180 South

180 South has been sitting in my Netflix queue for a while and I finally got the chance to sit down and watch it the other day. It was uplifting and inspiring. I even found myself pausing and jotting down a few quotes and even a book recommendation.

Lately as I have been organizing our space and reevaluating other things, these few thoughts from the film really struck a chord with me.

1 - "The hardest thing in the world is to simplify life, it is so easy to make it complex. What is important is leading an examined life." 

2 - A flawed system or thought process can't continue to work, "turn around and take a 180 degree turn and take one step forward."

I love the idea of when things aren't working the way you would like, it is okay to shift, reexamine, experiment and try a new direction. Perhaps I am late to the game, but I am starting to see how much life is less about the destination and all about the journey and how you perform and adapt to change and challenges along the way.

Have you seen 180 Degrees South, what other good flicks have you seen lately?

(All photos by Jeff Johnson - from 180 South.)