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A Mindful Choice

Two relatively youngchildren, trying to be the perfect mother,the perfect housewife, the...

Two relatively young
children, trying to be the perfect mother,
the perfect housewife, the perfect neighbor,
the perfect teacher, the perfect
everything, you know?

Full Transcript

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Two relatively young children, trying
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to be the perfect mother, the perfect housewife,
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the perfect neighbor, the perfect teacher,
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the perfect everything, you know?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:24
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Mountford Media Ltd

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Movie Summary

Inner peace and self-fulfillment are possible for each of us. Two modern day monks set off on an international journey to film a diverse range of people making the choice for a better life through meditation. Stunning cinematography combined with the power of people sharing from a place of profound peace delivers a palpable and moving experience. Available to rent or buy in 11 languages - English, Spanish, Portugese, Norwegian, Mandarin, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish. https://vimeo.com
And I used to describe the experience - A Mindful Choice 00:06
And I used to describe the experience
Once I heard the explanation and the background - A Mindful Choice 00:12
Once I heard the explanation and the background
I recognized how many times I rehashed conversations - A Mindful Choice 00:08
I recognized how many times I rehashed conversations
For the last 12, 13 years, I've had cancer. - A Mindful Choice 00:07
For the last 12, 13 years, I've had cancer.
And I now have secondaries in the liver and in my spine. - A Mindful Choice 00:06
And I now have secondaries in the liver and in my spine.
And yet, thanks very much to the meditation skills that - A Mindful Choice 00:20
And yet, thanks very much to the meditation skills that
It just allows you to live open and allowing in this moment. - A Mindful Choice 00:07
It just allows you to live open and allowing in this moment.
That has been absolutely key to my - A Mindful Choice 00:12
That has been absolutely key to my
I can take a lot of actions, a lot of strategies to assist it. - A Mindful Choice 00:06
I can take a lot of actions, a lot of strategies to assist i...
And a lot of what we call stress is because we think - A Mindful Choice 00:12
And a lot of what we call stress is because we think
And we find that distressing, or frustrating, or annoying, - A Mindful Choice 00:09
And we find that distressing, or frustrating, or annoying,
[MUSIC PLAYING] - A Mindful Choice 00:10
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Slowly but surely I was starting to experience a bit - A Mindful Choice 00:06
Slowly but surely I was starting to experience a bit
And I found I recreated the same dynamic I had in my marriage, - A Mindful Choice 00:11
And I found I recreated the same dynamic I had in my marriag...
And I was overwhelmed with a sense of loss, you know? - A Mindful Choice 00:07
And I was overwhelmed with a sense of loss, you know?
But once she's gone, the whiny voice in my head - A Mindful Choice 00:06
But once she's gone, the whiny voice in my head
I got to see that I need some way to let go of that judgment - A Mindful Choice 00:14
I got to see that I need some way to let go of that judgment
That was the major catalyst for me to commit to myself 100%-- - A Mindful Choice 00:10
That was the major catalyst for me to commit to myself 100%-...
I had to establish that before I was - A Mindful Choice 00:07
I had to establish that before I was
I always seemed to be in this fight or flight mode, - A Mindful Choice 00:11
I always seemed to be in this fight or flight mode,