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It is late summer, and the faintest hint of something crisp is in the air.
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Autumn is only a whisper, but soon enough, my valley will be transformed into shades of gold and red and rich umber.
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I started this channel in the spring, and I think it only fitting to step away in the fall.
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Having a child is an enormous opportunity for transformation and growth, as is any great change in your life.
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Of that, I am certain.
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If you're open to surrender your ego, to let go of the past in order to welcome a new future,
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you will lose things along the way.
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It will not be easy, but you may very well become the person you were meant to be.
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You may discover peace is no longer something you're searching for, but what you commit yourself to each day.
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I've been blessed with a little soul,
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and he has made me realize that I'm not capable of as much in regards to my work at this time.
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For years, I was in a habit of overfilling my plate and taking on more than I could without constant stress.
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I realize I do need to keep a balance, because it's not just about me anymore, and that is a huge responsibility and also a gift.
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It is the beginning of a new journey, a new chapter, a new part of my story, and it will take enormous focus and mindfulness.
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This experience of creating short films, of finding beauty in the mundane, celebrating nature and experimenting with foraging and crafts,
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all while sharing and connecting with you, has changed my life and challenged me in the best way.
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Over the last couple years, I've learned to be quietly content,
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to nurture a subtle peace that has grown in my soul and encompassed my whole self.
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It is the state of being I I will continue to explore
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and share with the fairy child that is now in my life.
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With that being said, I've had to come to the bittersweet decision to slow down and downsize.
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That means I will no longer be regularly uploading.
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I will hold on to a hope that perhaps I can put up a little update once a season,
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but honestly, I'm not sure what the future holds.
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I think I need to close this door in order to open myself to new possibilities, and so I'm trying not to make plans.
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Maybe when baby is older, I will have things a little more figured out,
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but I'm trying to be humble and accept that right now, I don't.
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I will not be disappearing completely, as I will continue to be active on Patreon, where I post monthly video updates,
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do live streams, and host a casual book club.
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It will soon be home to my new audiobook as well.
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I'm currently recording my fiction story, The Woods and Wisp, that will be posted on that platform next month.
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I've been enjoying a small and sweet community where I found many kindred spirits.
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Thank you.
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I am permanently retiring my art pieces from my Etsy shop as I can no longer keep up with the physical store.
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If you're interested, I have a sale going on before closing so that the last dozen or so prints can find a home.
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For those concerned, don't worry, I will also keep sending out postcards.
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However, since I know I will not see the vast majority of you for the foreseeable future,
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know that I'm sending you so much love and many blessings as you go forward on your own extraordinary journey.
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Keep shining your light, no matter how dark things seem sometimes.
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And it is my greatest hope that at some point over the last several years, I have brought you some small moment of peace.
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Take care, little fairy.
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Goodbye.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Thank you for the last five years ❤️”. Este vídeo tiene 43 frases y 650 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:33. El hablante habla despacio, unas 99 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
enormous adjetivo/ɪˈnɔː.məs/enorme, ingente
vast adjetivo/væst/vasto, enorme
fiction sustantivo/ˈfɪkʃən/ficción
discover verbo/dɪˈskʌvə/descubrir
connect verbo/kəˈnɛkt/conectar, empalmar
experiment sustantivo/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/experimento
extraordinary adjetivo/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/extraordinario, descomunal
commit verbo/kəˈmɪt/encomendar
explore verbo/ɪkˈsploɹ/explorar
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
autumn sustantivo/ˈɔtəm/otoño, otoñada
habit sustantivo/ˈhæb.ɪt/costumbre, hábito
casual adjetivo/ˈkæʒ(u)əl/casual
transformation sustantivo/ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/transformación
regards sustantivo/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/saludos

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
figure out verboaveriguar, captar
keep up with verboseguir, ir al paso
put up verbocolgar
send out verboemitir
slow down verbodesacelerar, decelerar

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've been blessed · has made · has changed
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewill be transformed · were meant · I've been blessed

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shade /ʃeɪd/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vast /væst/, discover /dɪˈskʌvə/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: regards /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/, downsize /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, humble /ˈhʌmbəl/, hint /hɪnt/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como enormous, vast, fiction.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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