How I Learned to Live
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I once heard someone say that living a life of Truth will create an existence beyond your wildest dreams.
To harness the courage to live the Truth: this is my endeavor.
Resources:
• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• nOCD mobile app
If you are in crisis, please call or text 988.
Wow. This little 12 minute video just managed to encapsulate everything that Disney and Hollywood never could at this moment in time.... The vulnerability of the human condition in a way that is honest and true and relatable to the watching audience.
Thank you for being so damn genuine.
so so appreciative of this comment. thank you 🙏🙏🙏
@@itsjonhiller you are welcome. I really enjoyed the production and the mood of the video itself. It is helping me learn a lot and your videos are a great insight into the art of videography.
As a side note: Japanese cinema is doing wonderful things at the moment concerning great storytelling.
I was initially introduced to your content on the 'Hi Ren' video and since then I've followed your content. Thank you so much for this amazing art and introspection on your struggles. I find it fascinating how everyone's struggles can be so different, yet there are always spaces that are so relatable. I'll be coming up on 3 years sober and I am very thankful for it, it's given me the ability to live. I hope that as a society as a whole, we're able to openly talk about our struggles in this way as it can only help others as well as ourselves. Fantastic video Jonathan! Thank you.
thank you so much for this reflection. i think we all need to speak this into the world more than we do. 🙏🙏 congratulations on your sobriety. that is beautiful to hear.
Relatable and inspiring. Was in tears a few times.
love.
You need to make more content like this to change more lives.
thank you, i plan on it :)
“feel either terrible, or nothing..” wow, the impact those words have. so glad to hear you are doing better!
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I've been there myself many times, and it kinda hurt when I realized that feeling nothing was almost worse than feeling bad... Inspiring story @jonathanhiller_ ! I am on a similar journey myself. All the best 🙏❤
such a beautiful short film. It really gives a new meaning to all of the content you have made on NF and Ren. Thanks for the openness, the advice and the beautiful videography Jonathan!
thank you so much!
Bro this lowky beautiful❤
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Wow, this is so beautiful and inspiring!! cheers to living life to the fullest again :)
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In our pursuit of making everyone else feel good and accepted, we often forget to take care of ourselves. We constantly seek validation and justification from others, forgetting that we have the power to create our own happiness and confidence. It's important to remember that we don't need external validation to feel worthy or accepted. We have the ability to cultivate self-love and acceptance from within. By focusing on our own well-being and nurturing our own needs, we can find the strength and confidence to navigate life on our own terms. It's not selfish to prioritize ourselves; it's necessary for our overall happiness and fulfillment. So let's remember to take the time to nurture ourselves, to embrace our own worth, and to realize that we have the power to create our own happiness and acceptance. Your videos have helped me in a lot of ways, Thank you for opening up and showing us a different side of you, the real you 🙏
thank you so much for sharing, such truth!
i’ve watched this about 20 times and cry each and every time ❤
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This is one of the most powerful videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you, Jonathan, for putting this together. Going to revisit this whenever I find myself slipping to help get back on track, the emotion captured is truely astounding.
thank you so much, and i hope it's helpful whenever you need it.
Jonathan..i started following you the minute you went on YT to do reaction videos. I found your sense of life and love for art fascinating. I am glad to now know the true you and all you have gone through. I am proud of you and hope you continue to do great things in this world. (especially going thru the Twenty One Pilots journey...all about mental health). We love you Jonathan.
So many times we try to run away from the darkness we feel inside; or worse, we cover it up! But when we enter in with curiosity and compassion, we can finding healing. Of course, having others around us who can be there to cheer us on AND speak life into our hearts is important.
We are healthy NOT healthy just because we obtain from bad habits/addictions, but rather by growing and building relationships which are producing, honestly, compassion and vulnerability.
I loved this video so much. Thank you for sharing your heart. God bless!
such truth, thank you for sharing!
Absolutely beautiful ❤ live your life john it's a short journey make it count they way you want to buddy! Love ya John we all suffer showing this is strength 💪 remember that
This was beautiful. Gut wrenchingly relatable, and yet, beautiful.
I can't speak to all, only my own experiences having watched your channel, but for me, this is the power of music and storytelling. It scratches that itch that my brain always has. It makes me feel seen.
Thank you for sharing a part of your story.
thank you so much for your words 🙏
Jonathan you never cease to amaze me with your integrity and honesty and conviction. I remember you sharing that process and the impact it had. I am so thankful that you courageously shared your experience so others can rest a little in knowing there are always new ways to heal ourselves when we invite our darkness to sit in the light together.
Your storytelling and cinematic vision are beyond compare. In a scene, you have my heart. I cried watching what is so familiar, Boulder, you, and the similar feeling of isolation and fear when I was scared that I couldn't trust my mind. So emotional. So grateful. So inspired.
Your film is a gift.
Your life is a gift.
Thank you for encouraging us to remember that honoring and acknowledging our darkness and giving credence to the parts that worry and fear eradicates the pain. Our softening to those parts of ourselves allows for our love to take hold in foundational ways.
Grateful for your contribution to the world. Thank you for being all of you Jonathan.
I was introduced to you by the NF reaction videos. Since then I’ve been subbed. It was also a pleasant surprise to find out you’re working for Team Kennedy and even more pleasant to wake up to a new release. I appreciate how real you are with your personal experiences. Keep on keeping it 💯
so appreciate your support! thank you so much
Wowsers! Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏻, it was so well done & visually stunning 🩷🩷🩷 Erm...I cried twice watching this...once at the end to see you so happy (am so pleased for you) but the first time? I am crying just thinking about it and I really don't know why. The shots of you surfing were great, I can't even swim but watching that I was lost in the thought of what a freeing experience that must be, I have always felt calm near the ocean, listening to the waves lapping makes my heart sing...then it cuts to the trees...oh my! It was like someone hit me with a fear/sadness stick, I just full on balled my eyes out. Not sure what that says about my brain! 😂 I have had a lot of problems with depression over the years, I don't know what I'm trying to say but I guess whatever problems we each have, they all overlap somehow. We all need to be more open about these things that REALLY matter & get rid of all the stigmas that silence us. This is such an important film. Thank you again for sharing & I wish you and your family all the best in the future 🙏🏻💐🩷
thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this. i hoped that this film would bring inspiration and realization to people. you are a gift. 🙏
This is very moving. It's very difficult to describe how OCD or depression feel, but one thing is always there -- it feels goddamn real, and you can't shake it.
For anyone struggling, please reach for help. CBT is good, and can help tremendously.
Much respect, Jon. It's not easy to honestly express one's own journey and this was beautiful, moving and so well done.
The first time I saw one of your videos, I knew there was something special about you and I hit subscribe. While I've always enjoyed your reactions, this video proved my first thought correct. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this.
thank you so much for your comment and support. 🙏🙏
The editing, the music, the storytelling. Damn you’re so talented man. Keep up the good work, can’t wait too see more of your work. subscribed!
Guhh! Jonathan, what an impactful short film! As someone navigating my own spiritual journey every day, your courage in sharing such a personal story resonates deeply. Thank you for choosing to embrace life and for touching my heart today❤ Keep inspiring!
thank you so much for the support!
What a well put together peace of art. My heart and soul felt every word and every sound, and my tear ducks opened like the niagara falls, not for the sadness, but from the love of people around you who kept been there for you. If anyone watches this short healthful video. Please listen with headphones the sound stage through the production is amazing and fits like a glove to the visuals and dialogue. PS I love watching your reaction videos, too.
Thank you, Jonathon love from Gary. And looking forward to seeing part 2.
This was beautiful man, so glad you're doing better and found your power.
thank you so much 🙏
Dear Jonathan, I'm so glad, you'll doing better. I can understand the feeling of being in the wrong place when each other can do it better than me. Fighting with depressions for almost 20 years with good and very bad times, two wonderful little daughters and a husband, who cares at all, isn't always easy,but the knowledge, that I'm not the only one, gives me the strengh to carry on. So thank you for your openness and keep going on your way. Greetings from Germany ❤
thank you so much for this 🙏🙏🙏
Wow, captured by the raw honesty of your human experience. Thank you and look forward to more of this.
Inspiring as hell. Take care of your mind, I know it feels.
Beautiful film!
Beautiful film. Good to see you navigating the ‘dark and the light’ so well. Keep up the great work…
WOW. what a beautiful piece of vulnerability and hope. Thank you for sharing such a relatable and moving piece of your heart. The cinematography, the music, the editing, the story....im at a loss for words. ❤ Gonna carry this with me for a while and know I have this to watch again in those moments.
thank you sooooo much for charing your story!!! it really touched me and brought me new insides for myself, which I have and want to follow up on. And I also might have to face my inner demons, because I know, they are there and kind of accepted them. But to face them and getting to know them on a very deep level is something very frightening, but also promises hope, that they may become even friends. Not close friends, but friends. :)
Since all these inner demons fullfilled a job in my life at a specific moment, where they protected me or comforted me. But today they often stand in my way to live my life fully.
Thank you sooo much Jonathan!!!
Much love from germany!!!
thank you for this beautiful comment, and i hope it was a helpful inpspiriation to you!
WOW just WOW That was brilliant
thank you thank you!
Very nice Jon.. thank you for your story, your life thus far, keep up the great work 😀
Thank you so much for making this. The vulnerability, the passion, the storytelling, the imagery and how you visually showed your mind and emotions was so on point and relatable. I know we’ve chatted before about our mental health struggles together, but seeing it in this way was so profound. I’m so proud of you, miss you dearly, and love you my dude!
love you buddy. thank you 🙏
Wow. Stunning work on the film side of things. Thank you for being so open and vulnerable and sharing this with us.
thank you so much 🙏
This is a breath of fresh air, thanks for sharing. I myself was in a ward for a full month and to this day I am still working on staying better. I went In 2021 due to anxiety and confusion and much more. I almost had another episode in 2023 but with my knowledge on the subject I spotted the possibility right on time.
thank you so much for having the courage to share. 🙏🙏 hope things are progressively getting better for you.
thank you so much for having the courage to share. 🙏🙏 hope things are progressively getting better for you.
Loved this, definitely coming back to it.
Love this, in a world chasing the light and praising it, making the darkness conscious. Yes, otherwise it is hidden, for me like a secret identity that isn't a secret.
From Songs of Realization by Choying Drolma,
The nature of mind is empty, yet luminous.
Appearances are like dreams, yet the essence is beyond concepts.
Thoughts arise and subside, yet the nature of mind is unborn.
Awareness is uninterrupted, yet it is not a thing.
Abide in the natural state, free from all elaborations.
Relax in the uncontrived, self-existing wakefulness.
Remain in the unmodified, primordial purity.
Dwell in the uncompounded, spontaneous presence.
This is the song of the ultimate realization.
This is the song of the ultimate realization.
beautiful. thank you 🙏
I was introduced to your work via Ren & NF and really love your creative expertise. I've learned SO much from your videos and it's cool to see "behind the scenes" at your life and struggles. Peace to you on your journey. Wish you nothing but the best!
so appreciate this!
You, sir, are a damn good filmmaker.
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Excellent video. Definitely resonated with me.
Congratulations on the engagement and finding your path through this life. I hope you are happy 😊
thank you! life is an adventure :)
Just beautiful
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im watch and feeling good. Thanks jonathan. inspiring for me thanks again
Omg it was a truly amazing video that melt my heart ! I'm so happy for you and can finally discover your art ! Congrats for everything, you diserve it !
thank you so much for the support.
I really enjoy your reactions but this is different, thank you I have always believed that when you need help you throw it out to the universe and it will answer. This video is exactly what I needed to hear, thank you for being real and letting us your subs and friends into your journey. Your absolutely correct in writing things down you need to unload your mind, again thank you.
thank you so much for the beautiful sentiments. i'm so glad it was useful for you.
Okay.. First of all.. Amazing videography! Second... Amazing storytelling!...... and finally... I'm happy for you, that you found out how to live!
I did not expect to get tears in my eyes, but at 8:53.. your dad... for some reason... it just hit me riiiight in the stomach! It's so freaking important to have a supportive family........
Phew... Still got freaking tears in my eyes.. And I don't even know why! :|
thank you so much for sharing. deeply appreciated.
i feel this very much so, lost and feel as if I'm losing my mind and my body is shutting down but haven't found a way out yet, but my situation is a bit different, thanks for sharing gives me a little hope there's a way out
thank you so much for sharing your experience. it took me quite a few years to find what worked, but i believe in my heart there is something out there that can help.
jonathan first thank u so much for this video it helped me a lot second the shots in this film are crazy the whole combination is just so good great work
thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
You are awesome !!
Thanks Jon, this video was amazing
Congratulations Jonathan!
thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your story!
so appreciate the support!
This was beautiful. I had someone in my life on a similar path, and I hope they find their way just as you have. I saw Episode I at the end; are you planning to make something similar to Ren's Chapters? This seemed like a standalone video, but I don't think anyone would object to more!
thank you for sharing, i wish them the very best. we'll see. left the door open..
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Your journey into how you live starts with EGO and ends in EGO. You just got to learn how to navigate your ego and learn to deal with other egos you come across in every situation then you start to clear your wounds and move forward and heal. That is a journey learnt through mastering. The code for this is 11:11.
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This made me cry man! I have ocd and am a big supporter of Kennedy and just resonated with it a lot! I’ve been following Kennedy for a long time and been a volunteer for the campaign in Utah since Kennedy started running! You guys should hire me to canvass and advertise and work for the campaign!! I’d be the perfect candidate! I’ll do it for cheap and put in the hours !! Please check me out bro ! 🙏🏻🇺🇸🕊🗽
I think I can really rally support and help win it for Utah and Kennedy 24 ‼️😤👍🏻
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