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Hello, welcome to the mini-story lesson for Thriving On Chaos. Let’s get started. Here’s the story.

Nelly hated the city. The city was antithetical to her personality. In the city, Nelly was always tired and sad. She couldn’t thrive in the city.

The city was full of noise and churning traffic. Everybody was so hyper stressed and busy. Nelly often got caught up in city life and became hyper stressed, too. Over time, she became very bitter.

One day, she decided that the busy, tumultuous, hyper stressful life was not for her. So, she moved to the country, where she could focus on concrete things, seeing the trees, smelling the clean air, listening to the birds.

In the country, Nelly forgot theoretical ideas and problems, and became grounded in the reality of the earth and the sky.

Now, Nelly is very happy she discarded her old city life. She’s happy she discarded the so-called excitement of the city.

Now, she is very peaceful. She has learn how to enjoy the ride.

Okay, let’s do it again, this time with questions. You can try the answer the questions in your head, or if you’re alone you can shout them out quickly. OK, here we go.

Nelly hated the city. The city was antithetical to her personality.

Did the city fit her personality?

No, no, the city did not fit her personality.

Was the city good for her personality?

No, the city was not good for her personality.

Was the city similar to her personality?

No, it was the opposite, right? It was antithetical to her personality.

So, was the city antithetical to her personality or good for her personality?

The city was antithetical to her personality.

Was the city antithetical to her body?

No, no, it was not antithetical to her body. It was antithetical to her personality.

Was it antithetical to her emotions?

Well, yeah, kind of, kind of. It was kind of against her good emotions. It was antithetical to her good emotions, to her peaceful emotions. It went against her peaceful emotions. So, the city was antithetical to her personality.

In the city, Nelly was always tired and sad. She couldn’t thrive.

Could she live well?

Well, no, she couldn’t. She could not thrive.

Could she grow and learn in the city?

No, she could not. She couldn’t thrive.

Did Nelly have a very happy, enjoyable, wonderful life in the city?

No, no, she couldn’t thrive in the city.

Could she thrive in the country?

Well, yes, we find out later that she could. In fact, she did thrive in the country. She was very happy and very successful in the country. She had a great life in the country. She could grow and do great things and feel really good and be healthy in the country.

But she couldn’t thrive in the city. She could not thrive in the city, because the city was full of noise and churning traffic.

Was the traffic calm in the city?

No, no, it was churning traffic. It was always mixing and turning and going in circles and going everywhere. It was churning traffic.

Was the churning traffic really quiet?

No, the churning traffic in the city was noisy. People were always eh, eh, right? Hitting their horns. It was noisy and churning.

So, turning and mixing and going every direction and also very noisy. The traffic in the city was always churning, always churning.

Also, everybody was so hyper stressed and busy.

Were they a little bit stressed?

No, they were hyper stressed.

Were they very, very, very stressed?

Yes, they were very, very, very stressed. They were hyper stressed in the city.

Were they hyper peaceful?

No, they were not hyper peaceful. They were not very peaceful. They were hyper stressed, extremely stressed.

Were they hyper busy?

Yeah, you could probably say they were hyper busy, extremely busy, very, very busy.

And unfortunately, Nelly often got caught up in city life and she became hyper stressed, too.

Did Nelly join into city life?

Yes, she did. She got caught up in city life.

Did she get caught up in peaceful activities?

No, no, she didn’t join peaceful activities. She didn’t get involve with peaceful activities. She got caught up in city life.

Did she get caught up in the stress?

Yes, she got caught up in the stress.

Did she get caught up in a busy schedule?

Yes, she got caught up in the busy life, the busy schedule of the city. She got very caught up in city life, almost obsessed with it, right? Too focused on it, too involved.

So she became hyper stressed too, very stressed also. Over time, she also became very bitter.

Did she become happy?

No, very bitter.

Was she angry for a long, long, long time?

Was she stressed for a long, long time?

Yes, that’s right. She was stressed for a long time, so she was very bitter.

Was she bitter about city life?

Yes, yes, she was.

Was she bitter about her food?

No, no, no, no, it’s not bitter tasting. She was bitter about her life.

Was she bitter about her relationships?

No, no, no, not about her relationships. She was bitter about the city. She was bitter about the stress and the busy schedule. That’s why she was very bitter, very angry, very stressed.

So one day, finally, she decided that the busy, tumultuous, hyper stressful life was not for her.

Was the tumultuous life for her? Was it good for her?

No, the tumultuous life was not good for her.

Was a lot of change and chaos good for her?

No, a lot of fast change and chaos was not good for her. The tumultuous life, the chaotic life was not good for her.

Was a tumultuous job good for her?

No, a stressful and tumultuous job was not good for her. She didn’t like to have things changing all the time.

She wanted a calm life. She wanted a calm job. She wanted a job that was not tumultuous. The tumultuous life was not good for her.

So what did she do?

She moved to the country where she could focus on concrete things.

Did she want to focus on ideas?

No, she did not. She wanted to focus on concrete things.

Did she want to focus on abstract things?

No, no, the opposite. She wanted to focus on concrete things, things she could see, things she could smell, things she could hear and touch.

What concrete things did she focus on?

Well, she focused on seeing the trees, smelling the clean air and listening to the birds.

Are these concrete things?

Yes, they are. They are concrete things. They’re real life things. So she focused on concrete things in the country.

In the country, therefore, Nelly forgot theoretical ideas and problems.

Did she forget concrete things?

No, she forgot theoretical things. She forgot theoretical ideas. She forgot theoretical problems.. She forgot abstract problems.

What did she focus on?

She focused on concrete things.

Did she focus on theoretical problems?

No, she forgot theoretical problems.

Did she focus on other theoretical things?

No, no, she was not concerned about ideas. She wanted to focus on concrete things. She wanted to become grounded in reality.

Did she become grounded in reality?

Yes, she became grounded in the reality of the earth and the sky.

Was she connected to the earth in the country?

Yes, yes, she was. She was connected to the earth and sky. She was grounded in the reality of the earth and the sky. She was grounded to the earth and the sky.

Was she grounded to abstract ideas?

No, no, not really. You can’t really be grounded to abstract ideas. She was grounded to the earth. She was grounded to the sky. She was connected to them. She was connected to natural things.

Was she grounded to natural things?

Yes, she was. She was grounded to natural things. She was grounded to the earth.

What about now?

Well, now, now she is very happy.

Why?

She’s happy because she discarded her old city life.

Did she discard her new country life?

No, no, she didn’t throw her country life away. She threw her city life away. She left the city. She quit the city. She got rid of her city life. She discarded her old city life.

Did she discard the earth?

No, no, she didn’t throw the earth away. That’s impossible. She didn’t discard the earth. She discarded her old city life.

Did she discard her stress?

Yes, that’s right, she did. She discarded her stress. She threw it away.

Did she discard her sadness?

Yes, she did. She discarded her sadness. She got rid of it.

Did she discard her busy schedule?

Yes, she did. She got rid of it. She discarded her busy schedule. She discarded the stress. She discarded the city life. She got rid of all of it.

Now she is happy because she discarded all of that. In fact, she also discarded the so-called excitement of the city.

When she moved to the country, did she believe the city was still exciting?

No, no, she called it the so-called excitement. People say it’s exciting, people believe the city is exciting, but actually it’s not. It’s so-called excitement. She doesn’t really believe its excitement anymore.

OK, why is she very peaceful now? Because now Nelly is very peaceful. What has she learn to do? Has she learn to focus on results, success?

No, no, she’s not focused on results. Now Nelly has learned to enjoy the ride.

Does she enjoy the process of living now?

Yes, she does. She enjoys the ride. She enjoys everyday living.

Does she enjoy the process of everyday life, every little thing, eating and taking care of herself and walking and looking at things?

Yes, that’s right. Now she has learned to enjoy the ride. She’s not focused on results now. Now she’s focused on the present time, what she is doing, the process.

She is focused on enjoying the ride. Because she’s learned to enjoy the ride, she’s very peaceful.

OK, one last time for this story. This time I will say a few of the phrases using the key vocabulary and I want you to repeat the phrases, OK?

Try to copy my pronunciation exactly. Pretend you’re an actor, not a student. Copy my tone, copy my stress, copy my pronunciation, everything.

OK, here you go.

Nelly hated the city. The city was antithetical to her personality (pause). The city was antithetical to her personality (pause).

In the city, she couldn’t thrive (pause). In the city, she couldn’t thrive (pause). The city was full of churning traffic (pause). The city was full of churning traffic (pause).

Everybody was hyper stressed (pause). Everybody was hyper stressed (pause). Nelly got caught up in city life (pause). Nelly got caught up in city life (pause). Nelly got caught up in city life (pause).

Over time, she became very bitter (pause). Over time, she became very bitter (pause). The tumultuous life was not for her (pause). The tumultuous life was not for her (pause).

In the country, she could focus on concrete things (pause). In the country, she could focus on concrete things (pause). She forgot theoretical problems (pause). She forgot theoretical problems (pause).

She became grounded in the earth and the sky (pause). She became grounded to the earth and the sky (pause).

Nelly is happy she discarded her old city life (pause). Nelly is happy she discarded her old city life (pause). She’s happy she discarded the so-called excitement of the city (pause). She’s happy she discarded the so-called excitement of the city (pause).

She has learned how to enjoy the ride (pause). She has learned how to enjoy the ride (pause).

Okay, that is all of the mini-story. Please listen to this lesson many times. When you replay the lesson, use your pause button. Listen to a sentence and then pause and repeat it. When you repeat, copy me exactly, copy my emotion, copy my pronunciation, copy my pauses, copy my tone, everything. Imitate me exactly.

Listen to this lesson many, many times and then you’re ready to read the text article and listen to the article.

OK, see you next time. Bye-bye.