'. It's good to be reminded sometimes that we have to stop awhile from time to time. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
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Wonderful video! Striking a balance in these things isn't easy and, when you find that balance, it must be mindfully maintained. Thanks for your video and thanks to Kim Grant for sharing it...
Glad you found the video meaningful. Very true, finding the right balance with gadgets and social media isn't always easy. It's good to reflect from time to time. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
In fact your art deserves more attention but it seems there are a few people who can understand and use their brain these days,I'm sorry that people only wanna follow the entertaining and meaningless things most of the time,but please dont lose your motivation your art is meaningful and marvelous even no one see it.
I hope you will get the attention that you deserve in this weak societies and mentalities.
Love.
@Shamim Ad - Thank you for this supporting message. We really do believe that our films find their way into the hearts and minds of those who appreciate and value the stories being shared. It's great to have you along on this journey with us 💚
I love the guy in the blue shirt what he was saying about social media.
We are nature. We are disconnected to us and our nature and this is seen in this reality
We are glad it was a valuable video, thank you for sharing your thoughts, Manuela. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
Perfect message!!!❤️
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This reminds me of simpler times of years ago when things were more with nature.
‘The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.’ - Joseph Priestly.
This channel hit at the right moment in my life.cant thank you enough for the work u ar doing.pls sometime do introduce youself too through ur video.i really wish to see you too.the energy behind spreading so much positivity
@arvinder saluja - So glad that you have found us, and that these stories are resonating with you. Here is an old video about us and why we started this project. It's time we updated this...
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@@ReflectionsofLife love to all of you behind this inspriration.
@arvinder saluja - And many kind blessings to you too x
Inspiring message, as usual. I'm so glad you covered this issue of focusing on the simple to detox sometimes.
The paradox between the ease with which we are connected and the superficiality of the connections they bring is no easy issue to solve, (perhaps inevitable as society progresses and advances) (?) We think so much about what others think in this world we live in, taking less time to appreciate what we think independent of others. Now in the COVID-era, I hope everyone realizes the importance of face-to-face, human interactions. Without it there really is no life... I don't think this is an overstatement :)
And, of course, every one of your films really make me want to visit South Africa one day to take in all the natural beauty it offers. I can tell your team makes these with so much heart. One of the best discoveries I've made recently is finding your channel, it is such a respite~
@Victor Leung - Your message carries so many truths! And yes, South Africa is a beautiful country. As with any other, we face our challenges. But the kindness of our people, the genuine desire to care and love, it will rise above. Much love to you x
This resonates with me and is very essential for me in my life ❤. I live in this moment to moment presence of being open to the mystery of life. Following my heart fearlessly and finding the joy regardless of what is happening in my life. I listen and witness the magnificence around me. I don't need a cell phone, a computer or a social media connection. I have a tablet that is a gift for me ,since the virus has changed the world. I am finding that I am not interested in any channels except for Green Renaissance and a very few others. I don't think I will continue to put my energy on trying to find a place where I can enjoy and stay with the flow of energies in the digital world. I am so excited about nature and the blessings of being alive and learning from the environment. I do spend time reading nonfiction books and writing about my own personal thoughts and ideas, and listening to music. I love to grow vegetables, ornamental plants to build the soil in it's fertility. I also love to cook, bake and do domestic stuff like washing dishes and clothes and cleaning house. Living with love and kindness and the celebration of being alive and learning from all of my experiences is a delightful blessing that never ends. ✨Thanks for the posting of such amazing and very inspiring people ❤
Thank you for this lovely comment. We are so happy that you found your niche Parry where you experience such happiness and contentment with the simple things in life. May you are able to enjoy the beauty around you and the celebration of being alive. We wish you many more beautiful days, thank you for taking the time to watch our videos, being part of our journey. Much love, Justine and Michael. 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife Thank you so very much ❤You are absolutely amazing and very important for us all to realize our commonality and our future peace in our world. Thoughtfulness and intentions to help others in life and using our lives to learn how to heal and grow as a result of love and kindness. Peace is possible with people like you that are sharing the blessings of being connected with our creativity and joy. We all are very essential for our humanity to be healthy and vibrant. Diversity is a blessing.
@@Jwel340 I'm so glad that you are able to find the benefits of your environment and nature to help you with a awe inspiring and rewarding experience. Find your own joy in life. Look around and find the blessings of your life. You will always open up to the spirit of honoring life and the celebration of being alive. It is so important to embrace your life now. It is wonderful that you are able to take the time to breathe in the magnificence of your life.
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Hi , Your channel came up on my recommended. I have now been watching your videos for the past few days. I to, love to get alone with my thoughts and admire nature. I also feel close to God who is the creator of all the beauty I see around me. He has blessed my life in countless ways and He is my Lord and saviour.
@Robyn Tunbridge - We are so glad that you have found our films and that they bring you a sense of peace and calm. Hugs to you x
Your channel help me during this current time of Covid. It calms my soul. Thank you. Please make more videos.
So glad that these stories bring you a sense of hope. Sending love and much kindness. Justine and Michael 💚
Again, another great message and beautiful filming. Thank you.
@A. L. Duncan - The pleasure is all ours x
I have compassion for you. I never had instagram. I am not a Facebook fan, either. I wwatch this because it's so beautiful. Otherwise, Im walking or sitting at a quiet park with the butterflies and journaling. I hope beautiful inner peace for you on your journey.
We are glad this message spoke to you. Nice that you seem to have the right balance in your life and are close to nature. And it's nice to know that you enjoy watching these videos, thank you. Sending you warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
I've watched countless videos about unplugging, and this one's my favorite.
@Garrett Snedaker - So glad that our particular story resonated with you. And keep tuned in for so much more that we'll keep sharing regularly x
This episode has deep meaning in my life and current living situation, thank you for more clarity.
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This is just beautiful! Thank you for making these wonderful videos🙌🤎
Grate job! Realy smart and nice people. Realy happy that i found your UA-cam Chanel. Salutations from România!! (somewhere in est Europe)
@Boieriu Ovidiu - We are very glad that you found our channel, and we hope that you enjoy ALL of our films. Sending love to you in Romania, across the seas from South Africa 💚
just amazing... im glad that i found this channel. İm sure it will grow very fast
Thank you so much - we also hope this is just the beginning of a beautiful journey. We make these films to change the way we see the world, and if each film resonates with just one person then we are happy. Thanks again for the kind words.
Oh my yes, AUTHENTIC connection is everything, it’s our basic human emotional need we need to survive and thrive. Without it, we suffer 🙁 I have spent the last year and half on a miraculous journey back to my heart, back to my soul, back to Mother Nature 🥰 It’s been purely magical and life-altering 💚 I am reading an AMAZING book right now on loneliness and the power of human connection- ‘Together’ by Vivek Murthy 😄
@Kimbee - Thanks for the book suggestion, I'm going to look it up tomorrow and try find a copy. Justine 💚
@Kimbee - And if you haven't seen it yet, you need to watch this story - ua-cam.com/video/qCVnWIYUt8o/v-deo.html
so lucky without. youtube only. and only things that feed my soul
Very nice Danijela. We definitely have to find the right balance in the world of social media. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
Whoa did you guys just blow up this week? I swear last week I was just saying that I wondered why you didn't have millions of views! Amazing work!
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YOU Changed my life. you grounded me. what life is all about... there's MEANING in what you do. be blessed.
@The Lifestyle Guru - And we send many blessings back to you 💚
Beautiful.
Thank you Anneke, glad you like this one.
Have a beautiful weekend.
Best wishes,
Michael and Justine
I also like very very much your Channel....it shows what is really important to this world.... needs more and more People with this consieness (Bewusstsein)to live in thus way.More People get real happier....and can share with others. Thank you in a very difficult Situation för me personality☺🖖
We're so glad that these stories help you to reconnect with what is truly important in your life. Sending you happy hugs dear Ursula. From Justine and Michael 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife thank you❤
Beautiful in form and content... ❤️
this channel empowers my need to make a change, and makes me realise how much we lose ourselfs in the "modern" life and society ....
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I couldn't agree more! Thank you for the reminder 😊
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Thanks for this beautiful film and truthful words to the life we lead today. Didn’t want it to end.
@Home and Garden Diaries - It's about finding the balance - glad that this resonated with you 💚
And here I sit, watching a video on my cell phone about people exhorting me to get out in nature instead of being addicted to electronic devices. - sigh-
I am in love with this channel
@da - And it's so great to have you here with us x
Knowledge of your most beautiful channel came to me as an Algorithm this morning. I subscribed and shared with another 44 people and some have already shared again. I can't describe just how much your offerings move me. Thank you. 💖 RjB
@oswaldthree - We're so glad that YT algorithms are finally picking up these stories and starting to share them more widely. THANK YOU for your help in sharing our films, and for your really kind words. Great to have you here with us x
Great video. I cut my TV service off 8 years ago. Shortly after I deleted all of my social media accounts, except UA-cam. It’s my only portal as to what’s going on in the world. So much less stress and so much more living life. Peace.
Sounds great. So wonderful that you found a happy and content way of living. Enjoy every day. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
Exited Facebook Dec 2016, never own Inst/Twitter/tiktok accounts... Only guilt indulgence offlate is UA-cam but very conscious of it...Busy smelling coffee❤️
@Rashmi Ravi Kumar - This made us smile x
We are under the thumb of technology.
We need to place technology firmly under our thumb.
@LOVE OF PLANTS 🌻 - Well said!
Gracias.....
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I love your videos. And yet here I am on socia media discovering this important message , happy I’ve found it but guilty I’m on UA-cam finding it
@Fast And Crazy!!!! - It's about finding the balance.
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You have the best channel on UA-cam! The films are beautiful. Don't ever stop!
@Dana Barbieri - Thanks so much Dana. And don't you worry - we're still working on so much more that we'll keep sharing with you guys regularly. Next film out next week x
Seriously.... this is great work team!
@Count Eldamar - THANK YOU x
@@ReflectionsofLife No thank you! It's reassuring to know that they're good folks such as yourselves out there on our lonely planet.
Wonderful and beautiful,I saw the musician play Tabla and it was quite nice to see it there 😇
How I can relate to your movies is because I left my job as an economist working as a top consultant to be a musician and I had an accident last year and then the covid 19 virus which put me out of my music work for over an year and made me question my decision to follow my heart and live a simple life but your movies give me strength that there are many more people like me out there and I am on the right path,maybe a little bumpy at the moment,but I shall get used to it,thanks for making such movies ☺️🙏🏼
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This wonderful video is a reminder to me to unplug, and to get back to the things that truly matter. I am a recent subscriber and this is already one of my favourite channels. Thank You! ❤️🙏
@Connie Sadowinski - Its GREAT to have you here on this journey with us. Thanks for subscribing, thanks for seeing the value in these stories. Big hugs to you. Justine. x
We’ve many devices to get connected, but the real connection happens very unlikely
I have to say that this is the best channel on you tube. It gives one faith in humanity, not every one functions on greed, violence and selfishness.
I can't praise these films enough, they make one think about their position on this planet and I'm 66.
Love and peace from the UK
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Thank you for your kind and encouraging words Keith, we are so glad you enjoy our work. So good to hear that we can make a difference in the world. Sending you warm hugs to the UK, Justine and Michael. 💚
totally moved by this channell
@Giuseppina Mendola - THANK YOU for seeing the beauty x
Gracias, gracias, gracias!!!🌹✨✨✨🦋🌴
@Silvia Prina - A promise is a promise :) So glad that you could watch this one with subtitles so that you didn't miss a thing. BIG hugs to you x
I'm working on hiking without headphones.
Thank you for watching Ryan.💚
Being an indian, I am excited to see his play on tabla( music instrument). Even, we don't know how to play, or exact name itself. We are just trying to forget our own culture .
@Christopher mathew alex - For Ronan, the tabla is a very important instrument. He has studied the culture too so that he can convey that through his music x
One ironic thing about these videos is that it might be almost unlikely for people to see these lifestyles without internet and social media, it is what you take from them, like many other things in life :)
I'm working my way through the videos on this channel. I'm shocked to find that many of my most closely held "secrets" of 62 years, the hunches that I dared not speak aloud are being exposed. I never twitted, discarded Facebook 3 years ago. My life is quite "backward" to most people: I enjoy washing my dishes and watching the weather to plan hanging my wash out on a line. I refuse to buy a sewing machine that will sew the clothes for me--where's the mastery in programming a computer to make something? No microwave, no TV. No, thanks.
@Jenna - YAY! We're so glad that you are finding a sense of connection here with these stories. x
Another MasterPiece from Green Renaissance
Thank you so much for this awesome film.Thank you so much for helping me live a better life. Your films changed my entire perspective of living a beautiful life. I somehow got stuck in the materialistic world for a while. For me, the definition of a beautiful life was b, a big car, a big house, buying some Gucci and shit. But now I have a whole new perspective of life. Now the only thing which makes me happy is, The People around me, Being in touch with nature, Be kind to other people, treat others the way I want to be treated.
that's what I learn from your films ''STAY HUMAN & BE KIND'' and that can make a big difference to live a beautiful life.
I wish your work reaches millions of people. Whenever you upload a video I share it with all my friends and tell them to watch it right now haha. I have been doing this for almost one and a half years and I don't think I will ever get tired of it.. :).
Thank you
Dev
@Manmoji - And we will NEVER get tired of reading your beautiful words that you share with us. What we have learnt through making these films, is that life is a journey - sometimes we make a wrong turn, but to realise that and make a change - that is powerful! 💚
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@lucio delgado - Thanks Lucio - so glad to hear that you enjoyed it x
thank you for another beautiful video x
@Rowinggranny - Thank you for ALWAYS valuing each story x
What a wonderful video! I love this channel :-) I am deeply connected to nature and are thankfull to live a simple and quiet life by the lakeside in Norway. It is so true, we should all „wake up“ and connect more to nature, this is a good way to connect to our own soul and a way to understand that we have to change our consuming livestyles to save the environment. We have to live much more sustainable. Nature can give us anything to live a good life. Why are we destroying nature?? We should all have more time in nature and less time with our phones and computers! But: without the technical things and internet we could´t share beautiful videos like this ;-) I am also making nature videos on youtube and I love to share the beauty of nature, to bring some light, peace and joy to the people.
By the way: I love the scenes with the drums and the sansula. I am also playing drums and sansula. Making music with these instruments gives me a feeling to be grounded, similar to the feeling I have in nature.
@Feeling Home in NATURE - Norway - Thank you for sharing this deeply meaningful comment with us all. We send you love across the seas from South Africa x
Norway is great.... loving the country!! Spent two great holidays there... what an amazing countryside as well. And these movies just fit right into those experiences. So great we can share this all over the world.
@@tanjap2002 I love to live in Norway. I grew up in Germany but have lived more than halv my life in Norway. I felt at home in this kind of nature from the first day. I am happy to be able to share my experiences in nature on youtube and to connect to people over the whole world. Are you from Germany? Your name sounds deutsch ;-)
@@childofnature-norway Thanks for your reply. Amazing to connect.. Yes, I am originally from Germany.
I was in Norway few years ago and it's a wonderful country, specially I loved the fjords and the Preikestolen.
By the way, Bergen my favourite city of Norway.
beautiful as always. 😂
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