What a beautiful piece of work… stunning to use music, spoken word, art, ideas to create something so magical and evocative. So glad you posted this!
I like going to movies alone as well – I enjoy observing the energy in the theatre before the movie starts, the body language, hearing snatches of conversation, and then the deep darkness and a bag of popcorn I can eat as slowly as I like. Recently I saw Birdman – well, the start of it – and was able to get up and walk out without having to explain myself to anyone, or cajole a companion to leave, or sit, resentful, waiting for the end.
It is hard when the girls are away and my wife is on another continent – years of watching my mother while away the hours horizontal on the sofa through sunny afternoons or rainy Tuesdays has primed me for inertia and I really have to PUSH against the conditioning. I admire the woman in this video and love the idea of ‘wait’….
Laurie, I love the woman in this video too. And I think the collaboration between her and the animator/editor/filmmaker feels seamless.
I found this some time ago and then was reminded of it when I found it referenced in an old magazine.
I posted it because I was feeling unable to write anything – at all. I just wanted to sit. Alone. I couldn’t seem to come up with one blessed thought to share but I wanted to share something (not to mention the Menno guilt that the week was ending and I had not delivered a blog post).
And then there it was, the thing I wanted to say without having to say it 🙂
So glad it resonated with you too Laurie.
I like the idea of ‘listening to the universe’ Lesley. For me, being in solitude is often about finding the infinite rhythm and breathing my way into it.
There are many forms of loneliness. People who live alone might become lonely; married couples can be lonely between themselves; others can’t find any friends who share their ideas. You can be alone BUT not lonely. Some people haven’t got the need for others. I think it takes a lot of courage for a woman on her own to go to a restaurant, or night club or anywhere.
I like to be on my own but I also like to be with people. Sometimes I feel quite lonely not living in my country and being with people who don’t really know me. It can be a clash of culture, background, way of thinking. I think there are many people out there who are lonely.
Well said Catherine. Although I love social situations, I find being alone very necessary to replenish myself somehow. I’ve done alone quite a bit and have grown to like it too. And, as much as I enjoy company when I go to a movie, I also really relish going alone.
You’re so right that someone can be in a relationship and be more lonely than someone who is single. It’s important to know the difference between being alone and lonely. Thanks for your insights.
What a beautiful piece of work… stunning to use music, spoken word, art, ideas to create something so magical and evocative. So glad you posted this!
I like going to movies alone as well – I enjoy observing the energy in the theatre before the movie starts, the body language, hearing snatches of conversation, and then the deep darkness and a bag of popcorn I can eat as slowly as I like. Recently I saw Birdman – well, the start of it – and was able to get up and walk out without having to explain myself to anyone, or cajole a companion to leave, or sit, resentful, waiting for the end.
It is hard when the girls are away and my wife is on another continent – years of watching my mother while away the hours horizontal on the sofa through sunny afternoons or rainy Tuesdays has primed me for inertia and I really have to PUSH against the conditioning. I admire the woman in this video and love the idea of ‘wait’….
Laurie, I love the woman in this video too. And I think the collaboration between her and the animator/editor/filmmaker feels seamless.
I found this some time ago and then was reminded of it when I found it referenced in an old magazine.
I posted it because I was feeling unable to write anything – at all. I just wanted to sit. Alone. I couldn’t seem to come up with one blessed thought to share but I wanted to share something (not to mention the Menno guilt that the week was ending and I had not delivered a blog post).
And then there it was, the thing I wanted to say without having to say it 🙂
So glad it resonated with you too Laurie.
I respect Laurie for walking out on Birdman. I was with someone so I did not. Going to the movies alone has its benefits. 🙂
Being alone is a learned art form. I have learned to be alone and its quite ok!!!!!
I relish my moments of solitude. Time to listen to the universe without all the other noise!
I like the idea of ‘listening to the universe’ Lesley. For me, being in solitude is often about finding the infinite rhythm and breathing my way into it.
There are many forms of loneliness. People who live alone might become lonely; married couples can be lonely between themselves; others can’t find any friends who share their ideas. You can be alone BUT not lonely. Some people haven’t got the need for others. I think it takes a lot of courage for a woman on her own to go to a restaurant, or night club or anywhere.
I like to be on my own but I also like to be with people. Sometimes I feel quite lonely not living in my country and being with people who don’t really know me. It can be a clash of culture, background, way of thinking. I think there are many people out there who are lonely.
Well said Catherine. Although I love social situations, I find being alone very necessary to replenish myself somehow. I’ve done alone quite a bit and have grown to like it too. And, as much as I enjoy company when I go to a movie, I also really relish going alone.
You’re so right that someone can be in a relationship and be more lonely than someone who is single. It’s important to know the difference between being alone and lonely. Thanks for your insights.