Several YT entries on the piece -Let Them by Cassie Phillips | Embrace the Power of Letting Go is that it, the one you mention? There is also an older woman who reads this and expounds on the concept who has a pink jacket on with 3+mil YT views

I love how you hugged yourself, when you mentioned saying acceptance several times. It was a beautiful example of Kinesics in action. You are an empathetic, self aware soul. Such a rare mix to find these days. Deeply aware of one self while still having a reflexive automated attachment to all that is going on within those around you, even passers by. I personally find it part of the reason for the vid, if you'll allow me to dare. Being SO full within, you need additional outlets than those around naturally provide opportunity for. You are rare Steve, it is maybe why you mentioned people finding it easy liking you previously. I can image you being very present for each person you're with. You've displayed this even on your channel. It is a gift but one that will sometimes leave you wanting. Shine bright, as you are however. The inner rewards and joy are priceless, few will ever know them.

*to whom

I see what you're saying, I'm going through something similar right now. I've grown into a person who allows more authenticity, playfulness, joy and adventure. There's this person I've been friends with for a long time, both of us were stuck in our own pain, fears and trauma. I've spent the last 3 years unpacking it all and taking committed action to find safety showing up as my authentic self, whereas the friend just, refuses to move, all they do is complain and hide. I feel sad that I will have to move away from this person because I can't make them grow, but spending time with them also is such a downer because there's no playfulness or joy. And as I've met new people who reflect my acceptance of myself as a flawed person, not hell bent on "giving the right response", I've found it so easy to just be with these people, not having to walk on eggshells even during conflict, which has never been the case with the friend. It's a sad reality, really. I wish it wasn't like this.

I agree with what you've said, our definition of perfection is warped and wrong. I think the idea of perfection is important as it creates this balance and difference between bad neutral and great (great being perfect) but what i think is wrong is the lack of appreciation with being neutral. When we are aspiring to celebrities who have millions and all these incredible material goods we often lose ourselves in the process. Perfection is appreciating the small moments and being grateful for where you are and what you've got. Perfection is subjective, but we need to learn and accept perfect is not always what is best for us. If everything is perfect we lose the journey of our growth and the lessons that shape us. Its ok for things to not always be amazing. Perfection is overrated, its demotivating and disappointing. Create your new perfection, things you love if thats a person or a feeling. Make it something tangible and personal to you. Someone else's success is not your failure, you just happen to be at different situations and positions in your life.

Bri looks like that main character from Severance, wtf

Having to get the shackles of my past relationship with someone who deared to me so much that the tought of expending a life together were just unbearable to watch getting it affected by anything, as such as time, distancing and dependancy. That once its shocking but not so unpredictable or unexpected ending came. I have felt that all that i truly had desired, has had to be complete limited to my ideas of what we could be. In my head the ''us'' was never actually trutfully about me and her, but about who we could and should become. Was never about me and her starting to hand our things for our desire and passion. At the end we both knew that our grievances woundt stop ourselves from finding peace, between the caring and natural usual distancing timing. Hence we were never ever prepared to have one another in the first place. So the fear of lost, the glooming ever coming ending, always relinquished us, to an ever dread and never full belief in one another, worse than that, not even in ourselves... I have that for what we both had tried to gathered and looked to learn from all of this meaningless drudgery. Is that for the nature of the process and circumstances around us. We both had the perfect condition for ourselves to become this wiser and independent human being that we strive for today. Grated by our commitment to the thruth, that everyone and everything is impermanent. And the things that put us together were with the same imaculate unpredictability and agency that also put us apart, even from the start. So as for that i deeply resound with the understanding that perfection is something out of hand and ones touch , once is limited to ones such nostalgic romanticiziton of ones path. Therefore the searching for a thing so out of hand and unreliable as ''perfection'' even as something to look forwad to. Is something completely and utterly insane, hence the delirium one has to convince himself that everything is under its control and responsabilty. When in fact, especially dealing with other peoples particular roles and influence in ones live, we all have none. So letting ourselves partake in such a notion can put ourselves in a theatre, so to belief in those lies, those that we will have such an ''fine'' convincing manner to delivering it for ourselves, only to entertain its end as juts one more silly tragedy, and not but for what actually truly is, an imperfect life. We do not need an perfect lie, to make it worth more or less what it already is worth fighting for. Living isnt achieving perfection, is being perfectly able to fight, even despite all its ugliness and struggles such an imperfect whole this albeit planet an us its people could end up be. Thank you for your work, i love to see that we are far from being just an impression of ourselves as most of us tend to need to have to do, in this whole appearences world. And for keeping expressing, keeping sharing, loving, and ever learning and growing, for as long as our time in this rock it takes, so that we may get out of this digital masks that we have to hear be called faces nowadays. And see the beauty were beauty is do. As much as in anyone, could, as much as anyone should. Neither by me or you, but us, humanity. Guess i try to learn but keep forgeting that im myself huh?... well so be it, because being that ''one perfect love'' is not making me less solitaire as being myself was already making it. Uncalled... but had to vent out, and cope somehow :p peace✌

Yes, you are so pumped - come down there is a whole world of fantasy waiting to be born now that we can do it - unless we overdo it like always.

Ah man when he was in Scandavia having a breakdown and they stayed up all night comforting each other over the phone?….that got me😢😢😭😭😭

Yes, the very same response to NP. Thank you.

I just watched this today; this movie is awesome. I just get the sense that everything else sucks in comparison. I've been so disappointed with how crummy modern movies such as anything Marvel or Star Wars, movies that are trying to be please too many people and just end up being watered down garbage. Then there is this. The world building is fantastic, and the use of CGI feels natural. Unapologetically mature themes and characters. The knife fights feel consequential and visceral in way that so many other movies just don't capture very well. Pauls speech after walking through the crowd was epic but also kind of terrifying, it really showcased the complexity of his character. Really impressed.

The moment you set an ultimate goal beyond you that is most important, you will start to prioritize your time optimally. People who move you further from your goal become the wrong people and people who get you closer to it are the right ones. This is because, at some point, you start to run out of time because you realize that if you are to work towards what is the most important in the world for you, you must use all the time you have.

cringe title, absolute nonsense

So true, this one hit hard...❤

everybody’s not for everybody

This is really deep and profound, and it hits me deep. I think it hits almost all humans deep tbh. Because it's hard to be a man. We are in competition over resources and females, and project a lot of dysfunction on each other as a result. It's ugly, I agree, but it's also how the species evolved to become stronger. A perfectly rational ape would not have evolved into the intelligent humans we are today. Evolution has its place. Something to think about.

This, right here, is the the greatest video on youtube. Period. I’ve watched so many videos around depression, meaning, existentialism and all the same stuff that pretty much everyone struggles with in this day and age. But even with all these videos of people sitting, talking openly, being vulnerable and sharing their experiences with mental health, i still somehow always left feeling kind of numb and untouched, like i was unable to relate. It hit me, but it never really hit me; it felt personal, but at the same time it never did felt that personal, and it wasn’t even them being inauthentic, but i couldn’t put my finger on it. I thought, well, if i can’t even relate to the people who are going through the same thing, then i guess i’ve got no chance, i’m really done and alone. Then i come across this video. And oh boy, you’ve just taken everything i’ve tried to describe over and over and over all my life and put it into the exact right words - and it’s not even the words, it’s the passion and love you have behind every one of them. I just realized; a lot of these people talking about their struggle with depression, addiction, mental health, etc. They aren’t in love with this world. They just aren’t. Not like i am, or like you visibly are. When they talk about it, what always comes up is how much darkness there is in the world and how much they would want to leave and go home if they could. Even when they express hope, they’re often still antagonizing it, as in « I’m stronger and i’m still standing despite it being a horrible place ». And that doesn't mean they're doing something bad, but i just don’t share that thought, and that’s why i can never relate to them, despite having dealt with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts myself. The reason i feel alone and depressed isn’t because the world is a horrible place, it’s because i seem to be the only one completely in love with it, marveling at every detail. I don’t want to go home, this is my home. I could spend the eternity just as an observer and i would never get bored. I would take in every. little. thing. People in the street, people talking on the phone, laughing, stopping and chatting, hurrying to catch the subway, thinking, reading the news, listening to music, yawning, walking home, tripping over the edge of the sidewalk, having dreams, having thoughts, hugging loved ones, going day by day, following their routines, living life. And not even just people, but the way you can see light flicker on the sea as well, the smell of bread coming from inside a bakery, the sound of cars passing in the rain, the unique feeling of every room in a house, the silence you get walking alone in the forest in winter, the awareness of feeling your own heart beating, the peacefulness of snow falling, the heartwarming, buzzy, dreamy sensations of a city at night. There’s just so much beauty in that. And not in an abstract, philosophical, how-should-you-see-life way. I mean it the same way i would mean to say the sky is blue when i’m telling you the sky is blue. Like, it’s fucking real. But somehow, not a single video on youtube ever cared about seeing this beauty. It’s always two dimensions : depression and happiness, failure and success, weakness and willpower, despair and motivation. But you get nothing on beauty. When you do, it’s in the context of some life philosophy that still aims towards something more. You get nothing on beauty as an endgoal. Until this video. I, too, fall in love with everyone i meet. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart, and yes, someone else does feel this way. In fact, many more people certainly do, but this is such a weird « dimension » to explain and that makes the importance of it even harder to explain. A lot of people will disregard it as sentimentality, not as « real life ». And yet, as you said, this is life, this is everything. When people die and go for a few seconds up there somewhere and come back saying they felt the most profound unconditional love they’ve ever felt? That’s not a « heaven » exclusive thing or something you can’t get on earth. It’s the same feeling you experience when you can truly face the sheer beauty of every micro-expression in someone’s face, or of the warmth of the sun on your skin. It’s just life, it’s everything. And it’s truly, truly, so healing to just hear someone else express that, valorize it, care about it. Seriously. I thought i was going nuts being the only one. Thank you.

There are song and script writers who write for specific artists and those that are expressing in form, their inner monolog, their expression of experience. I never know with you Steve. Remarkable these past few pieces. You've serious insight to the human psyche, through extreme self awareness or as a watcher, though I feel the two are linked. It gets under the skin. Bravo! ( I say somewhat unsettled😅)

I wonder who he's talking to right now

The movie is brilliant. I saw it 4 times in theatre's. I've never seen a movie that many times in theatre's. I absolutely loved it. I bought it immediately when it hit Amazon prime and the physical steel copy the day it came out.

how is it possible to only have 30 likes man, it's a banger, thank you

This is great brother.

I love short films 'I want this person to take me home in one of their grocery bags' ❤ Keep making them please

It's insane that this video has such a small number of views and likes. wtf I love this

it is nature, and nurture. I thought I was done, loving. Anyway, today I lost my favorite pen and my pizza got stolen and i’m a little upset, maybe more than a little, but no one to tell. Listening to you felt like i had someone to talk to

I, too, like @sk_lxr2920 just watched some random dating advice video of TedTalk or whatever without any goal in mind and found myself in this cycle of love related videos talking about how to look for in a partner and how to overcome heartbreak. But this video is special, because it isn't about the one, it's about everyone. It's about love for the world itself and love for love. I was absolutely sure this video would have thousands of views and was surprised that it is as small as it is, because it has this energy and this uniqueness of a video that was shared all over the web because of it's genuine vibe. It feels strangely complete and perfect the way it is. Thank you for letting people see into your heart and experience life through your emotion. I like your emotions. Have a nice day.

Sometimes I say that people are my religion. This is pretty much exactly what I mean.

if we're fragments of everyone we've ever loved, what is there not to love about the way you bag your carrots and grapes?

I thought for sure this would be one of those short movies with a thousand likes and comments... I wanted to put some thoughts here. it's 3am, so I won't make much sense, I'm sorry. I've been scrolling for a couple of hours, and my KZbin feed is all over the place, so around an hour ago I got caught on a string of videos about dating advice with bullshit about how men and women think of love, a bunch of gendered stuff that sells you that love has a formula or a code to crack. I listened, not because I actually wanted advice, but because I thought I'd get a glimpse onto how other people experience those kinds of things, and I knew my experience doesn't go well with anything that they were explaining. all the comments were saying that the advice was actually good, and that it was true. I still don't know what to think about it. anyways, I get out of there, keep watching crap, just worsening my already horrible sleep schedule, and then I come across this. I watch a lot of short films like this, and a lot of them get to my heart. but this one? watching this one felt like someone had opened my heart in half and pulled out some of my most vulnerable feelings. I've been an artist for as long as I can remember. I draw and paint the things and people I love. I take pictures everywhere, you never see me without either my camera or my phone just to take a picture. that's what keeps me sane, that appreciation for the world around me. if I don't have it, if I don't nurture it, I don't feel alive. everything you said here about falling in love so easily? yes! that's what keeps me alive! I think it's called "sonder", the feeling you get when you realize everyone has a life as complex as your own. I wonder if there's a word for the ache that follows it, when it's no longer just about appreciation but also about wonder. what drove this person to the place where they are now? how do they feel about it? what are the little things that are important to them? I remember them for their smile, for the way their hair frames their face, for the little movement they made with their hand that, for some reason, got stuck in my head, for the way they accentuate a certain word. what do the people who actually know them remember them for? I caught myself thinking about you this way as I watched the video. and I felt extremely grateful to find another person who understands all of this. I felt grateful for the fact that art exists, and that there's people like us who make it, and that there's people like you who show these vulnerable sides of themselves just to share a part of the human experience they haven't seen represented before. one of my mentors told me once "you plant a lot of seeds, see where they fall. there's bound to be one or two that fall in the right place. that makes you effort worth it." I don't know how to conclude this. I'm just very touched by this video. it's not just the lack of sleep. you've validated this thing I've never talked to anyone else about through your beautiful monologue. and for that, I thank you.

Will Hollywood learn from it? I dont know. I think not. They'll probably just say it did great because it starred a white man (while ignoring Chani is a woman of color) and say it only succeeded because of racism and patriarchy. In reality, we don't care that Paul was white and Chani wasn't. It was a great story.

great cinematogrophy but you could do with a better script

bars. thank you for sharing!

In truth, all of it and the wonder is, IT IS ALL OK...😉 Fin~

9/30/24 I thought I'd share this inspirational moment posted mere hours ago, ✨Kirsten Dirksen YT channel. "After discovering an abandoned World War II bunker while on a hike in northern Norway, Henrik Lande Andersen spent two years transforming this former German WW2 lookout into an overnight refuge open to all." This is a a gift of the Human Spirit. Intention set, affecting a remnant of horror past it is not until the final five or so minutes we see the effects of so many lives touched while wanting nothing in return other than to share. I hope it touches someone.

The final hour of dune 2 is the best cinema i have ever seen.

great essay. thanks for being brave and sharing. Mans Search for Meaning, Denial of Death, and Courage to Be Disliked may give some answers you seek but I think you might have already read these maybe. Find an Immortality Project. Get as many experiences as possible? Sit under a tree and meditate for as long as possible?

i have the same problem. I make too many to do lists and when i start to actually do something productive and do it well and enjoy it, then i start wonder what else is there to learn and do?

I said to my therapist a day or so ago, (yes I do and yes I love her) I felt like our conversation had been actually hacked, the timing, the wording, all uncanny. You see I thanked her 2 weeks ago the last time we had spoken, my jumbled thoughts put to order. I expressed how she made me feel that day as best I could before letting her go. "Throughout today I felt as though I was standing there in a pea soup fog no way to see past. Arms down by my sides, elbows bent palms up, you came through and calmly put your open palms on top of mine and said by the time we finish, the fog will have cleared. I told her I was grateful, as it had done just that" Then the VERY next day you replied as you did. It spooked me to put it mildly. I presented well as is my nature but... I spoke to her this week and mentioned such a bizarre coincidence she too was surprised. I still don't know WHAT to make of it all. I decide tonight to share and put it to that thread, the human bond. Listening/watching your essay once again you saying you often believe that we all feel the same. A commonality yes but then there are moments in life that cross the boundary into "The more" all that we cannot touch or put name to with ease. I've wanted to share this from the night you responded. I was just dumbfounded and actually spooked, of all the representations you and I could have used individually. All the things we can, should and are presently doing as you mention throughout, well today I chose to open the door here in New England on a misty day and just watch all the birds and critters play for a good hour or more. I had pulled up a chair in the stillness to the thresh hold, no screens just door wide open to the woods down to the water. I felt so rich afterwards. It stayed with me throughout the day and all night long. I even went out no jacket or umbrella and soaked it up thinking of your writing. It wasn't a storm but I did get wet and I sure was happy to be doing...Nothing~

My only worry is that they don't have enough places to go with the story, we will see!

You know a film is good when even minor characters like the sandworm wrangler feel like complete people. Also, I think this film did a better job than other Dune adaptations at capturing the horror of Paul and Jessica’s manipulation of the Freman

It's one of the best thing that's ever happened to Netflix🎉

bro got me tearin up on a monday afternoon 🔥

I watched this a couple times last night, thought on it today still speechless. I spoke to my niece to try and find words. She said tell him about our time out last week and then just be yourself with a smile. We walked away from a counter at some random store this week. I said to my now adult niece, I'm not sure they knew what to make of me. She replied, I personally don't think anyone knows what to do with you. The pit felt in my stomach, not sure I wanted the answer as I tentatively asked her why? Your kindness, your feeling of being actually grateful to have just interacted with each person, shines on your face and the words you say to each. People nowadays don't expect to run into someone who offers themselves without agenda like you do she said. I say this not to boast, I feel isolated in it if anything as I am one of those people desperately pining each day to find my others. A leftover of something that may have never even been, of lovesick fools that do so without boundary or care of the casted eye of judgement. Yes until it hurts. IF this is your truth or an observational truth of someone you know, I say, what a gift to know love so intimately. This particular gift does hurt. I would not trade it for anything though. It feels to me like the closest answer we'll ever get to really understanding the age old question, what is the meaning of life...I'll take it. your writing is what SHOULD be foundational in context but damn it's special, both raw and rare. You made a choice to have eyes to see and ears to hear and I am grateful to have found you through your channel and it's essays.

As a male watching this film, it came across to me as a 'male sex fantasy', albeit a perverse one, disguised as an 'intellectual' film, which it certainly wasn't. The film never rose above a comic book level of culture. I feel the same way about 'Dogtooth', and in fact, most modern pseudo-intellectual films. The Pre-Code film-makers were honest about their motives, for cramming as much titillation into a film as possible - to get back-sides on seats. Today's Pharisaical film-makers, have devised countless pretexts and mental contortions, to justify the same dubious practices as the Pre-Code filmmakers. Furthermore, if 'sex' is at the fulcrum of all their artistic endeavors, it hasn't occurred to them, that you can produce an arty piece of cinema about sex, without resorting to the exploitation of the feminine form. Hal Hartley's 'Surviving Desire' fulfils all the demands required of great and enduring art, for that very reason. Mick La Salle's piece on 'Poor Things' is worth reading, as he presents a watertight case against the film's preposterous smugness.

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Good movie, but definitely overrated on rating websites.

Great essay my friend, keep up the work!

Where is that mourning dove's mate? (up on the wires)😱😥

Beautiful.

Each time you share I am quickly lost. That is rare. I'd have you know I had this page open for hours, I was at a loss for words. As the house finally quiets, I have more bandwith. I expressed much but made the mistake of hitting the "more" button, I know I've done things like this before and always a draft text remains. It is gone, hours of thought, multiple playthroughs and an hour of translating this jumbled mind of mine to coherence (grrr) I'm at a loss once again. I can admit with great joy, I love your creative, expressive mind! This I know.