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Peggy Bittenbender's avatar

Beautiful story again Tina

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Tim Dawkins's avatar

Tina - Thank you for sharing your precious memories with us.

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Lynn Post's avatar

Beautiful story, beautiful film. A pleasure to meet your precious daughter Kiki in it ❤️

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Bonnie's avatar

Thank you thank you…so beautiful.

It’s wonderful you can continue to see your daughter in the film..

This really moved me ….thank you

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Bonnie's avatar

Bonniegarrapy@yahoo.com

Thanks so much ..

I just love reading all the stories here…so very enlightening to me…

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Tina Hedin's avatar

You should have that link in your email now. It is available for streaming through this Thursday night, Oct 17

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Joy Jones's avatar

It doesn’t matter the interval on which you publish—I will always read it. Thanks for writing words that fill our hearts.

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Thank you Joy!

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Bonnie's avatar

Hi Tina, I purchased the ticket too see the circus show.

How do I watch it?

Thanks

Bonnie

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Hi Bonnie, you should have received a confirmation email with a link. The email sender will be "MONIFF Film Festival 2024" with the subject line "Sara's Circus OrderConfirmation"

Check your email and see if you can find it there.

If not, let me know, thanks!

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Bonnie's avatar

No I did not…thank you.

Looking forward to watching it….

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Tina Hedin's avatar

If you want to send me your email (you can send it in a DM) I will make sure you get a link to the film. Sorry for the trouble!

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Victoria's avatar

Bittersweet beautiful joy. Hugs, Tina. The trailer is great. I'm saving to watch. xo

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Brenda Uekert's avatar

I’m so glad you were able to see the movie. Your daughter was a true adventurer. Last year, I learned about writer and environmentalist Sig Olson. His writing shack in MN is now on the National Register of Historic Places. In the shack is his old manual typewriter with a yellowed sheet of paper with his last words - A New Adventure is coming up, and I’m sure it will be a good one. Hope this brings you some comfort.

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Christa Justus's avatar

Hi, Tina - Took your advice and tried listening for the first time. Writing to thank you through tears of joy and sadness and wonder at the beauty and heartbreak of what it means to be a human be-ing. #LoveIsAllThereIs

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Thank you so much Christa, this means a lot.

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Shelly's avatar

Beautiful

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Susan Joa's avatar

So very beautiful. I am happy that you can still see the beauty in this world.

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Tina Hedin's avatar

It's even more beautiful now 💛 I think maybe because I'm paying attention

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Sally McQuillen's avatar

The sun setting behind the circus tent and your invitation beneath it~

“Think of the person

you love most in the world.

Think about them.

Then imagine they are gone forever.”

it killed me softly. And then to imagine Kiki’s luckiness and her circus dream realized and you watching her on film. All of it so poignant and resonant.

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Thank you Sally, it is good to hear from you.

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Amy Makechnie's avatar

Oh my goodness, this is so amazing. The anticipation. The imagining. I watched the documentary trailer and wondered if that was a glimpse of Kiki's face looking up at us. I love your writing. I love that you held hands and left that film happy. Just beautiful.

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Thank you Amy! She is only in the trailer for a second, holding up the "Tickets" sign. I'm so glad you liked this post 💛

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Echoes and Oscillating's avatar

I keep reading this post. I can imagine yoru anticipation to seeing the film. It is somethign you can experience with your daughter that is new. Seeing her in a different way for the first time. I love that you can have that. Another aspect of the pain is knowing there willbe no more new expereinces together...somehow I feel you have beaten that. What an amazing girl - beautiful and talente.d This is also personal to me as I am a yoga trapeze instruct used to the silks and the thrill. I will see this and feel the love of energy of you and your family...in the present and in the spirit.

We don't know what our life will be. And we cant change what is was. Bittersweet.

Thank you for sharing these expereinces. Sending love.

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Tina Hedin's avatar

Hi Bonnie. I know what you mean about knowing there will be no more new experiences. I keep going back over my pictures and every time, I realize there will be no new ones, like it's a new idea. Like I still can't get that fact straight.

After the high of seeing the film, I had a very hard time. There's always a rebound, the pendulum swings into the light and then back into the dark.

How cool that you do yoga trapeze! It is a graceful and beautiful art. Something I have never tried. Thank you for being here.

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Anna Schott's avatar

No words, but thank you.

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