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SLOMO

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Dr. John Kitchin was a successful neurologist. However, he felt as if his life was a rat race – trapped in a routine that didn’t make him happy. There was emptiness inside. Dr. Kitchin abandoned his career and all of his trappings of material success, including a Ferrari, an exotic animal farm and a huge mansion high in the hills. Now, he skates all day, every day, in slow motion, at Pacific Beach. People know him as SLOMO. The child inside him is very happy: “The people that love SLOMO are cheering for one person that got away, that escaped, and got to real freedom where he skates all day, doesn’t apologize – he’s simply doing what he wants to…”
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Learn more about Dr. John Kitchin, the film, and the filmmakers at Slomo the Movie.
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What would make your life simpler and more fun? See insights in this DailyGood article: The History of Simple Living.
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What do you enjoy? Is it painting, biking, running, cooking, reading, talking, singing, gardening, playing? Whatever it is, DO THAT which makes you come alive!
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Reflections (35)

REHANA WEBSTER
HE' MY MAN,HERO, COURAGEOUS, WOW MANY PEOPLE CAN TAKE A LEAF OUT OF HIS BOOK ...WELL DONE JOHN...GO MAN...
yvonne
I admire john for having the courage to change his life. I have been teaching for 42 years, 22 of them as a primary school principal and I have never felt brave enough to give it all up.
Denise

Making choices that make you happy is essential for a good spiritual, physical, mental, general all around health. One of the Psalms says, "I created the earth as a place to be lived in". It takes an evolutionary consciousness to choose life, to live it to the fullest and enjoy the depths and do what you choose. What an inspiration.
sandy
Being authentic!
ace
Interesting that the Dr.'s eyesight has declined to the point he doesn't see faces well. This is the state of a newborn's eyesight up until the age of one. Perhaps he has simply regressed to this stage of his youth. The film makes mention that age 11 is the end the our "idealism." Society or simply aging beats the philosopher out of us and we conform. Our job over and over, throughout life, ---without regard to social status or money---is to "awaken" to our True Selves. Souls don't age, only the body does.
TR
I liked this vid because I was recently dianosed with a terminal disease and though, "shit, I should have done this years ago!"
The old saying, "do the job you love then it won't be a job", well, that's what I got of this vid.
Dean Abraham
I am inspired by this overwhelming feeling of faith and belief that transcends through the comments of this video.
I have not seen this video as it fails to load on the current device I am using.
I will however be forwarding this video and this faith found here to many people I love.''''
An insight into a life for the purpose of sharing faith is how I will allow my interpretation of this experience to remain.
I symbolise life.
Why do I symbolise life?
I symbolise life because I am a life.
How do I symbolise life?
I symbolise life by being a life.
Where do I symbolise life?
I symbolise life internally and externally.
When do I symbolise life?
I symbolise life every moment.
What do i symbolise life?
I symbolise life life.
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Carolyn
A great reminder of what is best about being human. My favorite quote - "I'm just trying to get to the end of my life without becoming an asshole again." Profoundly spiritual goal for each of us!
Mia
How brave you are, Slomo....... Keep on soaring.
Laurel
A day at the beach isn't the same if SLOMO isn't skating. He is a pleasant part of the boardwalk experience. He is a true blessing to all who surround him--always smiling :)
Alejandro
The video is not about quitting your job, is about not being an asshole. If what makes you tick, if what you want to do is to perform surgeries and save peoples lives every day, keep doing it. Enjoy it. Don't let the bullshit from around your life take that away from you. You need to keep 3 jobs to make ends meet, to feed your family and pay the cable bill? If that is what you want, keep doing it, just don't be an asshole.
Thank you Slomo for reminding me to focus in what I want, and what I don't want.
Rudy
Because I want to change MY life. Thanks Slomo
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