Of the many things my mother taught me –including
the delightful notion that “Angles fly because they take themselves lightly” – the one that’s proved most useful in my
life is the understanding that failure is not the opposite of success; it’s an integral part of success.
* take
oneself lightly: to not be too serious about things
ex> I try to take myself lightly
when I start to get stressed.
ex> Even after winning the Nobel
Prize, Albert Einstein took himself lightly.
cf> Try not to take yourself too
seriously sometimes.
* integral: 필수적인
And that means not letting the fears in
our heads get in our way. Not letting that voice
of doubt, which I call the obnoxious
roommates living in your heads, have the
last word.
* voice
of doubt: negative self-talk
ex> when the voice of doubt
gets in one’s head, it can often be hard to shut it up.
* have
the last word: to make the final comment on a matter
ex> Dr. Marks, the English literature
professor, often had the last word on the discussion of Shakespeare.
* obnoxious: 기분 나쁜
But I think what we really need is a
killer app that gauges the state of our mind, body, and spirit and
automatically offers the exact steps we need to take to realign ourselves and course correct. Call it a GPS for the soul.
* realign
oneself: to seek or find balance in one’s life and/or work
ex> After a long, hard week, some
people like to realign themselves by turning off all electronic devices
and telephones.
The notion of productive leisure is more important than ever in our hyper-connected, always-on world. I call it
unplugging and recharging.
* more
than ever: extremely important at this time
ex> Aaron realized that his job on
the fishing boat was now more dangerous than ever.
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