How Beautiful it is You Exist ✨ (practicing self love & learning to embrace who I am)

Hello, beautiful you!

Something I have been trying to intentionally cultivate & grow in this season of life, is learning to fall in love with who I am & embracing my true, authentic self with open arms. My dad wrote me a poem for my 16th birthday over 11 years ago (in which I share at the end of this video), gently reminding me of my uniqueness & the gift of being me in this world. As is true of you, too. YOU are a gift to this world. May we recognize & embrace our uniqueness & the beauty that shines from within us & through our own cracks & scars. I love this quote from Brené Brown, she says, ‘True belonging never asks us to change who we are. It demands that we be who we are’. Let it be so. Let us lean into the gift of being our unique, intricately created selves & shine. ✨

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In this video:
'Wild Geese' poem by Mary Oliver
'Blessing for Solitude' by John O'Donohue
'Love After Love' poem by Derek Walcott
'There is no Dress Rehearsal for this Life' poem by Jeff Reed - http://www.windinthereeds.com
Intro & Outro music created by my brother Forrest Reed - https://open.spotify.com/artist/1As0y...
Camera I Film with: Panasonic LUMIX GH5
Editing Software: Finalcut Pro

Music:
Intro Theme by Forrest Reed
Cain by Lo Mimieux
Gold and Green by Anna Landström
The Last Waltz of Summer by Anna Landström
Dismantle by Peter Sandberg
Travel by Thought by Anna Landström
Outro Theme by Forrest Reed

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Randi Reed
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*All music is from epidemicsound.com

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