“The trees do not hold on to dead leaves but lose them in order to create room for new ones. We can learn from this, by letting go of the past and focusing on the now. We cannot change the past but we can make the present and future brighter and better, not bitter.” ~ Kemi Sogunle

If you're going through a painful time in your life, know that it is never worthless. These tough times teach you to see possibilities that you would never have fathomed in the comfortable moments.

Let us refuse to be held back by pain or sorrow. Let us overcome. Let us learn to breathe life into ourselves again. Let us step into a way of living that is magical, so we can wake up each morning feeling grateful, generous and free.

Filmed in Suurbraak, South Africa.
Featuring Kent Steenekamp.

Kent works alongside people to help heal past traumas. If you'd like to reach out to Kent, he can be contacted at [email protected]

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In collaboration with iNous, we recently released a beautiful deck of 52 cards each card containing a quote from one of our films, paired with the activating visual muses of Lanon Prigge. The aim of this deck is to rekindle childlike curiosity and creativity, helping to navigate the shared waters of our human experience with grace and joy. If you’d like to consider purchasing your copy, shop here https://tgc.link/reflections

Who is Reflections of Life? We are Justine and Michael (previously known as Green Renaissance). We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth – that we are all human. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.

Editing by Coralee Long
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey

Music sourced from ArtList https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Discover by Lane King
Songbird by Doug Kaufman
Calme by Borrtex
I'll Understand by Roza

A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Croatian by Davor Bobanac
Czech by Pavla Látalová
Dutch by Rianne ten Veen
English by Justine du Toit
French by Natalia Hoffsteter
German by Tanja Pütz
Hebrew by Seavan Rachel
Indonesian by Ary Nuansa
Italian by Vincenzo Mocerino
Korean by Chloe Park
Polish by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese by Jonatha Koeller
Russian by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish by Marianne Carrere
Tamil by Sangeetha Dayanandan
Turkish by Ahsen Aygören
Vietnamese by Nguyen Phan & Thi Le