To Be In Awe - Wisdom from a 96 year old
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Published 2024-08-10
You can find it every day, often in the humblest places. Staring up at a starry sky; looking at a sculpture that makes you shudder; listening to a medley of instruments joining into one complex, spine-tingling melody - those experiences remind us that we’re part of something that will exist long after us.
Luckily, we don’t need to wait until we stumble upon it - we can seek it out. Awe is all around us. With a little intentionality, we can reclaim our sense of wonder in the everyday, ordinary moments of life. Perhaps awe, while an ordinary response to the extraordinary, is also an extraordinary response to the ordinary.
Featuring Dot Fisher-Smith.
Filmed in Ashland, Oregon, USA.
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Filming - by Michael Raimondo
Editing - by Justine du Toit
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
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The following music tracks are used in this film:
Lullaby to a Bird - by Yoav Ilan (via ArtList)
Pirates And Princesses - by Johannes Bornlof (via Epidemic Sound)
Sky Blue - by Yoav Ilan (via ArtList)
Distant Embers - by Adi Goldstein (via ArtList)
Imagine - by Valter Nowak (via Epidemic Sound)
Under Quilted Canopy - by Doug Kaufman (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 Borek
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Slovenian - by Tadej Pasar
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Thai - by Ornwara Diloknawarit
All Comments (21)
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It’s so enjoyable to see an elder who looks like an elder and speaks like an elder. So superior to those elders who spend all their time and effort trying to be and look young.
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May we all come to know such peace, serenity, and contentment, and may we all recognise the light that we are. May we celebrate our lives, and be thankful.😊
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"Go slow", that way, you won't leave "yourself" behind. If you do, nothing will/can dismember you. Thank you for the reminder, Dot!
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She's also an artist with a long history of social activism around the environment, homelessness and other issues. Go, Dot! Beautiful!
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"We are here to bring our light into the world, something ineffable!" Enough said. There's your life lesson! ❤
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God... what´s with this channel? every time I finish watching one of your videos I feel like I've made a new friend.
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I'm definitely in awe of Dot....such a peaceful presence, a beautiful smile and eyes that light up with joy. I can feel she's very much in the present moment. Blessings.
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If this is not Spiritual Liberation…I don’t know what is. A Beautiful soul and teacher. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
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I want to thank you, people who make this videos possible, I want to thank you for helping me, at 53, on how to grow old beautifully, thank you ❤
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Words fail in expressing the gratitude I have for this video. I'm 68 and frightened of what lies ahead for me. I can see now that there's nothing to be afraid of.
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How wonderful and inspiring is Dot's childhood attitude at her golden age 🥰
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This is the type of beautiful soul that everyone should have as a dear friend ❤️ ♥️ 💕
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We need of the elders their wisdom, to share of themselves bring light, and that All will return to the same light one day!❤
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Now this is beautiful! What the world needs more of. Living free and not so uptight with life.
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Wow! I'm 18 yrs behind her and I want to be a child like her when I'm 120 yrs old. Thank you for another gem. The very highest and best to us all.❤
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"Same same different."---- Said simply but so powerfully true.
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This lady reminds me so much of my mother who lived a full life for 93 years on this wonderful earth. How wonderful to be looking and sounding like this at 96! I can only hope to live happily that long.
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Does anyone else wish she was your neighbor? 🌻❤️
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She is the clearest and most vital 95 year old I've ever seen. Not to mention beautiful.
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What an exceptional and inspirational human being. I am so moved by her grace and the intelligence she uses to live her best life at this stage of her journey. Thank you for this message of wisdom from this beautiful soul. 🙏✨💛
