Contemplative moments for a brief respite..

[Forest Denizen]

I'd like to post little scenes here that are filmed/videoed/shot in real time. The idea is to provide an easy to find place of quiet contemplation. A refuge where brief meditative moments might be enjoyed. One might label these brief moments, mise-en-scene, a term used in film for long shots in real time.

Here is the first one for your enjoyment!! :heart::heart:

I took it this morning at 5:00 am as the moon was slowly setting over the Pacific.

With Love to you!

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[Forest Denizen]

Here's another one that I took about an hour-and-a-half after the previously posted "video." You'll see some birds (gulls, terns) flying around in the background and beneath them are dolphins feeding.. :sun:

With Love :heart::heart:

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[Kryztian]

Thanks Forest! From Sumo oranges to gulls hovering on the waves, you always bring the best gifts to Avalon.

[Forest Denizen]

Thanks Forest! From Sumo oranges to gulls hovering on the waves, you always bring the best gifts to Avalon.

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[Franny]

Lovely videos Forest, thank you.

Which beach did you go to?

[Forest Denizen]

Lovely videos Forest, thank you.

Which beach did you go to?

Hey Latte, thank you! :heart:

The beach, Newport Beach, is less than 10 minutes from the house that I share here in Southern California. I go early in the morning, @5:00, sit and have my coffee under the stars as the surf is breaking against the sand and rolling almost to my feet!

Then, every morning that I can, I take a 3-mile walk, barefoot, in and out of the water. 1.5 miles down and then turn around and walk back. Different every day due to moon phase, tides, weather, etc. It's a lovely way to start the day! :inlove:

It's around sunrise when I finish. :sun:

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[Forest Denizen]

Okay, here's a really good one that I found on Youtube. It's an hour long and done with very high quality equipment.

So, I don't think we have to post only "videos" that we've shot ourselves. AND, importantly, everyone should feel free to contribute to this thread. If you find a scene of beauty that resonates with you, go ahead and post it here!

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[ChristianSky]

If you find a scene of beauty that resonates with you, go ahead and post it here!

Currently living a block away from a major highway, and within an earshot of a major railroad line, not to mention the mind numbing jingle from the ice-cream truck that has it's route based in my neighborhood this time of the year, I often day dream, but more anything, look forward to day when I return to the places where my soul feels truly at home.

Here is where the silence is deafening, where the landscape is breathtaking, where the night skies make me homesick of a place known only to the most deeper reaches of my soul, and where the magic that lurks cannot be adequately put into words.

Thus, a couple of years ago I created the two time-lapse videos below - to always remind me of where my soul most feels at home. May these landscapes and skies bring to your soul what they have brought to mine. Enjoy :sun:

Christian



“Hózhó" is a Navajo word that means “walking in beauty” – or living in a manner that strives to create and maintain balance, harmony, beauty and order. Hózhó, the Navajo concept of balance and beauty is similar to, but much richer in meaning than the term “conservation”, as it implies a deep connection between people and land. To be "in Hózhó" is to be at one with and a part of the world around you.

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Gaia, in Greek mythology, was the name given to the ancestral mother of all life: the primal Mother Earth goddess.

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[Forest Denizen]

If you find a scene of beauty that resonates with you, go ahead and post it here!

Currently living a block away from a major highway, and within an earshot of a major railroad line, not to mention the mind numbing jingle from the ice-cream truck that has it's route based in my neighborhood this time of the year, I often day dream, but more anything, look forward to day when I return to the places where my soul feels truly at home.

Here is where the silence is deafening, where the landscape is breathtaking, where the night skies make me homesick of a place known only to the most deeper reaches of my soul, and where the magic that lurks cannot be adequately put into words.

Thus, a couple of years ago I created the two time-lapse videos below - to always remind me of where my soul most feels at home. May these landscapes and skies bring to your soul what they have brought to mine. Enjoy :sun:

Christian

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Christian Sky,

These are beautiful! Well done.

Thank you :heart:

Ken

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[Franny]

Wonderful, tranquil places in both sets of videos.

One can feel the perfection even in the videos.

[Forest Denizen]

This is an amazing video taken by placing a backpack camera onto an eagle flown by a falconer. With the ambient sound, which is awesome! It's in HD but might take a minute for the HD quality to kick in. Once it does, Pure Joy!! :inlove:

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https://www.facebook.com/visitsenja/videos/931218610397263/?v=931218610397263

[Forest Denizen]

This one is an hour of New Zealand..

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[Forest Denizen]

This one is 8 hours of beautiful nature scenes with only ambient sound!!

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[Forest Denizen]

Taken this morning as the full moon was setting over the Pacific :heart:

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[Forest Denizen]

Happy Sunday! Taken early this morning, June 16, 2019, Newport Beach, CA. Low clouds, low tide, and a couple of Heerman's gulls.. Enjoy! :heart:

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[Anka]

Nature is the absolute art that reshapes the world.
Let's enjoy virtually the freshness and beauty of the earth, which gives us peace at any time of life.

A movie with a river 5 km away from where I live, filmed with an unprofessional camera, but wonderful in reality, (0:16)

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The river shelters billions of dragonflies every year at the end of May-beginning of June in a magic flight of a few days...:flower:
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And two videos that I really like.
Nature's music is already played in the most magnificent show in the world and we can only enjoy.

Tribute To Our Beautiful Nature(4:08)

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Landscapes - Timelapse(4:02)
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The beauties of nature are rich in fantasies, floral aromas, perfumes are delicate and unique that I hope will delight your soul and brighten your day!

:heart::heart:

Anca

[Anka]

A few hours ago when the sun was setting, we went out in the garden only to say goodbye to my plants until morning and found in the sky a huge and double rainbow that I had rarely seen before.
We ran to the house after the camera and back to the end of the garden to film it, it lasted longer than the movie and it was for us the grace in colors for today, it simply completed the beauty of the hill that I see in many colors depending on the season.

From what I understand, there was another one just as huge in 2012 when I wasn't here, I was gone to Europe, but I'm definitely very happy to see him ... and I just want to share my joy with everyone loves rainbows!:bearhug:

Double rainbow(0:48)
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For anyone who reads this, with the greatest love, almost 3 minutes of an oasis of peace :flower:

Peacefulness - Brian Crain(3:35)

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Anca

[Forest Denizen]

Spectacular view from a backpack-mounted camera carried by a golden eagle flying over Scotland in winter!! :heart:

The footage, which is just under 3 minutes long, is in HD so it may take a moment or two to appear here. Wonderful to watch in full-screen with ambient sound on.. :flower:

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[Anka]

It is 12:43 it is very cloudy (there is no star) and here it is raining torrentially, a pleasant sound of water in its mission to flow, a pleasant feeling of contemplation in the sound.
:raining:

Enjoying the view far from the unleashed world, of dust and noise, in the middle of nature is the ideal place to become ourselves again in the most natural and human way.
Nature floods our being in the eternal present.

The Breathtaking Beauty of Nature(2:38)

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Anca

[Anka]

A sound of sleep, a call from the clouds (your moment), is just rain :flower:

RAIN - A Cinematic Film - Monsoon season - A Sound Experience - Digital Eye Photography(2:19)

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:heart:
Anca

[Anka]

Everything about the waves of the sea...:happy dog:

Sunetul marii.videoHD.mp4( The sound of the sea:)), in less than (11:53)

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:sun: and :heart:

Anca

[Anka]

The true theater of the world is the healing force of the contemplation of beauty.
It's tea time...:sun:...:violin:

The Danube is the second longest river in Europe and flows through 10 countries, and in our country, it flows into the Black Sea.

The Gorgeous Danube Delta in 4k - from Tulcea Romania(3:07)

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The best thoughts for everyone,

:grouphug:

Anca

[EFO]

Black Sea Dolphins :clapping::heart:

Am inotat cu delfinii in Marea Neagra - Cea mai frumoasa experienta din viata mea !!!/I swam with dolphins in the Black Sea - The most beautiful experience of my life !!!
(8:10 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lke9AIELaFU

EDIT

Vangelis - Song Of The Seas
(5:35 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SVonv-sio

Oxygene - The Ocean
(9:59 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI3yNckfSvU

[Anka]

Ireland has an ancient history. The first people on the island, arriving at some point in the Stone Age, were gradually replaced by a fiery culture of Celts around 1000BC. The Celts crafted beautiful monuments, with a unique architecture that was further modified by the influence of Roman expansion...

View from Above- Ireland( 2:42)

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:flower:

Anca

[EFO]

Places for contemplation

Estrellas del Bicentenario HD
"This project is called STARS OF THE BICENTENNIAL produced by The Mates for the largest speaking spanish TV network of world to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Mexico as Country."
(41:13 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2wGeMw-NEs&t=220s

[Anka]

Only flowers and wind in one morning
(I tend to breathe "harder" than the wind :blushing:)

flowers and wind(0:16)
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And a walk in nature that I like, has a pleasant relaxing effect, for me at least, especially not to forget to breathe!:bearhug:
New cinematic nature video - Walking around in the woods(2:09)

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Anca

[Anka]

Something I enjoy seeing, Nature in everything!

"Amazing Greenland"(5:13)

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And on a walk up the hill behind my house, I tried to film dragonflies, but they fly so fast and I try to "catch" them with the camera :)

Dragonflies(0:51)
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One of the meadows on the hill:flower:

meadow(0:17)
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Anca

[Anka]

I will simply sing my love for Nature in this wonderful place.:flower:
Thanks for this Thread!:heart:

Michel Pépé - L'Esprit des Animaux(4:08)
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Michel Pépé : "LA FORÊT D'EDEN" (Extracts from the album 6:52)

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:heart:
Anca

[EFO]

90 MIN SPACE JOURNEY: Beyond Infinity Nature Relaxation Ambient Film w/Instrumental Music by Nimanty
(1:30:31 hrs.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Js8KYk93Q

and Nimanty (https://www.youtube.com/c/Nimanty/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0).
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xRUeSxRiXGY/mqdefault.jpg

[Anka]

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Ireland - The Road Not Taken(15:44)

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Anca

[Anka]

Contemplative enough for me:heart: in the heart of the nature:)
*A Momma black bear and her two cubs play on a hammock.*
HAMMOCK BEARS - Video 1(3:13)
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Hammock: "I haven't had this much FUN in years!"

Take a bear hug and enjoy! :bearhug:

[Anka]

The Sound of Nature... (no music)3:16

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[Anka]

Nature, the sound of the "Source" in everything.

Spring Sounds - Colorful Fields - Beautiful Mountain(14:32)

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We need to hear the nature within us, it is simply easy.

[Anka]

"At the beginning of the video, ziqi touched my head, said that “hey, let’s go!" :happy dog:

The recipe for a background music, the taste of life in almost 5 minutes.
Liziqi(4:41)

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[Anka]

"This village is located in Spreewald, 1 of only 18 biosphere reserves in Germany. The video was made on June 2020.
Nature is so beautiful. The whole life is too short to see. This village looks just like Giethorn village, in Netherlands."

Real Life Fairy Tale Village in Germany | Spreewald [4K](13:56)

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[Anka]

Weave a lamb wool cape for the freezing winter(5:48)

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Relaxing Water And Wind Chimes Sounds(14:36)
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[Anka]

Practice the light of relaxation in the art of blessing your inner peace. A couple practices synchronized yoga by the seashore.

To The Light(2:49)

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[Anka]

A dreamscape in the nature of the water world.
Wishing everyone a beautiful day and a wonderful life!

freediving into a fish vortex(2:18)

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Anca :heart:

[EFO]

Beautiful Paintings + Beautiful Classical Music
(3:17:36 hrs.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XdHP_fQoB0

[Anka]

The sound of waters.
Relaxing Nature Scenes - Nature's Relaxing Music(8:00)

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Relaxing Nature Scenes - Relaxing sounds Of Ocean Waves(7:17)

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[Anka]

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” Dr. Seuss
Wishing the best thoughts for your gentle hearts :heart:

Peder B. Helland - Thoughtful(11:33)

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[Anka]

We share the same rays of sunshine :sun:
In search of the Sun, he will always find the light in us.
A simple greeting to the Sun.:heart:

Pure Lumière(5:09)

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[Anka]

Our future in about 8 minutes, But maybe "The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."Abraham Lincoln

Our Future(8:28)

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[norman]

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[Anka]

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Flying Ducks - so close, you can almost touch, just incredible(1:55)

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Mother duck takes ducklings for a swim at the lake!(3:02)

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Duck Pond | Relaxing Ducks on a Calm Lake in Ultra HD(3:59)
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[Anka]

They are supposed to be stress relief toys(?!)...I received one as a gift last week.

Cute Squishy Toys Stress Reliever(0:14)

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I didn't look for this, but Innocence: restored:heart:

The Deer Whisperer(1:45)

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[Anka]

Almost two minutes of daytime sleep in cuteness :heart:...just for you guys! :bearhug:

Kitten sleeps sweetly with the Chicken(1:56)

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[Anka]

Living like "coral", an effervescent experience in the underwater shelter.

Thanks for the thread!:hug:

Amazing Breathtaking Drive Into coral reefs & Under the Sea||Sea Creature||Coral Reef Fish video HD(3:47)

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[Anka]

How to prepare a field cricket to start chirping. :)

Field cricket (Gryllus campestris) chirping(2:17)

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Singing Sands(0:28)

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Koshi Wind Chimes - Aria (Air)(0:53)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20-N0cIGP60

Koshi Wind Chimes(0:53)

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[EFO]

How to prepare a field cricket to start chirping. :)

Field cricket (Gryllus campestris) chirping(2:17)

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God's Cricket Chorus (No Human Voices Or Instruments)
(10:06 min.)
"Want to hear something magical? Experimental director, composer and playwright Jim Wilson recorded the sound of crickets and then slowed down the recording, revealing something so amazing. The crickets sound like they are singing the most angelic chorus in perfect harmony. Though it sounds like human voices, everything you hear is the crickets themselves. There are two tracks, one is played at regular speed and the other is the slowed version. The singing you hear are the crickets only. No instruments or voices were added.

"The first time I heard it... I swore I was listening to the Vienna Boys Choir, or the Mormon Tabernacle choir. It has a four-part harmony it is a swaying choral panorama. No effects have been added of any kind except that they changed the speed of the tape. The sound is so haunting. I played it for Charlie Musselwhite and he looked at me as if I pulled a Leprechaun out of my pocket." Tom Waite.

Originally recorded by Jim Wilson and David Carson in 1992, Jim slowed down the original cricket song to match and mirror the lifespan of the average human being. The result is a work that induces an atmosphere of peace, serenity and healing, all courtesy of Mother Nature's Crickets. http://changethelifechannel.blogspot....
/10/audio-crickets-audio-recording-slowed.html

Soundcloud One Hour Recording: ►https://soundcloud.com/tags/crickets

Listening to this recording it sounds like females voices to me with a male chorus in the background, singing in the eight-tone scale, like I would call in musical terms, an interlude and then another chorus part. I feel so humbled after hearing this recording, more than I ever have before. -Bonnie Jo Hunt. http://hearingvoices.com/webwork/mcvi...

Crickets actually produce different calls for different purposes. The calling song, which may be heard for distances up to a mile, helps the female find the male. Once she is near, the male switches to a courtship song to convince her to mate with him. And, in some cases, the male also sings a post-copulation celebratory song. How do crickets produce sound? ►http://insects.about.com/od/grasshopp...

★ NOTE: Dave D'Aranjo slowed down cricket recording:
https://soundcloud.com/darangatang/da...
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I usually hear the last lonely cricket chirp in mid-November. Crickets die with the frost and their offspring winter over as eggs. Cicadas leave this realm before that, late September or early October, it depends how cold it gets at night in the Northeast United States. Cicadas are more vulnerable to the cold than crickets. Personally, I love their chirps and always have. It is the males’ chirp you hear by rubbing or stridulate, or chirping, however, some female crickets chirp as well.

Did you know in China and other Asian countries, crickets are considered good luck, and are often kept as pets in specially-designed cages? Some European traditions hold that a cricket chirping in the house is a sign of future prosperity. Now that can be annoying because when they get in the house and chirp - it's loud.
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I could not find good quality HD photos of crickets and had to include grasshoppers which are related to crickets as are locust. Many of the slides in this video were created by me in Proshow Producer.
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All God’s Creatures have a place in the choir. Many thanks to Jim Wilson and David Carson. And thank you the viewer for watching.
Ambriel - HKzW / AquarielCharm
http://www.youtube.com/user/aquarielc...

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Youtube channel Lauren Zachary comment in reply to another user:
What the heck? No, what are you even talking about? Here, let me help you to understand a little better. This isn't a, "Christian scam". (?) On earth, and throughout our universe, there is time. As such, there are human life-spans, and then, there are cricket life-spans. (They live for only weeks at a time.) Because crickets have shorter life-spans, they hear, for example sound much slower than a human does. To a human, the noise a cricket makes sounds like the chirp that they produce. On the other hand, to a cricket, these "angelic voices/hums" are what they hear. Crickets know this is the noise they create; they hum together. But to a human, the hums are way fast-forwarded to the point where it sounds like a chirp. This is science. It's not a, "Christian scam". That makes me mad, because I, myself, am a Christian; and by the way, how would this protrude our religion forward? It would only earn teasing and discrimination if people saw this out of Christianity. Yes, the cricket hums sound like angelic voices from a chapel. Good observation. But to call it a, "Christian scam"? Shame on you. - Lauren Zacary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXQ..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6JGlv32nw

[Anka]

If it's about watching and moving, then it's definitely about listening.:heart:

"Northern Light Aurora Sound
The Aurora Borealis is created by the solar wind hitting the earth's atmosphere. The charged particles of the solar wind are normally deflected away by the shield of Earth's magnetic field, but some are able to leak into the magnetosphere around the earth, where they are then guided along Earth's magnetic field to reach deeper into the atmosphere. Here they collide with the oxygen and nitrogen molecules of the air, to produce a luminous green and red glow that is the aurorae (Northern or Southern lights).
These moving charged particles that create the northern lights also produce intense radio emission at very low frequencies. We can 'hear' the aurorae as a busy chatter when these radio signals are converted to sound, varying on the real timescale that you can hear."

But I bet they "sound" nicer in reality:sun:

Northern Lights Sound(1:51)

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And, we have a new family member. I found her near a fence these days, being of no one, she is very small and loving and I name her Magic Magie :sun:

Magic Magie(0:14)

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To create great comfort for her from the very first minutes after I fed her, I put a lullaby on the phone, singing :heart:

Relaxing Lullaby for Cat and Kitten 🐱💤 (with Cat purring sounds)(1:00:01)

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..and she was very satisfied and fell asleep, but the thing is that I also slept 44 minutes on this song(!), it was very comfortable for both of us :)

Maybe, if you leave home during the day, it would be good to leave such music as "company" for your little fluffy family members?:flower:
For "me", a lullaby is quite contemplative.

Anca :heart:

[Sarah Rainsong]

"Enjoy the 3 Hours of Relaxing Rain and Piano Music with Cozy Coffee Shop Ambience."
Rainy Night Outside Coffee Shop Ambience with Relaxing Piano Music and Rain Sounds
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[Anka]

Whatever the world changing everyday I still love soothing relaxation ...Have a wonderful day or evening! :flower:

Peder B. Helland - Dance of Life(5:27)

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[Anka]

Hey, if you're reading this, we wish you an awesome life ahead! Believe in yourself, be brave :Avalon:

Have a great day, make it your best! :flower:

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The most beautiful cup of tea(0:25)

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Magical Stuðlagil - the newly discovered basalt column canyon in East Iceland. It's a nature's wonder.
Stuðlagil. The Magical Canyon in Iceland(1:28)

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[Sarah Rainsong]

Sharing some beautiful autumn weather!

This "moment" runs for almost 4 1/2 hours ;) But it's lovely quiet music set to beautiful flowing stream in an autumn-colored forest. Perfect for a "contemplative moment" however long you'd like to make it. :flower:

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[Zirconian]

Flow of time, a gift to all

Peace in turmoil.
The language of nature.
Preserved culture is a living painting.
We are a continuous bridge to the future.
The flow of time, heals wounds.
The spirit of water.
Only love can create peace.

Akiane


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wRmADtsa1U

[Zirconian]

Akiane
I don't wait for inspiration. Inspiration waits for me...:)


A commenter from her YouTube channel:

Absolutely beautiful!!! I don't know which is more moving. . . .the picture or the narration. I was mesmerized by both. . . that's not enough to describe how I felt after watching.


I feel the same.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2Re2IGVj8

[Anka]

Look at the clouds
Start by opening your eyes and be surprised by that Sea of Clouds which is constantly open for us for pure joy.

Against any weather system, there are still beautiful clouds up there, coming and going.
Always watch their formation, and don't waste a second without looking at them, because that cloud shape will never be the same again.

"Beautiful" & Clouds on Blue Sky [timelapse](2:35)

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[Anka]

Dragontail butterflies have a unique flying style because their wings are actually quite small relative to their body size. It means they have to flap their wings super-fast like a dragonfly and use their tails like rudders, to me they are hypnotically beautiful.

Float Like a Dragontail Butterfly ( 0:49)

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Beautiful trapped bubbles and a windy morning:flower:

Abraham Lake(3:27)

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Abraham Lake Wind(0:22)

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[Zirconian]

A step.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1iatrdASuc

There are pivotal moments, tipping points when we are standing on a precipice. It is as our eyes suddenly open to seeing everything with clarity. It is in that moment that we awaken - that we 'wake up' to our life and what actions we have been engaging in that are not serving our deepest desires - and our highest good.

Being able to witness the truth - to have clear knowing of it means that we can no longer live in darkness - or the absence of truth. We cannot pretend that we do not know what we know.


"To awaken you must have the desire in your heart for change, for answers - for understanding." - dorothy ratusny

One of my favourite 'spoken word' contemplative meditations... please join me in this journey of awakening.

Namaste! xo

/// MUSIC: Kip Mazuy, 'Soothe' (Thank you Kip! Love this!)

[Billy]

I just experienced a contemplative moment while listening to this amazing guy.


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[Lunesoleil]

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The sea
Charles Tenet
The sea
The sea
That we see dancing along the clear gulfs
With reflections of silver
The sea
Changing reflections
Under the rain
The sea
In the summer sky merges
His white sheep
With angels so pure
The azure shepherd sea
Infinite
See
Near the ponds
These big wet reeds
See
These white birds
And these rusty houses
The sea
Rocked them
Along the clear gulfs
And a love song
The sea
Rocked my heart for life
Source: Musixmatch

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[Zirconian]

Taylor Bertolini grew up primarily finding notes filled with love and compassion in her lunchbox. She learned that a few words of encouragement could not only change her life, but the lives of others. That idea followed her to college where she started an organization on the NSU campus called Campus Cursive. When you harness the power of a kind word, you have the power to change lives. Taylor Bertolini is an NSU Junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Public Health with a certificate in leadership. Taylor has founded and become the fearless leader of Campus Cursive at NSU. Campus Cursive is an affiliate of More Love Letters, a global organization using the power behind social media to write and mail letters to strangers in need all around the world. She grew up Tamarac, FL raised by her devoted mother, who left love notes in lunch boxes and medicine cabinets, among other places; this is the origin from which Taylor believes her love for personalized notes stems. She strongly believes in the philosophy that all the little things in our lives add up, come together, and become something much bigger than ourselves. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgS7bFWlqsw

[Zirconian]

Susan Wranik, Speaker, Writer, and Medical Professional, spoke at TEDxArcadia University on Saturday, April 1, 2012.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC2eT5nhDvI

[Zirconian]

A step


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1iatrdASuc[/url]

[Zirconian]

A collection of the greatest proverbs from across the globe and throughout history.

Powerfully spoken by Chris Lines.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oCVIt6duzY

[O Donna]

Meditating on 'moments of brief respite', thank goodness for those.

In the spirit of Avalon....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ecw4hfrWkAE5zSL.jpg

[Zirconian]

Akiane

Words and a painting that reflects 2020.
Interesting that Akiane struggled with this painting.
Great message.:heart:

Synchronicity:
We'll get through this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwgeZd15SVU

[EFO]

Sea Forests: 10 Hours of Relaxing Oceanscapes | BBC Earth
(10:00:00 hrs.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC1XCR8r8sY

[Anka]

Cayman Coastline Nature Therapy (0:31)

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[East Sun]

It's just water, moonlight, what do you expect?

[Anka]

It's just water, moonlight, what do you expect?

Beautiful ... isn't it? as well as the image of your avatar ... quite contemplative for the need for admiration, a value of good, an appreciation of nature.

Something like this for another sunrise at sunset:)

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/13/8c/ef/c5/another-lovely-sunset.jpg

? Nature as human value :flower:

[Anka]

Flying over the mountains of Romania, it reminds me that our world is so beautiful, Nature is at home all over the world and we are still here.:heart:
I am invaded by the fresh air and the sky, the fog, the clouds, the trees, the peaks come together and my soul trembles.
A fantastic sunrise in the eternal Romanian spirit floating above the mountains, waiting for nothing but the Beauty of Mother Nature.
I breathed the air in the pine forests, it is stronger than anything!:flower:

In search for Nature,
Anca

Bucegi mountains(2:36)

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[Anka]

For a better, warmer, more exceptional year, it's time to fit! :bearhug:

BIG ISLAND, HAWAII - Cinematic , (1:59)

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Take your backpack, fill your heart with love and walk..:flower:

Maui, Hawaii 4K: Nature in Motion - Cinematic Travel Video(2:07)

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[Anka]

See transparent, sparkling and cracking blue ice of largest freshwater lake, one winter trip that I would like to do, missing the real winters of 30 years ago in Romania when it was extremely cold and a lot of snow.

Best of winter Baikal Lake ice from above, aerial drone(5:43)

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"It is impossible to give justice to these landscapes with a camera: Iceland is such an awesome country! "

"Such an incredible road trip !"

Iceland 2020 Winter Roadtrip Cinematic 4k(4:10)

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[Anka]

Just the silence and the sound of snowflakes in my garden, which I enjoyed and share here.
It is not cold at all and some birds are occasionally heard, every year more and more birds remain to spend the winter here, a few years ago, all the birds migrated to warm countries, now I enjoy their presence in winter, and I feed them as much as possible (plant seeds and bread crumbs):flower:

Garden(0:33)

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[Zirconian]

A beautiful little gem.:heart:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J4qbnuuUYE

[Anka]

Because every thread of life counts, write down a million alive earthly places in your heart and go on a journey for at least one of them.

Jellyfish Lake is a marine lake located on Eil Malk island in Palau. Eil Malk is part of the Rock Islands, a group of small, rocky, mostly uninhabited islands in Palau's Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu. There are about 70 other marine lakes located throughout the Rock Islands.

Be "Jelly" today...to have absolutely no worries:)

PALAU, Jellyfish Lake: Amazing Planet (4K) 2020(3:53)

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[Zirconian]

Ancient sites, springs and the links to King Arthur in the South West of the UK.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhJ1vPTQtc4


A walkabout in the beautiful Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury Somerset. England. The video and photos include a visit to the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and images of the Tor, Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Magdalene Alms Houses and the White Spring. #glastonbury​ #glastonburytor​ #avalon​ #iselofavalon​ #somerset​ #chalicewell​ #glastonburyabbey​ #thewhitespring​
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[Zirconian]

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[Zirconian]

The dance of spring


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Wh5TwZ5Eg

Jonna Jinton

After a winter that felt like an eternity, we finally feel the spring in the air.
Some kind of energy is waking up again, not only in nature, but also in myself. We have a wonderful time ahead of us.

In this video I share glimpses of my life right now and what we've been up to. Tapping some birch sap, making a spring fire, taking ice baths, watching the last of the nightsky before the light return, and lots of more. I also answer some questions from my previous video in the end!

[Zirconian]

I was going to put this on the art thread but the picture and the final words from Akiane seem to have a place on this thread.

These days seem dark, however, I'm convinced that the light will always shine through and that those who maybe lost, for whatever reason, will be found again.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSeBpINvK2o

"FREEDOM" by Akiane

"I have recently finished painting a large volume of artwork imbued with spontaneity, multiplicity and spiritual actualization.
I have not followed any particular rules, styles, movements or forms.
Many paintings have been purposefully left unrefined as fresh glimpses of my focused attention or visionary endeavors."
Please enjoy!!

[Anka]

Extremely contemplative for me, without any words, only the sound of nature, even the hammer and the saw sounds good, throughout the entire documentary, I can choose any moment and it is ultimately contemplative.:happy dog:
When there is nothing left in the world except humans, animals and nature, they all work well together. However, the last two minutes complete everything.

Two Years Alone in the Wilderness | Escape the City to Build Off Grid Log Cabin(1:31)

One man leaves the city life behind to build a cheap off grid log cabin and homestead in the Canadian wilderness, including a log home, an outdoor kitchen, an outhouse, a woodshed and a sauna bathhouse. Building mostly with hand tools, Shawn James harvests building materials from the forests north of Toronto, Canada and crafts them into functional tools and shelters using traditional woodworking tools and methods. He practices bushcraft and survival skills every day, including fire starting, tree identification and harvesting, wild edible foraging, fishing, hunting, camping in the summer and winter, travelling by canoe and snowshoe, navigation and water collection and purification.

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[Zirconian]

"Prince of Peace" Age, 8 by Akiane Kramarik



19 years have passed since I painted Prince of Peace.
In those 2 decades the world has completely transformed, but one thing has never changed.
Jesus's message of LOVE and love is the reason why we are here. Love is the only thing that matters~

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