This “video” is so totally beautiful that I have to share it with you! It’s a “timelapse”, that is a video that has been composed of thousands of still photographs.

It really manages to capture the beauty of the northern lights. Those of you who haven’t seen them with your own eyes, they are pretty much like this, although they don’t move so fast, as you can see on the movement of the clouds.

Fullscreen it and turn the audio up high – enjoy!

AURORA ISLANDICA – a Northern Lights Timelapse from Agust Ingvarsson on Vimeo.

You’ll be given love
you’ll be taken care of
you’ll be given love
you have to trust it

Maybe not from the sources
you have poured yours

Maybe not from the directions
you are staring at

Trust your head around
it’s all around you
all is full of love
all around you

All is full of love : you just ain’t receiving
All is full of love : your phone is off the hook
All is full of love : your doors are all shut

All is full of love

- Björk, All Is Full Of Love

I saw a movie last night called Living Without Money. It was about a middle-aged German woman who gave up using money 14 years ago. Heidemarie Schwermer now lives on the road, travelling between places where she gives lectures and holds workshops. She is either given food or she collects left-overs from markets and grocery stores, or does work in exchange for food.

She has a strong belief that “she’ll be taken care of”, and I think this is key for someone who wants to live without stress, whether living in a house and using money, or not! She’s not constantly stressed about what will happen in the future, if she’ll have enough, if she’ll get sick, if she’ll end on the street. And just imagine, these are worries of regular people who actually own a house and have a job! We can learn a lot from that attitude – firmly believing you’ll be taken care of.

She admits that it would be difficult for a person to completely change direction today, and totally give up money. She doesn’t even directly encourage people to do it. But she wants to underline that our current system doesn’t make sense. She says there is too much emphasis on having and buying and being defined by what you own.

She said something else which is worth retaining. It was about the actual value of things. We give too much value to material things that may not actually be as valuable as we think. Does the price of an object define it’s worth, for example? If we think twice about it, we might find that value may not lie where we thought.

What are your thoughts about money and real value?

Heidemarie Schwermer (Image: bioparadis.is)

If I told you you were unbreakable, and I was right, would you ever be afraid?

If I told you you could fly, how far up in the sky would you soar?

If I told you you were free, and I was right, to what distant lands would you go?

Thank God for Bíó Paradís! It’s a welcomed addition to the otherwise monotonous cinema offer in Reykjavík.

And also thank God for Græna ljósið that gives me two for one on movies every once in a while!

I’ve recently seen two pretty good “alternative” movies. Yesterday, I saw Boy, a funny movie from New Zealand, about family, being a kid, facing difficulties from the past and Michael Jackson. And boy, you gotta love that accent. Here’s a trailer:

Last weekend I saw A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop – a Chinese remake of the Coen brothers’ Blood Simple. It was refreshingly different and a good laugh.

I’m now looking forward to seeing a documentary about a German woman who gave up using money 14 years ago. On top of sounding interesting, the entry is free! It’s on Tuesday and it’s called Living Without Money.