Extraordinary is seeing BEAUTY in the ORDINARY

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Even in life’s most challenging moments, beauty quietly waits to offer us comfort. In times of pain or loss, noticing the small things around us — the warmth of sunlight, the comfort of a friend — can remind us of life’s gentle grace. These seemingly ordinary experiences, so easily overlooked, become subtle guides back toward hope and healing.

Resilience doesn’t mean ignoring hardship; it means facing it with courage, allowing ourselves time to process and grow. Gratitude can be a lifeline, a way to hold onto the blessings that remain, no matter how difficult things may seem. Though the journey may be marked by grief, embracing the beauty in each day can help us move forward. In this way, the smallest moments of light can offer strength when darkness surrounds us.

Featuring Doreen Gail Hemp.
Filmed in Pringle Bay, South Africa.

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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.

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

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Filming - by Michael Raimondo
Editing - by Justine du Toit
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey-Volschenk
Colour grade - by Daniel de Villiers

The following music tracks are used in this film:
Robin - by S.A. Karl (via Epidemic Sound)
The Simplest Things - by Gavin Luke (via Epidemic Sound)
Begin Again - by Stanley Gurvich (via ArtList)
Things Are Not The Way They Ought To Be - by Dear Gravity (via ArtList)
Peace - by Roie Shpigler (via ArtList)
Altitude - by Beneath the Mountain (via ArtList)

A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - by Shun-Ying Lu
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Katarína Božek
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Vicky Polychroni
Hungarian - by Ditta Ódor
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Japanese - by Fumi Mori
Kazakh - by Mereinur Tabuldin
Kurdish - by Gashbeen Hassan
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Tadej Pasar
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Swedish - by Julia Alvar
Thai - by Ornwara Diloknawarit
Vietnamese - by Tam Do

#natureheals #gratitude #lifeisbeautiful