Evangeline Lilly Instagram – I am not surprised, in the least, that @jeremyrenner was hurt rescuing someone in the snow. Jeremy has always been one of the most grounded and real people I ever met in Hollywood. From the first time we worked together on #thehurtlocker I recognized his full-hearted, blue-collar goodness. A beautiful man who I adore. I send you my most honest well-wishes, Jeremy. You are so strong. I pray a quick and comforted recovery. 💪🏼. I know you are surrounded by love and support right now. Sending you mine. xx EL
#atruehero | Posted on 04/Jan/2023 03:04:24
![Evangeline Lilly Instagram – (Flying Part 2, con’t from previous post: Flying Part 1)
On my flight to Brazil, my French Canadian flight attendants transported me back to my childhood, growing up in the the Great White North. They were warm, easy, open, friendly and comfortable in that customarily Canadian way. Their ease with other people, the softness in their smiles that said “you are my neighbour. I know you”, made me feel like I was in their living room and we were old friends. I remember almost everyone being like that when I was a child, growing up on the prairies. There was no such thing as a stranger, just a neighbour I hadn’t met yet.
On my flight to New York, unbeknownst to me, my seat mate was inwardly wrestling…his life was at a point of convergence and his emotions were sitting so close to the surface. First we talked about his sweater, then the view of the snow-covered Rockie mountains and next thing you know we’ve been having the most beautiful heart-to-heart for hours, tears have been shared and a special memory has been made.
My friend, Paul, describes this phenomenon as Askesis. In Paul’s words:
“Plane rides are an Askesis, a Greek word that means “training” which [] Eugene Peterson [used to describe]Jonah being changed in the belly of the whale by virtue of being stripped away from his regular life and being held in that singular-natured environment. In an environment that held him in check to the Truth, leading him to admit what his destiny was. The belly of the whale was forced Askesis. And plane rides are very much a “belly of the whale” too – untethered from the familiarity of solid land, high in the air in total surrender to the pilot and enveloped in the womb-like drone of the engine sounds and air friction. In plane rides (like in long showers, jogs, meditation and listening prayer) we’re stripped away from our regular scattered ways and held still, but held still with a purpose and subsequently trained towards the Truth.”
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