Change your story, rewrite your life | Stranger than Fiction

What is your life story? Is it possible to re-write and retell that story in an empowering way that transforms your life for the better? We explore these questions through the 2006 film "Stranger than Fiction."
We'll look at the transformative power of storytelling, Carl Jung's synchronicity and crisis of meaning concepts, and Dr. Viktor Frankl's philosophy on facing one's own mortality and using meaning as a way to transcend our suffering.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - The hidden power of stories
01:33 - Stranger than Fiction: how to re-write your life story
03:50 - Rene Magritte’s the “Son of Man” painting
05:11 - Carl Jung and the “Midlife Crisis” of meaning
07:20 - Bronne Ware and the most common regret at the end of life
08:13 - Part Two: The power of Synchronicity
09:35 - What is Synchronicity?
11:04 - Part Three: The power of re-telling your story
14:55 - Viktor Frankl on facing your own mortality and finding meaning
18:31 - What story are you writing? Is it one that empowers you?
#carljung #synchronicity #strangerthanfiction
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[@ModernIntuitionist]

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[@Orionisme123]

This was an absolutely amazing video! Thank you 😊

[@HeartWisdom-369]

When I was 16, I took a creative writing class in High School. I loved it. I told my teacher that I wanted to be a writer. He said, "Choose a different career. You don't have the aptitude for writing." I was sad, and followed his advice, until I reached age 45. Then I started to write. I've written nine books and publish seven of them. My spirit wants to write words that inspire others, make them laugh and cry and lift them up. I have more books inside of me, and I will write them. My best work comes when I am tuned into my spirit and the words flow like pure notes of music.

[@tshililoclaudinahmugovheli5793]

Mhm, so proud of you dear. Keep going. You are inspiring

[@ericakrieger3106]

What did you write! Would you share?

[@TheSoulBlossom]

Thank you so much for sticking to your guns!❤❤❤

[@mysticgardener2704]

I’d like to read your books! Please share w us

[@yessumify]

So glad you did it 👏 ❤

[@DaveGregorio]

When my children were young I decided to accept a long commute to the office so that we could live in a more affordable town and my wife could stay home with the kids. While on the commuter train I wrote song lyrics, and in spare moments at home I would pull out my guitar and write music to the lyrics I liked best. When I got done paying college tuition for my kids, I started renting studio time and recording the songs with a friend who plays drums, bass, keyboards and percussion for me and finds me other musicians to do backup singing or play horn parts. I now have songs up on Spotify, Apple Music, KZbin Music etc and 80 professionally produced songs on my website. I'm still paying the bills with my job, which I still enjoy, and also having a ball as an amateur songwriter.

[@konstantinrebrov675]

Wow man, that's amazing!

[@amazinggrace5692]

My daughter Laura died at age 32 in 2019. So for her mid-life was age 16. Laura developed rheumatoid arthritis at age 4 along with an eye condition which resulted in almost total blindness. At the end, she could only see a small spot on the right side of her right eye. Along the way, just before “middle age” she developed an increasing amount of autoimmune disorders and had to take an increasing amount of harsh immune-suppressing medicines. She knew, at middle age she knew, she was living on borrowed time. She knew that she was alive because of the doctors and nurses and the scientists that advanced her life. Laura told me one day, “Mom, I won’t live passed age 40”. After a second, I shakily said, “Well, you’d better do all that you want to do then”. I was the only one she shared this with and since she had always been well attuned to her body, I believed her. We stopped worrying about stupid stuff. We made sure to say “I’m sorry” and “I love you” a lot. We appreciated everyday we had. We took nothing for granted. So, LIVE your life, take time to just BE, and above all be KIND. 💕🐝💕🇺🇸 She was amazing and at her Celebration of Life service many people talked about how she left an impact and how they changed because of her. One month before Laura died, she spoke at my Mom’s funeral and ended by reminding the family to BE KIND. We lost a total of 6 family members over the next 2 years.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

My goodness, I am so very sorry for your loss. You and your daughter Laura are both absolute inspirations for all of us, and are amazing examples for us all on how to face an impossible situation with courage, love, and an open heart. I have a deep conviction that the ones we love remain a part of us always. The bond you share with your daughter, your mother, and all your other loved ones is stronger than anything, and can never be broken or taken away. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wisdom on celebrating life from an experience of loss: Live your life, take time to be, and be kind. So beautifully said. Huge love to you and yours, my friend

[@malenik15]

Wow tragic and beautiful !! I’m sorry for you loss and even though we try to move on part of us is sad snd wonder when we will feel complete again with the people we miss.

[@michaelbates2823]

Thanks for sharing. A poignant reminder that perhaps it's not the quantity of our years, but the quality of those moments shared with the ones most dear. 🙏❤️🙏

[@nowhere09]

😢😢😢😭😭😭🤧🤧🤧 I'm so sorry for your loss

[@aleonyohan6745]

Thanks a lot. My grandson just asked me why I'm crying.

[@cathm5472]

⏰ I went through a middle life crisis when I was 31. I always wanted to be a writer. I quit my job, I started a business as a freelance writer and as an author. I wrote 2 books that are published and working now on my third one. My business as a freelance writer really fulfill me and truly makes me happy. I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. Your videos are so inspiring 💜

[@iamwhatiam5091]

Inspiring.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thank you for taking the time to share your inspirational story and experience Cathm5472! Big love to you and yours!

[@cathm5472]

@@ModernIntuitionist Thanks 💜

[@cadenadelreino1442]

I‘m lying in bed reading this after I just thought about doing the same 👀 I‘m 31 👀

[@garyfrancis6193]

I think you mean “ midlife crisis”.

[@JaneNewAuthor]

I've just turned 70. I'm a writer, I travel, I have no responsibility to anyone but myself and money in the bank. In the last decades I've spent a lot of time trying out different occupations, different lifestyles. I was a stand up comic for a while! I also drove taxis (I love driving) and cooked in an up market bed and breakfast. I've come to the conclusion that it's not what you do, it's how you do it. The purpose of life is joy, and joy is everywhere. There's joy in washing the dishes - the warm water, the scent of the detergent, the clean dishes afrerwards. Now I live my life with joy.

[@dast8937]

Very nice and thank you for sharing! It gives another perspective to people thinking life is over soon since they're not young anymore. Sometimes, I feel younger than 25 years ago. Indeed it's how you perceive it.

[@samuelzins5089]

I respect that

[@cutechiangels]

JaneNewAuthor Thanks for sharing your life experience. I've been writing since I can remember! Before primary school! I so much wish to publish a book, or more!! How did you start? I just can't find the peace and 'right', time nor enough time to do so... Also, I have a lot of ideas jotted down, and subjects I would want to put down on paper, as stories or so. Is just one subject better... ? So many writers write many books that follow each other up on only one sole subject.. The last sentence of you reminds me of Thich Nhat Than's quotes and thoughts. A Vietnamese monk who fled his country and settled in France. 🙏🌟🤍 Founded the plum villages. Passed on 22nd January 2022. 🙏💝 Have a good life of joy! 🤗

[@JaneNewAuthor]

@@cutechiangels just start! Write at the same time every day. The brain is wired for repetition. You'll find that in a while your brain is automatically in writing mode at that time. I'm not the most organised of people, but I write in my journal most days. Always something to write about, even if it's just the weather!

[@TimKoa]

“Every man has two lives, and the second starts when he realizes he has just one”. I love this movie because you get to experience the end of Harold's first life and the beginning of his second. Too many people wait too long to start their second life. Thanks for the beautiful video! ⏰

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Beautifully said, and a wonderful quote, Tim! Thanks so much, brother! Big love

[@louissmith3012]

⏰see the pyramids!

[@timetofocus5124]

Tim! how nice to see you here 😄. Thank you for sharing the quote. Your always an inspiration to me to just be myself. I enjoy watching your videos because of your calm personality.

[@veronicalidstrom5424]

What's the name of the actual fim?

[@louk6196]

@@veronicalidstrom5424Stranger than Fiction.

[@leslienewhouse5276]

I practiced medicine for 41 years. Twenty nine years in the emergency department. I thought I knew what life was about until I lost the most important person in my life. A person for whom I would have gladly given my life. After my wife passed away, strange things started to happen around the house that I couldn't scientifically explain. Family and friends asked to write them down so they could read them. It made me relive our life. I was amazed at the amount of synchronicity in our lives. The number was phenomenal. Without just one of them, this life would never have been lived or told. It became a book called "A Random Life?" This our story.

[@hke-ur2oy]

My boyfriend passed away and I now believe in an afterlife. I’ve experienced things that are just waaaay to much of a coincidence to not be some outside force. Your wife is with you. Always.

[@michaelbyrd2460]

I don't believe you're wife is still with you. I believe theres something more deeper guiding you. A human spirit cannot influence a living souls life. This is a game. Life's a game, a video game, like a roller coaster. We have many ups and downs.

[@InglouriousBradsterd]

"Health brings a freedom very few realize until they no longer have it." That is so true. Cherish your health and don't take it for granted.

[@djn48]

But at the same time, you can't be scared of losing it or you'll never live. Oh, the beauty of paradox.

[@LAStars-sratS]

And if it’s too late, if your health beats u every day?

[@FabledFrame]

I laughed when i saw this video. I just bought Synchronicity by Carl Jung. So i have taken this as a sign to go watch stranger than fiction again. I always wanted to build my own hobbit style home, surrounded by winding forest paths and carved statues covered in flowers. Build a beautiful place for others to visit. Thanks for the sign.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, what a beautiful dream to have, it sounds enchanting. Thanks so much, FabledFrame, I appreciate you my friend!

[@SURAJKUMAR_A_S]

Man... I have heard, read and watched thousands of articles, videos or podcasts. But the way, you narrated this in a whole different perspective, gave goose bumps and tears of joy. Your story telling skills and simplest use of words are awesome. I don't know whether you will be reading this comment or not, but just writing it out that whoever you are, would like to meet you my friend. You bought a big shift in me. Thank you And whoever you are, love you.

[@tommymarco]

I noticed this too, good energy

[@WhirledPublishing]

Last night I realized that after my friend of several years conspired against me - in high school - for reasons that were unknown to me - she actually did a huge favor for me. Rather than defend my place there, I moved away to another school district for my senior year of high school which resulted in me choosing to go to university - which I never would have done if I had lived in that other little town - where the teens get married and have babies. The trajectory of my life completely changed because she chose to be cruel to me - which resulted in me walking away and creating a completely different life experience and a very different awareness of myself and my world.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience and insights, WP! It's true that sometimes these things happen so that we learn to assert our boundaries and stand up for ourselves. I'm glad to hear you've found a new different path that suits you, and allows you to honour your true self and identity. Big love to you and yours!

[@SkyeSage17]

Through pain we are reborn

[@WhirledPublishing]

@@pequ0d Thank you for telling us so much about yourself in so few words.

[@WhirledPublishing]

@@pequ0d 18 Thumbs up on my comment but to you it's a call for psychopathic rage.

[@houseofhas9355]

I'm proud to hear your view on this. ♥️

[@yusufchasa9198]

Thanks ⏰ I am grateful for the opportunity to watch this today, 11/24/2023. It has provided me with the much-needed perspective and insight I need moving forward.

[@mymuse111]

I was a hostage when I was 17, and after surviving it, I had a choice, either make into a comedy or tragedy. I chose Comedy, of course. In my mind I completely rewrote what happened to me as a gift. I found golden nuggets and began a different life with a different meaning. To this day I believe that was a true gift from God. Who I have become is beyond my wildest dreams. I used it to catapult myself into a new version away from a usual victim mentality and story. And it is all due to that horrific event. Thank you God. 😊

[@cderungs5198]

That's what our biggest challenges are made for: to make us greater if we have the courage to turn them into new opportunities. You did sooo well! This is what warriors are made of. "God doesn't give the hardest battles to His toughest soldiers, He creates the toughest soldiers through life's hardest battles" - (unknown)

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, what a harrowing experience, Mymuse. Thanks so much for sharing that with us. It's beautiful how you've used it to transform yourself and your journey. You are a true inspiration, big love to you and yours, my friend!

[@grittygoddess]

What satan meant for evil God used for out good 🔥

[@visionvixxen]

What if The tragedy was written/you created it/God/the Devil/ whatever the initiation precedes the thing. Low precedes high. Tragedy preceded comedy. Comedy is ironic. Laughter is born out of fear It is all energy The fear energy stored when a tiger is chasing us is released as laughter when the danger is Over. Irony.

[@nanaman]

You are a bit of an Ann Frank person. When we turn tragedy into something positive we are going to have a better chance of living a good life. Good going for you! 💪👏👍

[@yessumify]

I've always wanted to travel, live more simply, more generously, more self-sufficiently, and more joyfully. Making the most of what ive been given. Thank you for this beautiful video and perspective ❤️

[@casman619]

I have only one thing on my "bucket list." Whenever I am able to "retire," if I am fortunate enough to ever do so, I will travel the countryside of Spain & learn to play guitar, all styles of guitar to be found in Spain but most significantly, flamenco. I've always been simply hypnotized by this music & have never had the chance to devote the time to learn how to do it much less having a teacher for such a skill. Maybe, someday⏰

[@JGalegria]

Why are you waiting until you retire before you do those things! That makes no sense. The whole point of the video was lost on you 😢

[@eanigma1142]

could be today :)

[@Marvellousmargot]

This is one of the most beautifully written things I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@visionvixxen]

So much for these words thank you but this is really hard when it can be hard sometimes when you have ADD or autism or things were or bipolar and maybe you don’t have the maybe you do but on you sometimes made bad decisions and they can cost yourself and others so you try listening to others decisions but somewhere along the line you don’t even know what you want And you don’t know how to do or get things because of executive function and motivation Ellen I don’t know I just I really I wanna be alive I’m trying to think I’m scared of Iowa Aska I mean I’m not scared but scared of Iowa Aska mushrooms a little bit and I’m on a few psychotropic meds Anna you know but I sometimes wish I could have it already constitution to be successful and do good things and not the constitution. I get sick or go crazy but anyways I mean you’re saying all this and it’s wonderful but I am counseling doesn’t really do it. Neither does hypnotherapy nor everything. I’ve tried like it when you have a couple I don’t know who wanna talk about it comorbidities it’s just I’m tired I’m sad I’m annoyed I gotta be positive. I gotta pretend to be positive or like you know what I

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Marvellous Margot! I'm so grateful for your support

[@theksggek]

I’m not sure I’ve ever come across such beautiful and intriguing comments on a KZbin replies post before. I’m sitting here imagining how awesome it would be if all of these people were sitting at a coffee table having a conversation… how awesome would that be!?

[@syrahlover]

Wow, just ... Wow I am 70 y/o ... For most of my life, I wanted to make pretty things ... as a single working mother, I only snatched pieces of time creating this'n'that ... now, the most valuable thing I have is time ... and I spend most of it playing and making pretty things ... I experience synchronicity often and think about writing my story but wonder if it matters or if anyone would care ... I do not fear death, however I do fear the idea of pain ... But while I am still healthy enough, I am my own best company, I care less about what anyone thinks of me, and I have moments of what I call "unexplainable happiness" ... I look for joy and beauty, I practice the art of gratitude, and my time is full of noticing (and creating) pretty things ... thank you for the inspiring, validating video

[@lelefem8970]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much Syrahlover for taking the time to share your wonderful experiences and insights. I relate to a lot of what you've read. Prior to starting my channel in 2020 I also wondered if anyone would care, and I've been touched and overwhelmed by kind hearted people like yourself who have given me a peek into their stories and lives. You never know what can happen. Finding "unexplainable happiness" and peace in solitude is also something I've found more important with time. Beautifully said. Thanks again, my friend, and big love to you and yours!

[@oshunbleu6511]

Ditto! 😊

[@cocoandrobin]

You should write your story. ❤

[@kaptankannaroo6954]

we share in artful gratitude

[@ezshooter4180]

It is never too late and we are never too old, to explore our inner hopes, dreams and aspirations. I took up pottery in my late 50s, and violin, with no musical background, when I was about 60. Those two hobbies define me today. My fingers are crippled and in constant pain due to arthritis. Still, I working through the pain to achieve a spectacular inner joy from pottery and violin.

[@johncardinal5220]

There's one comment below that everyone has 2 lives and the second begins the moment you realise there's only one. This is so true and where we become careful.

[@DiceDecides]

A few days ago I changed my life completely, I moved from Norway to Paris and I don't even speak french but i've always loved the language and culture, I signed up for a painting class and i'm embracing the huge shift from my normal days that lacked that unique touch. I've come to realize that our whole lives, including our mistakes and sufferings were necessary for growth, everything seems to be perfectly aligned. Meaning is life itself, nothing in life is truly meaningless, not even a repetitive job, it's necessary for that beautiful life-story arch when the hero realizes time is ticking 🕰and decides to do everything he always wanted to...

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, what a remarkable journey you're on! Thank you for sharing, and cheers to the next chapter of your wonderful adventure in Paris. Bonne journée!

[@janicemarsh1669]

Now that’s courage. Thank you. ❤

[@miguelsuarez8010]

What I'm going to say will sound wacky, but I've lived my life almost totally as I wanted to live it, and the amount of synchronicities I experienced were mind boggling. Now at 70 I seem to have reached a plateau. Not much is happening, like waiting for something big.

[@BeFree-BeFrugal]

Wonderfully thought provoking story, I shall sit by my window in the morning , with my hot cup of coffee on the coffee table to my left. Pick up the vintage fountain pen , a close friend gave me and lined note book and write the next chapter of my story

[@lauriealtland3259]

OMFG. This movie has LITERALLY stuck in my head for years and years. I'm now a writer. I watched this, and ltierally cried through the whole. damn. thing. Thanks. I needed to watch your video, on multiple levels, both as a human being....and as a writer. Thank you. It was both timely - and relevant.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Laurie! It really warms my heart to read that. Big love to you and yours, my friend!

[@austinegbodor1632]

" Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel" Life is a stairway between philosphy and self pity. Everyone is somewhere on the rung, but to you who ellicits our consciouness to this fact, we applaud your art. Welldone.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Beautifully said, Austinegbodor. Thanks so much for your support!

[@steventoney8797]

I needed to see this far more than I could ever explain in a comment. Jung has been a major influence in my life, both during college and after, and my spiritual journeys taught me to embrace synchronicity as a sign that I'm heading the right direction. I'm now 38, and for the first time in my life, I live alone. I've lost the love I thought I'd keep forever to circumstances I can't explain or understand, and for the entirety of this relationship the synchronicity that used to guide me has been completely nonexistent. I've known the entire time that something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.. and now I see that this wasn't so much a loss as it was another step, and there will be many more. Thank you for making this video. You yourself are synchronicity to me, and this couldn't have been timed any better. May we all find meaning and purpose as you have.

[@ricovelas]

This couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m in my late 30’s and a lot things I thought I could hold onto from my younger self have left me or returned to the universe. No lie it left me down, but today before I saw this video I realized those things that left me only set me free they did me a favor. In fact, not to get too deep, I felt like I missed the boat because I wasn’t where others were at the same point. But I have something they may not feel, a sense of true freedom. This video confirmed it, thank you so much for this!!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience Rico! Big love to you and yours as you write the next chapter of your life filled with true freedom

[@visionvixxen]

My story 🙏 at 49

[@billbenson5631]

This has been my favourite movie since the first time I saw it. It's one thing to see the comedy watching Harold's life unfold. It's another to realize that each of us is a Harold. Judging by the comments here and in modern life at large, my love of the movie is justified, and this video is very timely. Nicely done. As a footnote, from Wikipedia: "Helm named each of the film's chief characters after a famous scientist or scientifically influential artist, examples including Crick, Pascal, Eiffel, Escher, and Hilbert. When the character of Dr. Hilbert tells Harold that he has devised a series of 23 questions in order to investigate the narrator, it is a playful reference to Hilbert's 23 problems. The film's title derives from a quote by Lord Byron: "Tis strange-but true; for truth is always strange, Stranger than fiction". According to Helm, one of the film's major themes is of interconnectivity. Helm stated "Each of these characters ends up doing little things to save one another. There's an underlying theme that the things we take most for granted are often the ones that make life worth living and actually keep us alive."

[@yoXneo]

What a synchronicity! Have been going thru a rough week, based on my old story, and was thinking of rewriting myself!

[@apetrader5]

Then synchronicity as/GOD /Jesus / Buda/ or whatever higher power story Then I Am = God .. is all same I (you) the only one who creat the life I want Not anything else You ( I am ) the God ?!? And to answer the question if I die today I like to ask myself every day that . I’m happy because I live against everyone say or expect and only in my way..

[@ModernIntuitionist]

I'm rooting for you, yoXneo! Big love to you and yours, my friend

[@dawnfmEnthusiast]

bless up brother

[@teddy_miljard]

I just finished my first screenplay based on my life experiences. 😮🎉😮

[@visionvixxen]

Synchronicity or Google? Or one and the same as it seems time “collapses” as we go from oral tradition to telegrams to letters to phone to cell phones to KZbin algorithms?

[@dianaraica2105]

Absolutely fascinating! Loved the storyline and how it is intertwined with meaning! Such a powerful video!

[@ronsmith2216]

What a beautiful thing you’ve made here. I don’t want to call it a movie or a video as I don’t think those words do it Justice- this is art. Storytelling in a beautiful and well thought out way. Thank you for sharing this with us, I know I’ll watch it many more times.

[@visionvixxen]

Amen

[@visionvixxen]

This is ministry… which is revelation… which is art 🙏

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Ron! I'm so grateful for your support. Big love to you and yours, my friend.

[@karimaahmed7689]

Learn to speak Spanish and travel to Spanish speaking countries empowered that I can communicate on my own! Thanks for this Birthday Present to me!!!! Wow, I will share this with everyone I care about. Profound gratitude to you and this wonderful online community.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

A beautiful goal! May you have many adventures and continue to follow your bliss, Karimaahmed!

[@LostGirl415]

I literally had similar thoughts about "my story" before this video was suggested in my feed. Quite the synchronicity. Stranger than Fiction is one of my fav

[@livingurdreams09]

Take the courage & go for what you truly feel in your heart. 💙💙💙 Don't die with the regret -- ''i wish i tried''.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wonderfully said! Thanks so much

[@justathought7221]

🕰️. My father passed away at the beginning of the year. I had an I jury the same night and then two weeks later my best friend from my childhood died tragically. I woke up and said I hadn’t lived. Ever since I’m trying to get out of my head and change my life. I feel it’s moving too slow but I’m still doing what I need to to make a change. Thank you so much for this eye opening video. I will be watching it again. ❤

[@visionvixxen]

Bless them…. I pray you be comforted and know they are and they are still learning.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I do believe that the ones we love remain a part of us always, and that the bond you share with them is stronger than anything and can never be broken. My heart goes out to you and your loved ones, my friend.

[@justathought7221]

@@visionvixxen thank you 🙏🏼

[@justathought7221]

@@ModernIntuitionist thank you for your kind words 🙏🏼🥹

[@dast8937]

During the day, I had (once again) the thought in my mind that I finally should start writing that book about synchronicities, "coincidences", precognition, dreams. Now, only 1 minute into your story about changing (rewriting) life, I realize how easy it is to just change a mood by writing another version of it. Thank you for that reminder!

[@hawkarae]

⏰I think I am reminded yet again how divine we can be and thus how much we will lose if we do nothing. ❤

[@suziscool]

I love love love this movie. But I'm 53 and still haven't found my passion. I really enjoyed your interpretation of one of my favorite movies. Thank you for that.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

May you find your passion and follow your bliss, Suzi!

[@nowhere09]

😂😂😂😢😢😢 I was watching a music video on KZbin 2 weeks ago, on my laptop, but I didn't close the tab. The suggested videos at the end of the video were two of your videos: 1. reading your incredible true stories of synchronicity (the thumbnail reads -> what you seek is seeking you) 2. the game you didn't know you were playing (the thumbnail reads-> why you feel stuck) Thirty minutes before I watched this video, (on my phone), KZbin had recommended the second video mentioned above, I clicked on it- watched it for a few seconds then closed it and moved on to watch some funny shorts. Then this video was recommended. I guess the universe or God has been trying to send me a sign- for the past two weeks, it seems. Just wow 🤯🤯🤯. Thank you so much for the work and effort you put in this video. Be blessed.

[@ninascott8338]

You have given me a great gift. I sat and truly thought about what I want to do in my life, and I realized that I have everything I want and have been able to reach for any goal that came to mind. I am truly, truly blessed. Thank you.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, thanks so much for sharing that Nina! Many blessings to you and yours, I appreciate you

[@jaysingh05]

Very nicely put together. I had set out to watch the movie years back with a group of friends but something had come up and we were unable to continue after the first 20 mins. And I never got around to watching it again though I had meant to initially. But 16 years later, here we are: your short summary, narration, and surrounding commentary were excellent. And about as meaningful an activity as watching the whole movie might have been.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Jujhaar! I appreciate you

[@ayuwinayasari4545]

I'm on my way to be "awakened" now. I'm starting to realize who I truly AM, and that's amazing! I had (like all people in this world) my dark nights of the soul, but now I have found my light. It's videos like yours that help me awake, and I cannot thank you all more! Thank you for the reminder too, that I will "die" and so I need to be as joyful as I could be in every moment. Knowing who I AM, and knowing that life is "merely" a game. Sending you love and light -your new subscriber: Ayu, Jakarta, Indonesia. ⏰❤🌟

[@rickyv]

My tears are welling up after seeing this. Just right before I watched this, I thought that I cannot die without making a movie. Synchronicity.

[@PAWright2770]

⏰ I am sitting at a job that I think is going to fire me today, and this video made me see that if they do, I’m gonna say Thank you! And now I see a completely different angle that I’d been struggling with while writing my autobiography right now! Talk about 10,000 light bulbs that just lit up!! Thank you!!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, thank you for taking the time to share that, PAWright! May you follow your bliss and share your wonderful gifts with the world

[@robertamineo477]

🕡 I'm 66 (y.o.) and always wanted to be an actress. Currently being Hermia in a community theater production of MidSummer's Night Dream/Shakespear meets the Beatles (it's a musical). The last time I acted was 20 years ago and on pg 326 (my birthday) was my monologue of "I want it all". Your channel is deeply thought provoking and satisfyingly complex. This one made me weep. (My day job is Clinical Psychologist 😉.)

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, that's amazing, Roberta! May you have many more wonderful nights on the stage filled with soliloquy and song. And may you also continue to share your love of life with your patients as a clinical psychologist. You are an inspiration, thank you! Big love to you and yours, my friend

[@houseofhas9355]

This video spoke to me! ❤ I have watched this movie when it first came out. I was young then. I didnt understand its meaning. I am now 28. And I feel I am not living my life. I am a passive part taker in it. Im thinking about taking my money and leaving the western world for a journey of self discovery and meaning. Im scared of the return back, so many what ifs. Thank you for helping me to understand what I was feeling. I feel like herald in this movie, and I want to live my live while I still have the energy left in me. You have saved me from my own four walls of misery.

[@carlavelizguerra2527]

I must say that your videos (or short documentaries ❤️) are hidden gems in the infinite universe of futilities of YT. Not only in content but also in form and meaning. If the narrator voice is actually your voice, then I am surrendered at it, as a balm of certainty and credibility in a world deluged by irrelevance, narcissism, social media bullshit and avalanches of copy/paste from other authors or “influencers”. The originality of your thoughts and clarity to explaining them, through really well chosen graphic resources, could easily lead you to reach another level and create a whole movie about all the brilliant content of your channel. The universe bless you for enlightening our days/nights and re-written lives ⏰🙏🏻🌟❤️

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, thanks so much Carla! I am overwhelmed by your incredibly kind and heartfelt message, and it really warmed my heart to read. I can't tell you what it means to me to have support from such wonderful folks such as yourself. I should print out your comment and set it on my desk for those moments I feel down and discouraged. Big love to you and yours, my friend!

[@carlavelizguerra2527]

@@ModernIntuitionist Then post it now! 😂I could make twenty positive feedbacks more if you need it (I'm journalist btw). If it serves of more inspiration or encouragement to you, I hit my head against the floor some weeks ago and caused me a TBI. I was extremely sad and embittered for such a stupid accident that made me overthink about all my life mistakes... Then "by chance" I found your channel and the precious light on it. I devoured every video one by one that night and after that I have a reason before to go to bed every night ❤Please, don't feel discouraged, dear Elson, you cannot measure the number of lives your are changing now only by sharing your passion and blessed knowledge. Sometimes we try to reach a high bar that we ourselves create and lose the vision of the treasure we leave to others... Today, I still have my head dizzy but please receive a big big hug from the end of the world and see/hear you in your next amazing video!! 🕰🙏🌟❤

[@streptomyces]

Very well said and I agree 100%. In a world filled with an obscene amount of so-called “gurus” and “influencers” that in reality just rehash the same stupid stuff over and over again, this channel provides original thoughts and ideas, and through outstanding video and audio narration to boot. I look at life differently now because of your videos.

[@carlavelizguerra2527]

Absolutely! Elson is a mastermind without intending to be ❤️ That is the core of his credibility and magic touch that has the power to renew our lives 🙏🏻🌟 Thanks for taking the time to reply ❤️

[@jenniferfields10]

I can't even tell you how eerily meaningful this video was for me. I have always loved this movie. I soaked it up, marveling at its depth, complexities and underlying themes of spirituality and the human condition. I've been going through a serious spiritual crisis for several months with no resolution in sight. For some reason (and now I know why) I've been thinking about this movie for the last few days, really wanting to re-watch it. Then your video pops up. That was synchronicity #1. Then, in watching the video, the synchronicities piled up one after the other! It ended up like a 4th wall break inside of a 4th wall break, providing answers or angles or things I could do to get me out of this pit I find myself in. I know that thousands of people will relate to this video or find it helpful in some way, but to me, it just seems inarguable that it was tailor-made specifically for me, specifically for my dilemma at the specific time I needed to hear it. You, my friend, are a conduit. Don't ever let anyone even begin to imply that you're not! I'm blown away!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, thanks so much, Jennifer! As always, your comments always warm my heart so much to read, and I loved hearing about your synchronicity experiences and how you used them overcome your dilemma. Huge love to you and yours, my friend

[@eliteluxurymeditations950]

Very eye opening! After years of growing up, feeling like I was in the shadows of my family, I am finally creating a life that I truly am passionate about I really love Dance. I have no interest in being a teacher but I enjoy being a student very much and progressing my skills. The next step for me is traveling to different locations to take workshops and classes from other studios. I’d also love to partake in some performances just to get a taste of what it’s like to be in the spotlight I’ve also been building a personal development brand for five years now. I’ve been wanting to give up, as it seems like everyone loves to look, but not actually purchase. But I’m getting the hang of branding and marketing and won’t give up on my dream. I really love helping women find their confidence and find love with good men. That really means the world to me to be able to provide those services and I am staying hopeful that it will be a lucrative path for me someday

[@antoniskaloterakis7996]

What a great video , I realized early enough you are talking about a wonderful movie and by watching your video will be spoiled but i couldnt stop the video. At the end if you think about it , the metaphor of the man that consciously dies took my mind to jesus , socrates and other great men that realized there is no death and by that they ve transcend it. It was like the resurrection of Christ.

[@KatherineAlldis]

⏰ 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 I am very fortunate to be able to say that I have chosen to be courageous and bold enough to always take the risks, to overcome the obstacles to follow my passion!! Ive just discovered your videos this evening! I'm loving your content!! Well done!!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

[@aditiaher7]

I was heading towards a tragedy, but you saved me! Thanks for the video! I am going to watch stranger than fiction! ❤

[@justmontages]

Your work shocked me. The quality of this video and your way of storytelling and unpacking a concept just won a subscriber. Your video came at a crucial period of my life and made me sink in thoughts. Thank you!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, thanks so much! Your comment really made my day, I appreciate you!

[@natraajgarima]

I went middle life crisis when I was first 17 ( near death experience and a lot) And next at 25 after which i experienced non duality

[@yohanesdony]

"Sun is the same in a relative way but you're older. Shorter of breath one day closer to death" Pink Floyd - Time. Brilliant video as always ⏰

[@ModernIntuitionist]

One of the greatest bands of all time. Dark Side of the Moon is one of the all-time classic albums. I appreciate you, Yohanesdony. Thanks so much my friend

[@yohanesdony]

@@ModernIntuitionist you're always welcome, Elson. I can spend a day listening to that album over and over again. ✌🏾

[@janicemarsh1669]

Wow! Wonderful story. It has given me great heart. I consider this a synchronicity to my life at this moment. My husband died in 2017 with multiple medical issues but cancer did it. His two daughters abandoned me and there was a challenge to the will. The cruelty, hard hearted ness and spite was so hard to bear. Further more a litigation which included the lawyer who prepared the will 20years ago showed that he was a bully. This was nearly four years in process. In the end the daughters said I could have half the value of the house if I paid everyone’s lawyers costs. This was so harsh that it was difficult to accept. I realised that I could not continue to compromise myself financially so I complied. What I learnt was that I would hold fast to my values of kindness, respect, truth and love. I battled my doubts, fears and anguish. I was internalising my anger and disappointment and I ended up with osteoarthritis in my joints. I learnt to forgive myself and the other parties. The house was sold but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to provide for myself a house to live in. I have been house sitting for 15 months and met lovely people and been healed while caring for their pets. I have been pushing through to new levels of trust and belief of a power greater than myself who loves and accepts me. In late June while preparing a fire I found an ad for a over 50s village in a nearby town. It wasn’t one I ever thought I would live in but I thought I needed to have an open mind. I had a friend who lived there that I had not seen for awhile and it turned out she was only five minutes away from this village. She invited me for lunch and asked if she could come with me. When I arrived at her house it was 11:11. I was getting this time several times before this. I had arrived at the right time as the salesman told me that in the following month the price of the apartment would be 10k more. Further to that because the community centre was not finished I would have reduced weekly fees. The apartment was still being build but was in a excellent position. At the office he tells me that the name of the street is called Sanctuary Lane! I burst into tears as I had a massage practice called the Sanctuary for ten years and were the happiest times of my professional life. He asked me what letter did I want for my apartment which was due to be finished in November. Perfect timing . My investments matured on Nov 19th and my birthday was the 28th November so the salesman said oh it should be B for birthday. Laughter. So to buy was put into motion. I could not believe that this was happening but so right. I felt a peace and sense that I would be very happy there. The next day the salesman sent me an email saying he had done a search for the settlement date which he did not expect to be through. It was my birthday 28th November. Many emotions. Relief, joy, awed, please pinch me if this is real. It is.

[@jenjen2868]

I've had so many synchronicities in my life. I love it every time I have one ❤

[@visionvixxen]

I love ‘em, but too many and I wish I had peace in spite of my mood disorder, add, ASD and ocd- and the ability to DO with the synchronicities. Receive, choose, so w others unto others ina balanced and healthy way, don’t waste too much time, but focused and fun. This hasn’t happened so I just let them all slide by because that is better tha. The alternative…. And I marvel. But faith without deeds is dead. I would like to live

[@nickiulianelli8095]

This is one of the most important things I’ve ever watched, thank you

[@vivielle]

I can't even express how inspiring your videos are! Thank you for them, Elson! ⏰

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Your support means so much to me, Vivielle! Thanks so much my friend!

[@ronileef8279]

As you said to leave a clock emoji, my alarm went off. As I went to shut the alarm off you said “take” and were cut off by me shutting the alarm off. On the alarm it said ‘take antibiotic’ I saw it the exact second you said “take”. It was very strange and obviously notable. ⏰ I still don’t know what I want in life, but I do know I don’t want my life to be a tragedy anymore. Thank you for this!!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, astonishing! Thanks for sharing that Roni, big love to you and yours

[@visionvixxen]

I used to want to do what you do. / ministry of film and art… Too much for my add ASD ocd bipolar brain to patch together, but the ideas are divine joy in and of themselves and to see them come out is sheer delight.

[@aleonyohan6745]

I have watched a lot of amazing KZbin videos. This is absolutely one of the best. This is a phenomenal piece of work. Thank you.

[@robwahl]

⏰ I always wanted to be a pilot but was bad at math when at school, so I sort of believed i was too dumb to manage it... at 31 I went for a flight introduction, I could barely afford lessons and rent with my film/editing job... due to Covid and a bunch of stuff, I never reached commercial pilot license, or even private... I did pass all the exams and did pilot a small plane solo... a few times. Good memories.

[@ryanabitz]

Wow... i am just now discovering this channel... These videos and content are hitting home hard... So true. I know it is. Have thought this way my whole life and when he talks about losing these thoughts/feelings over time and realizing this in the mid 30's, it happened to me around 40... My entire identity has been one thing cause i chose at a young age to pursue a "normal, better way of living" and now, all i want is to go after my youthful dreams...

[@personofinternet682]

music. poetry. worship. painting, sculpture ⏰

[@Semerjian]

Hi Elson, your videos are so important. It makes us rethink our attitudes,our feelings, our thoughs, our faith in life. Thanks brother!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

I'm so grateful to you, Sermjian and your support for what I'm doing. Big love to you and yours, brother!

[@windsofdestruction]

i just realized a crazy thing. From the last month,KZbin has been recommending me videos about syncronicity and work of CJ Jung. There was a room called Upper Cabin at our IELTS institute. Throughout these 3 months ive spent there. i always noticed the whiteboard hung on the wall. i always kinda ignored what was written on that but i knew it a cue card. There have been numerous times that i've visited that room for my speaking. Finnaly, after my speaking is now done. A call from my friend from institute rang. During our converstation He asked me about the Cue card. At that moment i felt somthing strange. It was the same Cue Card that had preceved my Eyes the entire 3 months ...

[@silvertree3181]

I always enjoy the different takes on Synchronicity. This video resonates, as I’m sure it does for many others. Appreciate your work. Blessings ❤️

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Silvertree! As always I am so grateful for your continued support, and as always I appreciate you! Many blessings to you and yours as well, my friend

[@jasonryan3506]

Truly one of the best movies I have seen. Thanks for the video.

[@anujjain671]

Your videos and narrations are just super good quality compared to an average video in the feed. It's a delight to watch. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much!

[@turningpoint108]

Absolutely loved this. This is the first time i am connecting to this channel. I subscribed and liked immediately after watching.. I never do.. Really amazing and i love this subject.. Carl jung.. Victory frankl.. All are my invisible counsellors i often think of.. So inspired and mesmerized

[@martha0623]

Dear Elson, I have no words to express my gratitude for your videos!! They are so meaningful and inspiring!! It’s like every cell of my body resonate with the message you share. Thank you so much!

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much Martha. I also can't tell you how grateful I am for your support and for showing love for what I'm doing. Big love to you and yours, my friend

[@LiciJamaicaLi]

One thing I want is to become completely enlightened and stay that way for eternity

[@callycat6660]

Thankyou so much I am now smiling like a Cheshire cat 😸how wonderfully you did this ! it's so profound and moving and a genius way of putting it all together ..what a gift you have

[@Denis.Bolduc]

« Its never too late to dream another dream »... Thank you :)

[@tommac93]

Christ... This one hits hard. Thank you ⏰

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Im' so grateful for your support Tommac93! I appreciate you, my friend

[@DenisDolisy]

⏰ This comes just at the right moment in my life, thank you for sharing it. I just turned 35 a month ago, which is a strange kind of coincidence. I have still to find what to do with my life, but I know I don't want it to stay as it is now. This video comforts me in my feeling that something has to change.

[@wholeyghost7790]

This analysis is a good working model for those who’ve accepted what nearly an overwhelming majority consider inevitable.

[@tekiwi]

That was absolutely beautiful to watch and listen to, Thank you!!

[@LifeAdviceSite]

This is the third time I’ve visited your channel, and I just wanted to say this video is a masterpiece. Well done. ❤

[@MoneySoul]

This might be the best youtube video I've ever watched. I'm so fulfilled and fill alive with possibility. Thank you. Subscribed & shared

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Wow, I'm so grateful for your support my friend! I truly appreciate you

[@werfilserrano4016]

What a beautiful work you've done with this and the previous one man thanks for sharing tour thoughts 🙏😊 greatings from Argentina

[@ho11z]

⏰ - I’ve watched this 3x already, great insight and I like how you ask a question at the end of each video. I just found your channel and binge watched about 10 videos already and I will watch all of them. Great content, great format, good audio. Well done 👍 Big fan.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Ho11z! I'm so grateful for your support, my friend

[@koyebrown9293]

One of my very favorite films! I love the way you explain the underlying philosophical story within the story. 😊

[@eanigma1142]

how come I have never heard of this movie!!! what a beautiful video you have made! thank you so much, my second life has begun from this moment, and I needed to see and hear this video ❤

[@Mozes8]

Thank you for this wonderful audible narrative video! I really enjoyed hearing you tell this story! That's a great movie btw and very well written!

[@Iamtincabrera]

I love your videos. I’m glad I found your channel. Keep creating, please. Thank you.

[@mysticgardener2704]

This brought me to tears.

[@romilabasav]

every single video of yours is just amazing, I love your content

[@JonathanChuMD]

This is one of your best, Elson, and alongside your vid about King Arthur, one of the ones that resonated most with me. I really like that you also mentioned the book about the regrets of the dying, they were lessons I thought about a lot during the many months we had to spend in lockdown, and also before I began to embark on my travels. I think that the number was one regret was "living a life that others expected, not a life true to myself," and I knew as I entered my mid thirties that this was a regret I did not want to have when I reach my later years. I also agree about the importance of stories to humanity; in so many ways, I think that humans are designed to use stories to make sense of our reality; a culture's stories really define a people's values and identity, which is why stories like Lord Of the Rings and Star Wars are so much more than just pop culture; they are the modern epics of our time. It also correlates a lot with some of the teachings of Yogananda, who said more than once that God is "divine dramatist," who orchestrates every human being's life story, and though it is difficult to discern the meaning to everything while you are in the midst of it, when you reflect and contemplate later on, everything does have a higher meaning, even the suffering. Coming to the realization that God is a divine storyteller, in addition to being an artist and mathematician and physicist, really helps to explain why life can be so dramatic and harrowing sometimes lol. Keep up the amazing work Elson!

[@vlado_rosko]

Wtf, yesterday i saw this film for the first time, it moved me and now i see this video. What a touch from God.

[@sharipotter88]

So glad you did this!! This is one of my favorite movies and i talk about it all the time.❤

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Shari! It's an underrated gem that I feel is mostly forgotten. I'm so grateful for your support!

[@alexathegr8]

Your videos are SO GOOD. Thank you for the inspiration. ❤

[@user-dj1eb4ln4c]

Your voice is so calming to listen to. I enjoyed this video and it made me cry realizing how much I could relate to the character though im only still in my early 20s.

[@kelleyloreth300]

⏰ I'm 45 and was in an unhappy marriage for many years. My first words as a child were, "Im free, I'm free." Marriage never resonated with me. I did it for him and my family. I decided last summer to follow my personal truth and set the intention of being a sovereign soul. I moved to Colorado, enrolled in a grad school program working with therapy dogs, Im writing children's books! These were all my childhood dreams. I no longer live a life of regret compromising my dreams so everyone else can be happy. I left my marriage. He is now happy with a better suited partner and I'm free, I'm free!! I'm so full of joy and gratitude. Life is something to surrender to and flow with. When you know yourself, accept and trust that you are meant to live your life as a unique expression of the all, and you trust there is something greater going in that needs YOU. That's when all kinds of magic begins to unfold for you. 💫

[@itamarandneomifahn5907]

I'm glad to find a well made youtube channel the content is so important keep going and good luck

[@MC-8]

I really needed to hear this message this evening. Thank you so much. Powerful and inspiring!

[@yvonelefakane5380]

Thank you very much...this is really needed to hear. Have been struggling to follow my dreams/passion, wondering if it will be enough to support my lifestyle and everything that I need. This video just gave me the strength I needed to follow my dreams and trust that all will fall into place. Thank you 🙏

[@mvu973]

After so many times, I have to say I was really feeling it a day or two before the day you upload a new video :) and just again, you answer questions that I was having. Thank you for taking your precious time putting the videos together so beautifully ⏰ and your beautiful mind, soul and skills ;)

[@ModernIntuitionist]

You are so very welcome my friend. Thank you for showing love and support for what I'm doing, I appreciate you!

[@jamielockett2547]

This has been one of the most interesting segments I've watched recently, thank you for this content.

[@ModernIntuitionist]

Thanks so much, Jamie! I appreciate you