Why you can’t change (Thewizardliz) Flashcards
Analogy
比喻
Are you gonna fall back to old habits
Being constantly surrounded by toxic people
bloated
(of part of the body) swollen with fluid or gas. 就是腫腫的吧
Even though you’re crawling, you’re getting there
gut
The gut is another term for the gastrointestinal tract.
Harsh
苛刻
I came from a very traumatic place
就是非常非常糟糕
I do not thrive in peace.
If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. 茁壯成長.
I feel so suffocated in this town.
Suffocated -> feeling trapped and oppressed.
I ignore certain things, certain traumas
a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
“a personal trauma like the death of a child”
I know it’s a cliche, eat health, drink water…
I will count my blessings
be grateful for what one has.
“when you find that many people are worse off than you are, you’ll learn to count your blessings”
I’m gonna be the cycle breaker.
A cycle breaker is someone who recognizes harmful or dysfunctional traits that exist in the culture of their family and decides to discard these traits and trade them in for something different.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity -> mentally ill
It is time for a reality check.
reality check -> an occasion on which one is reminded of the state of things in the real world.
Maybe you don’t need a mansion
豪宅
pick yourself up
to recover from a difficult situation
sluggish
遲鈍
So constantly you’re like striving for this.
make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
“national movements were striving for independence”
step out of your comfort zone
surround yourself with different people
That is when your mindset really evolves.
evolves -> develop gradually
That’s when things shift for you. Why? Because you shifted.
Shift -> change
Toxicity in family is very hard
Toxicity -> just the noun of toxic
When you don’t see these things on a regular basis….
When you travel, you literally trust the pilots with your whole life
Nah, just think it’s funny
Why would you be miserable and suffering for other people?
(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.
You need to take an accountability for how your life is going.
accountabillity -> responsibility
You will become so depressed to a point that you don’t even recognize yourself anymore
