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Dream Notes: Entry 4

10/5/2020

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"Drink Tea and Everything Will Be Okay"
Over one decade ago, I faced my fears and traveled to live in a different country. There I studied and pushed my boundaries within an artists’ heart and soul. The awakening of the journey continued to unfold years after the experience. Still to this day, I hold memories from this excursion inside of me as well as trinkets I collected and brought back home with me. One of the pieces happens to be a gift from the ANGELS that helped to look after us while we were there. I call them Angels because they looked over us but more-so guided us in a land so far away from our own: giving us directions but also pairing it up with a story about the road; and helping us find an answer but only through asking us the same question in return-- what did we feel about it? Two of the Angels in particular will never be forgotten and always remembered for their compassion and open-mindedness to guide a young, naive American girl unbeknownst to the great magnitude of what was in fact a journey that would last a lifetime in memory.

In our parting moments and our bittersweet goodbyes (more so accepting that we may never see each other in person again) they handed each of us a gift to be remembered by. Hand-selected by Angels to represent what they thought about us, as well.  
My unique gift was a refrigerator magnet—what a perfect gift! Something easy and light to carry home on a plane ride across the world and something to keep in the kitchen. One of the most important rooms in a (Russian) home. The place to gather health, where conversations are created and built upon, a room where family gathers. The message however was written in Russian language and in the form of a saying:  
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"Can you translate this for me?" I asked the Angel. She read it carefully and studied it before answering. (Of course, sometimes sentences do not translate perfectly to English especially when they are a saying of sorts that pertain to a particular culture’s nuances. Whatever she told me, the Angel wanted to make sure I understood.) It says, “Drink tea and everything will be okay.” She half-smiles/smirks at me. (To get any kind of a smile out of them was a gift to hold within itself. It means they appreciate you. Their smiles were always genuine.)

​I repeat her, “Drink tea and everthing will be okay...?” “Yes,” she answers, “just drink the tea, all will be okay with you.” I thanked her and realized that's going to take some time to wrap my mind around! What's the big deal with tea, anyway. Either way, I adored it immediately. I held the small token in my hand before tucking it away in my daily book bag where I was holding other special items that would for sure be coming with me on my trip home. 
 
For many years this magnet placed on my fridge-- sometimes in the front or the side out of view, but always there. Ever since the moment I was settled in my new home post-Moscow it came with me, too. Over the years, I have repeated to myself, “Drink tea and everything will be okay!” Then, I remember to make some tea! There is wisdom in this message and I better keep it to heart, for them at least. 
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In the year of 2020, how many times a day I must think—what to feel in this situation? 2020 self on high-alert. Basically, a year of time-- what do I reflect upon? My mind continues to jump from one tab to the next—head to the kitchen. I end up in front of the fridge, I see the message, “Drink tea and everything will be ok.” Sometimes I listened and sometimes I didn’t. The times I did follow-through were times that I was astonished, “It really does work. What is this magic!” Something about the warmth of the tea is calming and so is the act of drinking it. However, mostly for me it’s the healing that comes from a purposeful moment of stillness. You can’t drink the tea too fast or else you will burn your tongue, too slow and the warmth will fade. The last time I had this moment of reflection through tea I was struck with a strange question about the magnet. I run to the fridge reading and asking, “What is the actual translation, again? In all these years I've always translated it the same way in my imagination: Drink tea and everything will be okay. I never once checked it out for myself. As the Angels would always encourage- what did I think?”

​Out of curiosity, I decided to utilize technology and test for any alternate results using google translate, to which came some hilarious outcomes. In true Russian fashion I must also sprinkle a  little humor to this very serious proverb. Well, I took it so seriously myself all these years-- lighten up it’s just a magnet! A magnet nonetheless but with powers to heal through not only the message itself but the deeply-rooted memories attached. Now, it provides me the gift of a genuine smile more than a decade later. 
Enjoy a few of my favorite translations created that perhaps can give us all a deeper context into the kind words from past guides, now true Angels.

Allow these phrases to guide you too, throughout the rest of 2020. Let's have some tea!
What are your favorite tea rituals? Feel free to share: dreamnotes@videogirlpro.com 

In dedication to memory of Polina Zhzhenova and Marianna Gerro.  
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Dream Notes: Entry 3

9/17/2020

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"New Moon Blessings"
Today is a new moon. I have been waiting for a day like today and a moment like this to remind me all is connected. It's a sign of new beginnings. 

NEW MOON Ritual

"As human beings we conduct spiritual ceremonies in order to create respite for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma, just so we do not have to carry those feelings around with us forever, dragging us away from the present. If you believe in rituals to mark a special event, then the NEW MOON - only moments from perfect alignment - is a great opportunity to make up a ceremony all of your own to celebrate the jewel of infinity in a single moment. Your meditation can become a devise, by which you can repair your own, broken-down neural and emotional systems with all the resourcefulness of a handyman. 
 
So... 
Sit somewhere peaceful.  
Purposely, begin to deeply breathe your Self back into your center.  
Feel your mind and spirit come together, in complete alignment with your upright body, 
just as the Earth & Moon & Sun have each become aligned 
to the vast, infinitely starry heavens above. 
Bring your being into complete stillness... 
Allow yourself to sit, allowing spirit to reach you, help you formulate a clear intention upon what your heart & soul deeply designs for you. 
Accept that you must soon launch into action, follow through with the intent 
into the area that does most strongly resonate 
through you, 
for you, 
and all around you.  
 
Blessings to you on this New Moon... xx..  "
*author unknown*
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How do you feel connected to the cycles of the moon?
Feel free to share: dreamnotes@videogirlpro.com

Dedicated to Луна
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Dream Notes: Entry 2

9/3/2020

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​"Flaws"
What I love about documentary is that it attempts truth. Unlike a regular film, a documentary is responsible for exposing flaws truthfully; and not just exposing flaws, but taking it a step further to convince the audience that that flaw is beautiful. That we need this flaw. That this particular flaw is truth and here’s why.

​[director’s journal, 2019] 
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What is a possible flaw within this statement?
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Dream Notes: Entry 1

6/25/2020

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​"An Imperfect Intro"
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One way I practice self-care is to write into a journal. Imagine a life without pen and paper I cannot, but it's time to go digital. As I run my own production company and swim around in the abyss of post-production for two feature documentary films projects, I am continually needing a space to just let go. To write and let out my thoughts and feelings. I never once imagined myself a writer but an avid explorer of the art and process of telling a story first-person. The idea of creating a blog space to share my most personal thoughts started a long time ago, but has finally developed itself into a place on the web. 
I invite everyone a glimpse into my imperfections as I navigate through my personal and professional process. Thank you for believing in me. -A
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What inspires you today? ​

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