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I think one of the most underrated skills in life is learning how to romanticize it.

And I don't even mean like living in denial or pretending that everything is perfect.

I mean choosing to see your life as something worth savoring, something that is worth celebrating, even in its smallest details.

Because the truth is, most of our lives are not going to be filled with this huge movie -like moments.

We won't always be traveling to this breathtaking destination or living through an Instagram highlight reel.

Most days are going to look pretty much ordinary waking up commuting working studying sleeping after filming

this video I'll probably just go edit maybe scroll through some I don't know Instagram reels

or TikTok videos and go to bed and just like

that the day might end just very ordinarily so

if you just wait for the big moments to feel alive

you might just spend your whole life pretty much asleep

but here's where romanticizing your life changes everything just imagine instead of rushing through your morning coffee

you just kind of sit with it you relax a little bit you kind of feel the whole smell

or scent of the coffee filling up the room, you notice the warmth of the cup,

the way it kind of feels like a soft preparation before you go out into the chaos.

Or instead of seeing your walk home as something boring, you kind of notice the evening air, feel the soft breeze.

Those tiny details are what make life feel more meaningful.

I'm not gonna lie, I used to think that it was a bit silly.

I pretty much used to think that life had to be grand in order to be meaningful, but the older I get,

the more I realize that meaning is actually built in the smallest, most ordinary things.

The way your favorite song hits a little bit differently at night.

The comfort of talking with a friend at 3am about nothing and everything at once.

Romanticizing your life doesn't mean ignoring pains or pretending your struggles don't exist.

I think it's about giving yourself permission to slow down a little bit

and you know see beauty where you usually overlook it and just to find gratitude in things you call normal or mundane.

I just got back from a trip in Japan and

while I was there I rented a car

and went to this place called Kamikochi which is like in Nagano prefecture

and that place was

so beautiful you know seeing the mountain view hearing the water

sound seeing all these people enjoy themselves kind of chilling by

the lake just spending a good time with their families and

that was just so healing I took a walk in the trail

and you know everything about it was so perfect but

because the trip is done and I just got back

and I'm realizing the things

that I'm thinking about more are the small moments you know like

when I'm driving seeing the mountain view seeing the pretty colors of the skies

and seeing the sunset stopping by the rest area buying some snacks, seeing the views.

The whole journey just felt so surreal.

I think it was a good break for me

because I was kind of overwhelmed with everything that was going on around me,

the trends changing, and I was just worried about my future and everything.

So I needed something to just kind of distract me or just run away to.

And Japan was the perfect place.

I learned how to romanticize my life again.

I started noticing all the small things that I took for granted,

how there's so much more things out there in life than just kind of seeing trends

and scrolling through social media and

when you think about it little things are all

we really have control over the trends will change the world

will keep moving faster the big moments will always come and go

but choosing to make your ordinary moments feel extraordinary

that's in your hands every day it depends on how you see things

or how you perceive

so maybe that's the shift we need stop waiting for the next big thing

and you know just realizing what's already happening around us all those peaceful moments

that you can have when you stop by the local cafe and you know read a book, finding beauty in small, imperfect, and just quiet moments.

I think that's the skill that's underrated.

At the end of the day, life is already happening in the smallest, simplest ways that you know you're living right now.

Having banters with your friends, the quiet walk home, or having coffee in your hands.

And when you learn to romanticize those things, you stop living for someday.

You start living for today.

And maybe that's the real secret.

Life doesn't have to be extraordinary to be beautiful.

It already is.

That's something that I really wanted to talk about today.

I just got back from the trip

and I'm just kind of unpacking everything physically and emotionally

and the things that I learned the things that I felt

while I was there in Japan

I just kind of learned to relearn everything to slow down a little bit to stop comparing with everyone

and kind of be at my own pace

and seeing life in a more romantic way one of my favorite memories

that I have there was I went to this firework festival

and a lot of people came people brought snacks they brought beers and you know they started enjoying things with their family,

with their partner, with their friends and it was just so beautiful.

The whole two hours I was just kind of mesmerized by these like fireworks

and even though it was loud because of the fireworks,

I found so much peace in that moment because it helped me realize how much I was kind of missing out on.

The things that I was just taking for granted, the things that I wasn't really grateful for, the things that I forgot about,

it kind of reminded me of how beautiful life is and how beautiful small moments can be.

So I know it's tough, I know everything is like very overwhelming nowadays everything is

so quick but even in the chaos i hope you find time to take a step back

and see the beauty in the small moments

and yeah that's all i really have to say

and i hope you guys are doing well wherever you are and i'll see you guys next time peace

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “romanticize your life”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: moment, seeing, beautiful. Deze video bevat 87 zinnen en 1114 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:57. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 225 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
ordinary bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/	gewoon, alledaags
skill zelfstandig naamwoord	/skɪl/	bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
extraordinary bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/	buitengewoon
pretend werkwoord	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	voorgeven
chaos zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkeɪˌɑs/	chaos, baaierd
meaningful bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/	zinvol
snack zelfstandig naamwoord	/snæk/	tussendoortje
scroll zelfstandig naamwoord	/skɹoʊl/	boekrol, schriftrol
reel werkwoord	/ˈɹiːl/	oprollen
underrated bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/	ondergewaardeerd
ignore werkwoord	/ɪɡˈnɔː/	negeren
rush werkwoord	/ɹʌʃ/	afraffelen
compare werkwoord	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	vergelijken
trail zelfstandig naamwoord	/tɹeɪl/	spoor
comfort zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkʌm.fət/	comfort, gemak

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
slow down werkwoord		afremmen
fill up werkwoord		opvullen, vollopen
wake up werkwoord	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	wakker worden, ontwaken

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt	used to think
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	be filled · is actually built
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd	started noticing · keep moving · stop waiting
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep	the most underrated · its smallest · the smallest

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: warmth /wɔɹmθ/, breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, underrated /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, underrated /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: snack /snæk/, romantic /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/

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