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Ingrid's avatar

I always come to your writing, it's many things to me: refreshing, comforting, honest and many more things that I can't list right now because my 9 month old is screaming next door while I finish pumping milk. I guess that's been part of my summer.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Aw, well, thank you for including me in your moment, Ingrid. :)

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Terra Brooke's avatar

Sounds divine…and telling the truth, if only to yourself, feels huge. I think I might distract myself with ice cream. I am still trying to figure out what that truth really is. And I did find myself wishing to just bake something…your posts always feel so divinely grounded in Life.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Aw, very kind of you, Terra. I'd love to hear what's up with you: what's new in your world, where you are, and what life is teaching.

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Terra Brooke's avatar

Sent you an email 😉.

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Susan Strong's avatar

I'm in! Thanks for this, Jeff. It feels like a wake-up call to remember that we are all capable of seeing life from this invigorating perspective. As always - you are spot on. Love,

Susan

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Marisa's avatar

Thank you for sharing! I'm glad you enjoyed those experiences with family and the appreciation I hear in this message.

There is something I can't quite put into words right now, or maybe I can: the appreciation and recognition of what's important and matters most, that I see in this message--that resonates with me too :)

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Jeff Goins's avatar

I'm glad to hear that came through, Marisa.

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Ray Edwards's avatar

I love reading something like this - so good it conjures up vivid memories and new imaginings. By the way, I apparently said some nice things about you on Heather Parady's podcast, FYI.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Heh. Nice! Thanks, man. Good to hear from you.

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Sarah Allen's avatar

I've been watching a lot of black and white movies lately (Marty, Fred and Ginger, etc.) for this exact reason.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Oh, nice. What, if anything, has moved you recently?

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Definitely the movie Marty, and the soundtrack to Disney's The Rescuers, as cheesy as that sounds!

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Haha. Fun! I don't know Marty and will have to check it out. The love the "feel" of old movies. Some of them hold up very well. There's just a texture to them, like listening to vinyl. It's hard to replicate these days, though I do think the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson come close.

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Exactly! I highly, highly recommend Marty. Ernest Borgnine is fantastic. It’s just such a feel good movie.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

I'll check it out.

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Jackie Lea Shelley 🐹🦖's avatar

I'm glad you're back, nice to see your name in my inbox again <3

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Tim's avatar

Welcome back Jeff. The Girl from Ipanema is one of Brazil’s great contributions to the world. The backstory of that song is fascinating. Not only that, Astrud Gilberto (the singer) was the wife of the composer João Gilberto , a Bossa nova pioneer . I hope I experience it next year when I travel to Brazil. (I loved that you used the term “hullabaloo”. There was a popular TV show from the 60s by that name that featured rock and roll acts. Interestingly , the word dates back to the mid-18th century.)

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Thanks, Tim. I actually knew some of that. I got an Astrud Gilberto record the other week from the record store. However, I have yet to get the classic Getz and Gilberto, though I'm aware of its importance to the world of jazz and bossa nova.

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Megan Youngmee's avatar

Stunning homage to living life.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Thanks, Megan. I know you know when it comes to ice cream. ;)

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Megan Youngmee's avatar

Hehe. God knows. I know. Lol

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