By Federica Lupis, https://www.federicalupis.com/
Author of "Fluent On The First Try" and "Why You're Not Fluent and How To Fix It"
Language trainer, interpreter and translator.
The other day, my coffee maker went missing. I usually leave it on the kitchen bench near the stove, so I assumed my partner had moved it somewhere else.
I looked around, opened cupboards and drawers, even searched the pantry, but the object of my quest was nowhere to be seen.
After messaging Ash and coming up with the most absurd theories (maybe my kitties knocked the coffee maker off the stove and rolled it into their secret stash), I gave up. I accepted that for the first time in 15 years I would not have coffee after lunch.
With a sad look, I grabbed a chai tea bag from the pantry, turned on the kettle, and opened the fridge to get some milk.
It was at that point that I saw it.
My coffee maker was sitting on the middle shelf of my fridge, proud and shiny as usual.
For a second I thought I was hallucinating. The desire to have a coffee pushed me to see what I was looking for, but when I laid my hand on that stainless steel jewel, I realized it was real; somebody had put my coffee maker in the fridge.
As a detective, I retraced the events of that day:
1. At the time of the crime, there were only Federica and her cats in the house.
2. In her testimony, Federica said she was pretty sure she saw the coffee maker on the kitchen bench before lunch.
Halfway between amused and puzzled, I had to admit that I was the culprit… I prepared the coffee maker before lunch and for some reason, instead of placing it on the stove, I put it in the fridge.
Like many other people, I have a lot on my plate at the moment. The mystery of the coffee maker made me realize that I often feel exhausted and that I should probably take it more slowly.
That’s why this month, I’ve done something simple. Today, I’m going to share with you some inspirational quotes that helped me at different stages of my life. I hope they can inspire you and help you get closer to your desire of mastering a language.
Enjoy!
1. Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Start where you stand and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along. Napoleon Hill
2. There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent, or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
3. People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar
4. To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like. Mike Gafka
5. Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear. Mark Twain
6. All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. Michael John Bobak
7. The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi
8. I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
9. You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. Steve Jobs (You can watch his powerful speech here)
10. A different language is a different vision of life. Federico Fellini
11. To have another language is to possess a second soul. Charlemagne
12. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela.
Thanks for reading!
I’ll catch you all next month
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· Kyara e l’Anello degli Antenati by Saveria Parisi, Italian book.
· Fun Facts: Fun Facts About Science, Mathematics, Universe, History and Many More Topics by Avadesh Kumar
· Cultivate Your Mental Toughness by Giuseppe Ferraro
· Guided Meditation to Happiness by Svetlana VA
· How to Find Happiness In Yourself by Svetlana VA
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