230520 當(dāng)我感到疲倦時(shí)，如何找到追求所愛(ài)的能量

How I find energy to do what I love

When I’m tired?(+ a personal/home update)

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In this video I wanted to chat about expectations related to “being productive” - how we shouldn’t shame ourselves for ‘not getting things done’ after a long work day or when we are going through challenging times. I also wanted to share some techniques that have helped me change my lifestyle a bit and pull away from habitual distractions in order to pursue some of my personal hobbies and passions. Maybe these ideas will help, and maybe they wont! We are each trying to figure things out in the midst of stress and burnout. It’s a personal journey, and I hope at least I can encourage you today and give you some peaceful moments.

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在這個(gè)視頻中，我想討論與“高效工作”相關(guān)的期望 - 我們不應(yīng)該在長(zhǎng)時(shí)間工作或經(jīng)歷困難時(shí)為“未完成任務(wù)”感到羞恥。我還想分享一些幫助我改變生活方式并遠(yuǎn)離習(xí)慣性分心的技巧，以追求一些個(gè)人的愛(ài)好和激情。也許這些想法會(huì)有所幫助，也可能不會(huì)！在壓力和疲勞中，我們每個(gè)人都在努力摸索。這是一段個(gè)人的旅程，我希望至少今天能鼓勵(lì)你并給你一些寧?kù)o的時(shí)刻。

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The fields of balsam root and Lupine are in full bloom, and the wind smells of lilac. I was working the entire day at my shop, doing all sorts of tedious work activities. That has the sunset. I use the last bit of energy reserves I had to go and see the wild Meadows in their full Glory. All they did was wander about for a bit and pick some flowers, but when I finally left due to a rainstorm, I felt that today had great value. I was so happy to have made the effort to go witness the springtime at its most abundant.

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野生的金雞菊和羽扇豆在盛開，風(fēng)里彌漫著丁香花的香氣。我整天都在我的店里工作，做各種繁瑣的工作。太陽(yáng)落山了。我用我最后一點(diǎn)精力去看野生的草地在它們的全盛時(shí)期。他們只是到處漫游了一會(huì)兒，摘了一些花，但當(dāng)我因?yàn)橐粓?chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨離開時(shí)，我覺(jué)得今天的價(jià)值很大。我很高興自己付出了努力去目睹春天的最豐富時(shí)光。

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This decision got me thinking about how hard it can be after a long workday to find time to do what you love or find the motivation for that matter. When it's just so much easier to perpetually put off goals and passions for Another Day That Never Comes. Maybe we spend a lot of time watching TV or on our phones, and while there's nothing wrong with this, I know it can be troublesome when we actually want to do something different with our time and just feel too burned out to do so.

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這個(gè)決定讓我想到，在長(zhǎng)時(shí)間工作后，要找到時(shí)間做自己喜歡的事情或找到動(dòng)力是多么困難。當(dāng)我們總是更容易將目標(biāo)和激情永遠(yuǎn)拖延到“未來(lái)的某一天”時(shí)，情況可能會(huì)變得更加困難。也許我們花很多時(shí)間看電視或使用手機(jī)，雖然這沒(méi)有錯(cuò)，但我知道當(dāng)我們真正想用時(shí)間做一些不同的事情，卻感到筋疲力盡時(shí)，這可能會(huì)帶來(lái)麻煩。

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"Come on," I thought. I would share a few things that have helped me. But firstly, I must say that it is a perfectly good thing to rest and do nothing productive with your time off. We don't need to produce anything to show that we used our time well, and we all need to allow ourselves quality rest that helps us feel better the next day. We might sometimes feel shame for taking time just to have fun, take a nap, or simply waste time by other standards. I think it's so important to know we have inner?value. We don't need to prove it; we can just be.

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“來(lái)吧”，我想。我將分享一些對(duì)我有幫助的事情。但首先，我必須說(shuō)，休息并且不用時(shí)間做任何有生產(chǎn)性的事情是一件非常好的事情。我們不需要制造任何東西來(lái)證明我們合理利用了時(shí)間，我們都需要讓自己有質(zhì)量的休息，以幫助我們第二天感覺(jué)更好。有時(shí)候，我們可能因?yàn)榛〞r(shí)間玩得開心、小睡一會(huì)，或者根據(jù)其他標(biāo)準(zhǔn)浪費(fèi)時(shí)間而感到羞恥。我認(rèn)為知道我們有內(nèi)在的價(jià)值是非常重要的。我們不需要證明它；我們可以只是做自己。

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However, if you're truly wanting to change your lifestyle a bit and aren't sure where to begin, maybe these ideas will help. But I don't know; everyone is different.

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然而，如果你真的想改變一下生活方式，但不確定從哪里開始，也許這些想法會(huì)有所幫助。但我不知道，每個(gè)人都是不同的。

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l went looking for my dreams outside of myself and discovered.

It's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it.

- Lucy Maud Montgomery

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?我曾追尋夢(mèng)想，希望在自己之外找到答案，但我發(fā)現(xiàn)，

重要的不是世界給予你什么，而是你能為世界帶來(lái)什么。

——盧西·莫德·蒙哥馬利

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I know this is an obvious one, but distractions that give us instant gratification over long-term rewards can have a strong pull on our time off. Limiting these things may be uncomfortable at first. You may find yourself not wanting to be without them, but over time, you'll get used to it and may find a renewal of interest and energy to put into other things that bring you joy.

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我知道這是一個(gè)顯而易見(jiàn)的觀點(diǎn)，但能夠立即得到滿足感而不是長(zhǎng)期回報(bào)的分散注意力可能會(huì)在我們的休息時(shí)間占用很多時(shí)間。一開始限制這些東西可能會(huì)讓人感到不適。你可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不想離開它們，但隨著時(shí)間的推移，你會(huì)習(xí)慣，可能會(huì)找到重新投入其他帶給你快樂(lè)的事情的興趣和能量。

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At least for me, I found I had more energy when I simply didn't have the option of scrolling for hours or watching TV more than I wished. And again, there's nothing wrong with this, but it may help to limit it if you really want to put time into other projects. After I forced myself to find alternative forms of entertainment, I slowly developed the energy and interest to do them consistently.

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至少對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)我根本沒(méi)有滾動(dòng)數(shù)小時(shí)或看電視的選項(xiàng)時(shí)，我有更多的精力。再次強(qiáng)調(diào)，這沒(méi)有錯(cuò)，但如果你真的想花時(shí)間做其他項(xiàng)目，限制它可能會(huì)有所幫助。在我強(qiáng)迫自己尋找其他形式的娛樂(lè)之后，我慢慢地培養(yǎng)出了持之以恒的興趣和能量。

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I have been wanting to work on this porch for quite a long time, and I just haven't felt quite up to it. So, I'm glad I got it done today. I've been wanting to paint the furniture and put out some new plants that will thrive in the shade, such as bleeding hearts and forget-me-nots. I'm really happy with how it's all turned out, and now that I'm on a bit of a roll with getting projects done, I'm gonna go make some dried flower art. I've had some flowers pressed between some books for quite a few weeks, so I'm going to take them out and create some art pieces with them. And share that with you because it's a bit of my tradition, not only on this channel but a springtime tradition for myself that I always create art with the spring flowers. So, I will bring you along with me, and I'm going to begin by gathering some lilacs.

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我已經(jīng)想要處理這個(gè)門廊很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了，但我一直沒(méi)有感到興趣。所以，我很高興今天終于完成了。我一直想要粉刷家具并放些在陰涼處能夠茁壯成長(zhǎng)的新植物，比如荷包牡丹和勿忘我。我對(duì)整個(gè)過(guò)程感到非常滿意，現(xiàn)在我正在繼續(xù)完成一些其他項(xiàng)目，我要制作一些干花藝術(shù)品。我已經(jīng)把一些花放在書里夾了好幾個(gè)星期了，所以我打算把它們拿出來(lái)，用它們創(chuàng)建一些藝術(shù)品。我要和你分享，因?yàn)檫@是我的傳統(tǒng)，不僅在這個(gè)頻道上，而且是我在春天總是用春天的花來(lái)創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)的傳統(tǒng)。所以，我會(huì)帶著你一起去，我將從收集一些丁香花開始。

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Also, I find it helpful to develop a great reverence and value for working on projects and hobbies that benefit your mental health. Perhaps you may not always want to take a long walk or work on a mindful hobby, but if you know you need to do it to manage stress, improve your memory, or feel better, it may help you form the habit. I'm yet to meet someone who wants to do something that's good for them every day, but if their beliefs align with their pastimes, they see that it is necessary to thrive even if it's hard sometimes. And, of course, be patient with your process. It will take time to find what works for you and what helps motivate you to make time for your hobbies and interests. Sometimes it's just... it's just. And I think then we can find peace and acceptance that we're in a time of transition and we may be in a different situation someday. We can embrace our growth and make what smaller changes are possible right now. Perhaps just start with one small step. For me, I found journaling a little every day was a great first step to feeling like I accomplished something small for myself. That one achievement motivated me to make other changes.

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另外，我發(fā)現(xiàn)培養(yǎng)對(duì)有益于心理健康的項(xiàng)目和愛(ài)好的崇敬和價(jià)值觀對(duì)我很有幫助。也許你并不總是想要長(zhǎng)時(shí)間散步或從事有意識(shí)的愛(ài)好，但如果你知道你需要這樣做來(lái)管理壓力、提高記憶力或感覺(jué)更好，那么這可能有助于養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣。我還沒(méi)有遇到過(guò)一個(gè)人愿意每天做對(duì)自己有益的事情，但如果他們的信仰與他們的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)相符，即使有時(shí)很困難，他們也會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到這是必要的。當(dāng)然，要耐心面對(duì)你的過(guò)程。找到適合自己的方法以及幫助你騰出時(shí)間從事愛(ài)好和興趣的動(dòng)力需要時(shí)間。有時(shí)候就是這樣。我認(rèn)為我們可以找到和接受的平和，我們正處于一個(gè)過(guò)渡期，也許將來(lái)會(huì)有不同的情況。我們可以擁抱自己的成長(zhǎng)，并做出當(dāng)前可能的較小的改變。也許只需從一個(gè)小小的步驟開始。對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)每天寫一點(diǎn)日記是感覺(jué)自己為自己完成了一些小事情的好方法。那個(gè)成就激勵(lì)了我做其他改變。

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Hello, um, this is a project I've been working on all day today, and I have been enjoying it so much, so I wanted to tell you. If it is Springtime where you are living right now and you have access to a nursery or you have some house plants or a bouquet that you can use some of the flowers for dried flower art, that is a wonderful, wonderful craft, and just... it looks so beautiful. It's really hard to mess it up, to be honest.

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你好，嗯，這是我今天整天在做的一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，我非常喜歡，所以我想告訴你。如果你現(xiàn)在的居住地是春天，你可以去托兒所或者有一些室內(nèi)植物或一束花，你可以用一些花來(lái)做干花藝術(shù)，那真是一項(xiàng)美妙的手工藝，而且...它看起來(lái)真的很美，坦白說(shuō)，很難搞砸它。

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If you're wondering why I am so close to the camera and I'm kind of backed up in a corner, it's because I haven't actually filmed up here in the tree house room for a very long time. I used to do a lot of clips up here, but it's been a while because my husband Luke has been working on renovating this area. He has a background in construction and he's very good with woodworking. He wants to make this room into a bedroom, we hope. So, here's why you haven't been up here for a while. There are a lot of things moving and changing, and Luke has been working on trying to put in some sort of closet because currently, we don't really have one. There's a very small room back there that doesn't even fit a bed, so we're hoping to move out of that room at some point and be here. So, that is the goal. I'll give you an update once it's done. There is your little home update. It's all chaos and my cat loves it. There's even a shelf in my way, and so I am looking forward to using this room once again. But in the meantime, I have been focusing energy on decorating downstairs because that is what I'm able to do. And yes, that is where I got the idea to do kind of my spring tradition, I think at this point, and work on these pressed flower art designs.

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如果你想知道為什么我離攝像頭這么近，而且我被推到了一個(gè)角落，那是因?yàn)槲覍?shí)際上已經(jīng)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒(méi)有在這個(gè)樹屋房間里拍攝了。我曾經(jīng)在這里做了很多視頻片段，但已經(jīng)有一段時(shí)間了，因?yàn)槲艺煞虮R克一直在翻新這個(gè)地方。他有建筑方面的背景，擅長(zhǎng)木工。他想把這個(gè)房間改成臥室，我們希望如此。所以，這就是為什么你很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒(méi)有來(lái)這里的原因。有很多事情在變動(dòng)和變化，盧克一直在努力安裝一個(gè)壁櫥，因?yàn)槟壳拔覀儗?shí)際上沒(méi)有一個(gè)。那邊有一個(gè)非常小的房間，甚至沒(méi)有空間放一張床，所以我們希望以后可以搬出那個(gè)房間來(lái)住在這里。所以，這是目標(biāo)。一旦完成，我會(huì)給你一個(gè)更新。這是你的小家庭更新。一切都一片混亂，我的貓喜歡它。甚至有一個(gè)擋住我的架子，所以我期待著再次使用這個(gè)房間。但與此同時(shí)，我一直在專注于裝飾樓下，因?yàn)槟鞘俏夷茏龅摹Ｊ堑?，這就是我想做的春季傳統(tǒng)，我認(rèn)為在這一點(diǎn)上，我想做這些壓花藝術(shù)設(shè)計(jì)的傳統(tǒng)。

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So, apart from that, it has been a fairly busy week, and I don't know what next week is going to look like. My little puppy has a little lump on his head that has been there for a little while, and the veterinarian said it was finally time to probably remove it, so I might be having surgery next week. That has been something that's been a bit on my mind, so we'll see how the next week goes. Hopefully, everything's okay. But he is doing really well right now, and he's getting a lot of treats and a lot of extra pets, and he's very, very happy.

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除此之外，這個(gè)星期過(guò)得相當(dāng)忙碌，我不知道下個(gè)星期會(huì)是什么樣子。我的小狗頭上有個(gè)小腫塊，已經(jīng)有一段時(shí)間了，獸醫(yī)說(shuō)現(xiàn)在可能是時(shí)候把它移除了，所以下個(gè)星期我可能要做手術(shù)。這是我一直在想的事情，所以我們會(huì)看看下個(gè)星期會(huì)怎么樣。希望一切都沒(méi)問(wèn)題。但他現(xiàn)在狀況非常好，他得到了很多零食和額外的撫摸，他非常非常開心。

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I have also been spending quite a bit of time reading. I think I've read about 50 books this year so far. I think it has been quite shocking to me to have read so many books. I think it's because I really made an effort to pick up my book over my phone this year, and that has made a huge difference. I've been so excited about all the new stories I've been reading. I recently started "Painted Devils" by Margaret Owen. The cover looks a little bit spooky, so I'm not sure if it's going to be my cup of tea. However, I really loved her first book in the series called "Little Thieves," and it was all inspired by Germanic folklore, and I really enjoyed it. So, I'm gonna see how this one goes, and I will keep you updated on all my new reading adventures.

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我今年已經(jīng)花了相當(dāng)多的時(shí)間閱讀。我想我今年迄今已經(jīng)讀了大約50本書，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)相當(dāng)令人震驚。我認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)槲医衲暾娴呐x擇拿起書而不是手機(jī)，這產(chǎn)生了巨大的差異。我對(duì)我一直在閱讀的新故事感到非常興奮。最近我開始閱讀瑪格麗特·歐文的《Painted Devils》。封面看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)可怕，所以我不確定它是否適合我。然而，我非常喜歡她系列中的第一本書《Little Thieves》，它的靈感都來(lái)自德國(guó)民間傳說(shuō)，我真的很喜歡。所以，我會(huì)看看這本書如何，我會(huì)向你們匯報(bào)我的新閱讀冒險(xiǎn)。

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I hope you enjoyed this topic of this video this week, and let me know if there's any other topics you are interested in hearing about. I know I've talked about this one before, but I did want to revisit it just because it is something that has impacted me greatly this year. You know, really trying to put in new habits and hobbies into my day that I tended to not have time and energy for last year. Last year, I was working three different jobs, and I just felt exhausted all the time. And I got ill as well, and so it was just a very difficult combination that I didn't share too much about on this channel, but I did make a few videos talking about how I was just having a hard time feeling energized and feeling okay. And thankfully, I'm starting to feel a lot better.

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希望你們喜歡本周視頻的主題，如果有其他你們有興趣聽的主題，請(qǐng)告訴我。我知道我之前已經(jīng)談?wù)撨^(guò)這個(gè)主題，但我想重新審視它，因?yàn)檫@是今年對(duì)我影響很大的事情。你知道，我真的試圖養(yǎng)成新的習(xí)慣和愛(ài)好，去做去年我沒(méi)有時(shí)間和精力做的事情。去年，我有三份不同的工作，我總是感到疲憊不堪。而且我也生病了，所以那是一種非常困難的組合，我沒(méi)有在這個(gè)頻道上分享太多，但我確實(shí)做了一些視頻，談?wù)摿宋抑皇歉械經(jīng)]有活力和不太好的時(shí)候。幸運(yùn)的是，我現(xiàn)在感覺(jué)好多了。

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I will always be someone who is not always feeling very motivated or energized. It is just natural to who I am. But I know that that's something that a lot of people deal with. So, that's why I wanted to talk in this video about at least a few little things that helped me find the motivation and the ability to do at least some things I love every day. Because it is so much easier to just get back from a long workday and just vegetate. And that if you have every right to do that. I think that we sometimes shame ourselves for taking the rest we need. And if you need rest, you need to rest. And that is something that I did a lot of last year.

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我永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)總是感到非常有動(dòng)力或精力充沛。這是我天性中的一部分。但我知道這是很多人都會(huì)面臨的問(wèn)題。所以，這就是為什么我在這個(gè)視頻中想談?wù)勚辽賻椭颐刻於寄苷业絼?dòng)力和能力去做一些我喜歡的事情的小事情。因?yàn)閺囊惶煨量嗟墓ぷ骰貋?lái)后只是懶散是如此容易。如果你需要休息，你就需要休息。這是我去年做了很多的事情。

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And there were times that I felt sorry for myself because I wasn't getting projects done that I really wanted to. But I wish if I could go back to encourage myself and comfort myself. Perhaps things aren't going exactly how you may have wished, but you can do the best you can by taking care of yourself. So that was what I wanted to reiterate in regards to this video. I definitely found spending a little bit more time meditating on my life of today versus tomorrow. What do I want to do with these days, this incredible gift that has been given to me? Developing that philosophy of not what you were doing but why you were doing it in regards to your lifestyle, I think is what will help make a permanent change.

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有時(shí)候我會(huì)因?yàn)闆](méi)有完成我真正想要完成的項(xiàng)目而感到遺憾。但如果我能回到過(guò)去，鼓勵(lì)自己，安慰自己。也許事情并不會(huì)按照你的期望發(fā)展，但你可以盡力照顧好自己。所以這就是我想在這個(gè)視頻中重申的。我絕對(duì)發(fā)現(xiàn)多花一點(diǎn)時(shí)間思考我今天的生活與明天的生活之間的區(qū)別是多么有益。我想要用這些天，這個(gè)給予我的不可思議的禮物，來(lái)做些什么？在生活方式方面，發(fā)展不是你在做什么，而是為什么在做的哲學(xué)，我認(rèn)為這將幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)永久的改變。

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For me, I used to force myself to try to eat healthier food because I thought that it was just good for me and it's what I should do and I should just force it. But it wasn't until I got quite ill and then I wasn't feeling well, I realized I wanted to put great value in living a long and healthy life, at least as healthy as I'm capable of living. And that philosophy, developing that reason why I was making those lifestyle changes, is what actually made it happen. Not just forcing myself to do it without any other reason but just that I should do it. Defining what you want to be doing with your life, not what someone else told you you should be doing or what society makes you feel like you should be doing, but what you really, really want to do, I think can be so helpful.

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對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，以前我強(qiáng)迫自己嘗試吃更健康的食物，因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為這對(duì)我有好處，這就是我應(yīng)該做的，我應(yīng)該強(qiáng)迫自己去做。但直到我病得很重，然后我感覺(jué)不好，我才意識(shí)到我想要把長(zhǎng)壽和健康的價(jià)值放在第一位，至少我能夠過(guò)上盡可能健康的生活。而且，那個(gè)哲學(xué)，發(fā)展那個(gè)為什么我要做這些生活方式改變的原因，實(shí)際上才使它發(fā)生。不只是強(qiáng)迫自己去做，沒(méi)有任何其他原因，只是因?yàn)槲覒?yīng)該去做。定義你想要用你的生活做什么，不是別人告訴你你應(yīng)該做什么，或是社會(huì)讓你覺(jué)得你應(yīng)該做什么，而是你真正、真正想要做的，我認(rèn)為會(huì)非常有幫助。

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For me, it was about following my spirit and seeing where that takes me and what lifestyle changes I feel I not only want to do but I need to do for my mental health, for my stress management, for feeling better altogether, feeling like the days are full of more fulfillment. That made all the difference. The "why" is so much more important, I think, than the "what" you are doing.

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對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，這是關(guān)于跟隨我的內(nèi)心，看看它會(huì)帶我去哪里，我會(huì)為我的心理健康，為了應(yīng)對(duì)壓力，為了感覺(jué)更好，為了讓每一天都充滿更多的滿足感而做出哪些生活方式的改變，這才真正有了不同。我認(rèn)為“為什么”比你在做什么更重要得多。

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And I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful week, and you maybe try a new craft or hobby this week, or just try to do something a little bit different that you usually don't do. Maybe just spend a little time writing down how you feel in a journal or going on a walk or learning something new. And let me know if there's any other topics you'd like me to cover in a video. And I will see you very soon. Sending so much love. Goodbye.

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我希望你有一個(gè)美好的一周，也許你可以嘗試一種新的手工藝或愛(ài)好，或者只是嘗試一些你通常不做的事情。也許只是花一點(diǎn)時(shí)間在日記里寫下你的感受，或者散步或?qū)W些新東西。如果有其他主題你想我在視頻中討論，請(qǐng)告訴我。我很快就會(huì)再見(jiàn)到你們。寄去滿滿的愛(ài)。再見(jiàn)。