Being able to accept myself, 나 자신을 있는 그대로 받아들이는 것.

 
 
 
 우연히 인스타그램 속, 잭슨이라는 사람의 뉴욕 스트릿 인터뷰를 보고
대화 내용이 넘 유익해서 영어 공부겸, 
마음에 담아두고 싶어, 포스팅을 정리해본다.
내가 작년에 스스로에게 가장 많이 다독였던 단어인 "Accept"에 대한 의미와
또 내가 생각한 단어의 정의에 대해서도 덧붙여 공유해보면 좋겠단 생각이 든다.
우선 오늘의 인터뷰 내용은 이러하다.
 

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Q: What makes you confident ? 

   I think you look confident. 
 

A: Being able to accept myself. 

    The flaws and my strength and a good and a bad side of myself.
 

Q: Was there a certain struggle....that  you might have gone through in       childhood or recently that kind of helped you become a more   confident person?

 
A: Yeah, a lot of things, you know..?
I am in my 30s, but I think, you know, in my 20s, I made a lot of mistakes. I hurt a lot of people with my words,
you know, there's some bad sides, there's some good side.

I think, you know, just being to accept and, you know, take notes and, evolve to be a better version of myself.

 

Q: How did you have the courage?

So how did you have the courage to understand the good side, the bad side, but also being able to be present and work on yourself every single day?
How did you have that courage to do so?
 

A: I think it's about giving enough time and effort and giving enough love to yourself.

Because we live in a world, you know, so much information every single day with social media and stuff, even a lot of people around you every day.
So it's hard to find your balance and your center, you know?
I think at the end of the day, it's giving that time, efoort, and love to your self, giving that room to be with yourself,
being okay to spend time with yourself.
I think that's important.
 

Q: If you had to go back to your younger self and give him a piece of advice, what advice would you share?

 
A: There's no advice. And I feel like all the good and the bad, they're all meant to happen.
That's what made you who you are today, you know?  
 

 

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영어 숙어 & 표현 정리

 
Go through something : (주로 힘든 일) 겪다, 경험하다.
In one's 20s/30s  : ~대 (나이표현)
Take notes : 메모하다. 되새기다, 자기 반성하다. (ex. I took notes and evolved
Be a better version of oneself: 더 나은 내가 되다. (ex. I want to be a better version of myself.
Be present : 지금 이 순간에 집중하다. (ex. It's important to be present every day.)
work  on something : ~을 개선하기 위해 노력하다. (ex. I work on myself every day.)
give (Someone) room to V : ~할 여유나 기회를 주다. (ex. Give yourself room to rest.)
Find your balance/center: 중심을 찾다, 균형을 잡다. (ex. It's hard to find your center these days.)
 
 

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잭슨의 이야기를 통해 느낀 건, 자신감을 갖는다는 건 단지 잘난 사람이 되기 위한게 아니라
내 실수, 결점, 약한 모습도 거뜬히 껴안고 받아들이는 용기에서 비롯된다는 점이었다.
자신을 꾸짖고, 질책하고, 자책하는 마음들을 거두고-
나에게 주어진 시간들 안에서 애정을 듬뿍 들여 가꿔가는 하루가 되길 바란다.
그렇게 매일 매일이 쌓이다보면, 더 단단한 내가 되지 않을까 기대가 된다!

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