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Such beautiful, brilliant words by people who went through hell no doubt. I sense their resilience and wisdom and peace. Of course, I imagine it's always a work in progress (it is for me), but it does get easier with time when we let go and let be.

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So much truth in your few sentence Nadia. Yes, to always being a work in progress, and never linear either. But the letting go and letting be is so key. Our bodies know how to navigate illness so much better than our stubborn minds. ;)

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Hahaha. Absolutely agree. Mind chatter doesn't help, unless it's to be proactive, but even then, it's not always helpful.

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Honestly Kimberly I feel I’m getting to know and fall in love with each of these people who keep sharing this hard won wisdom. I weep. I smile. I cheer. But most of all I appreciate each and every one.

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Now you know how I felt working with all those human gems!

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Great quotes, great film Kimberly, what a wonderful bunch of people, you included. So much wisdom here. Thank you all!

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Thank you so much for bringing your generous, wise presence to their voices Jan.🙏❤️

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a hushed sigh...

thank you.

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These are really powerful, Kimberly - and such a reminder of how life can be both devastating and precious. We really have let our "ambitions" run off with our values, sparing no time and attention for the simple peace of just waking up in the morning, listening to silence, breathing, spending time with our loved ones (instead of spending money on them to show our love.) Beautiful. 🤍🕊️🤍

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Something tells me you spare time for simple peace. I love those two words together "simple peace." Almost redundant but each more true and full because of the other.

Saw your new post this morning. I have it saved and am looking forward to reading when I'm sitting at the airport today. Big love to you and that even bigger heart.

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And to you my dear...

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Gorgeous film Kimberly. So many thoughtful sentiments about grace, grief, and resilience from a truly broad swath of people. I think the trickster nature of epilepsy for me, at least, has been feeling like, "Oh, I've figured this out" and then lightning strikes and my world and clock are entirely reset, It's "Go directly to jail--do not pass go!" Like death on repeat... you mourn all the progress, you'd just made and assess the wreckage and begin again. Oh, but remembering life before... it was so wonderful to be able to trust my brain. I miss that brain. She was cool. 😂

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Trickster/Villain. There's nothing more disheartening than making progress and then slipping all the way back down to ground zero. I think your phrase "death on repeat" sums it up well and sounds like something Jordan Peale should tackle in his next horror film because it's really the horror of all horrors. I'm so frustrated you're in this again Alisa. Not being able to trust your own flesh is a scary thing. I have my own version of that with vertigo, it's like walking around with sinister clown inside who can't be banished. And I bet your old brain WAS cool! I didn't know that brain, only this one. But from the outside looking in, your current one is pretty damn cool too. A bit wicked at times, but still very cool.

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Beautiful quotes, another powerful unfixed story. And I must say, I also absolutely loved your line, Kimberly: “When I allow conflicting experiences to co-exist, instead of always reaching for resolve, something in me relaxes, the static quiets, and a steady awareness knits itself around and within.” — for a long time paradoxes, contradictions, and seemingly incongruous ideas used to really bother me. I wanted to make sense of everything, I wanted to understand. But thankfully, I am getting better at accepting what is encapsulated in your line. Conflicting things can co-exist without me resisting them.

Thank you :)

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Oh I'm right there with you Michael. Incongruency made me so uncomfortable, especially when it came to my own emotions. I needed to be either happy OR sad, peaceful OR agitated. It's been a relief to find out that these seemingly disparate experiences are quite content co-existing in my body, as long as I let them!

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Yes, just learning I could allow such incongruous emotions to co-exist within me has been a huge step forward. Now, as you said, I just need to get better at letting them.

Thanks Kimberly :)

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This film is such a gift. I have shared it with close friends and those that I feel can relate. It is so spiritually uplifting to me in my own struggle to cope with the changes chronic illness has caused. Thank you for your work and gift.

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Thank you Kim! And thank your for forwarding along to others who may feel solidarity and comfort in hearing these stories and voices. Wishing you gentle days ahead in your body/mind.

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❤️‍🩹

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