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[English]

...

So Gisele, hi.

Hi.

You were here in 2006.

You were single.

You had no kids.

Nothing.

All of a sudden, your whole life has changed.

And it happened--

Well, 12 years, right?

Yeah.

I know.

But it was right after you were here, you met--

I went on a blind date.

Yes.

And I met my husband.

So I think you might have been my lucky good luck charm.

I think so.

I think so.

I think so.

Thank you.

Yeah, you're welcome.

12 years later, I think, I'm very happy with how

things turned out.

So I appreciate it.

Yeah.

Well, you're welcome.

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Oh, yeah.

Isn't he sweet?

Look.

Who comes with that shirt?

He is a sweet, sweet man.

And talented.

Both of you.

You're easy on the eyes, both of you.

All right.

I think he wore that shirt because my dad likes to say

a happy life is a happy wife.

So I think he took that very seriously.

Right.

Well, he's right.

All right.

So you have a wonderful family.

Your career is great.

And I heard, is this true?

That you're thinking of retiring?

I think I'm the farthest I've ever been from retiring.

It doesn't seem like it.

I've never worked so hard in my life, actually.

Yeah.

But I think I retire only the day I die,

because I love working.

I love creating.

I think that's why we're here, to keep creating and expanding

and learning.

I agree.

So good.

So you're not retiring.

What I'd like to know is--

Are you?

No, I'm not.

I'd like to know if your husband is.

Because I'm a Saints fan, and it would help

me tremendously if your husband would retire.

You know, I think you should talk with him about that.

I haven't been very successful.

No.

No.

Do you want him to retire?

I want him to do whatever makes him happy.

But maybe if you have a conversation with him.

Explain that you love the Saints.

Yeah.

He might have--

And I love them, too.

I really do.

He's incredible.

Is there anything that he's not good at?

Because he just seems like he's good at everything.

...

He's not a multi-tasker.

He can just do one thing at a time.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

He's good at one thing at time.

He's an amazing waffle maker.

Oh.

Yeah.

That's great.

He makes great waffles.

That's right.

The kind that you just literally push that thing down,

and it's--?

Well, he actually makes the batter.

And he jokes with me.

He says, I can't give you the secret.

Otherwise you won't need me anymore.

Oh.

He has a secret recipe, which I'm

sure there's some package thing involved.

But there's other secret recipes.

I have never seen him making it because he literally

won't let me see it.

Because he literally says, you won't need me.

And then who is going to--?

Yeah.

So I say, OK.

That's fine.

It tastes delicious.

I'll keep eating them.

Now do you get nervous?

I mean, I would just think--

you hear so much about everyone, and you see those hits,

and they're so hard.

And he's the quarterback, so they're going after him.

Do you worry about that?

I definitely wouldn't want to have his job.

That's for sure.

Yeah.

I stay happy with my job.

That's, I think, is definitely something

that you get concerned.

But he loves it so much.

And you gotta let him do what he loves.

Well, he's definitely very talented.

I'm so glad you wrote this book.

And I think it's important for so many people,

because you look at someone, and you're beautiful,

and you've got an amazing marriage and kids,

and your family life is great, and career life is great.

And people don't know.

We just tend to judge just from what we see,

and we just assume we know somebody.

And I think it's so important that you share with everyone

what you've gone through.

Yeah.

So explain some of the things that you share,

and why you decided to.

So there was lots of different people that I

knew well, and also acquaintances,

that would come to me and share stories of people

that they knew that were struggling

with various different things.

And I started writing letters to people that I've never met,

just by sharing something.

I just didn't want them to feel alone, because it was--

I feel like I'm very sensitive.

So when people are telling the stories, I was feeling better.

And I just wanted to make them feel better.

So I start sharing, writing letters to people,

and sharing some of the challenges that I face,

and just being very vulnerable and saying

there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Because I know when you're in the middle of the storm,

sometimes you don't see there is a light

in the end of the tunnel.

You identify with that, and that kind of

gets you down deeper into the space

where it's hard to sometimes feel like there's a way out.

So it was very helpful, the feedback I got,

that it was really helpful to those people.

And I thought, I just want to be able to share.

And maybe other people out there might find it helpful.

So that was really the intention of the book.

It's a beautiful book.

And for you to share that you almost took your life, there

a lot of people that are going to relate to that

and say, wow, if she was at that place

that you thought about ending your life, then, you know--

And there were so many different things

that I found that were helpful throughout my journey.

And I just wanted to share that with people.

It is.

It's very helpful.

It's called Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life.

It's available in bookstores and on Amazon Now.

We'll be right back.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ A2	adjective - not married
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - become different
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - having good fortune
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1	verb - recognize the full worth of
career /kəˈriər/ B1	noun - the progression of someone's working life
retiring /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ B2	verb - leaving one's job and ceasing to work at a certain age
creating /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - bringing something into existence
expanding /ɪkˈspændɪŋ/ B2	verb - becoming or making larger
learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ A2	verb - gaining knowledge or skill
talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ B2	adjective - having a natural aptitude or skill
struggling /ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ/ B1	verb - having difficulty and making great effort
vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ C1	adjective - susceptible to physical or emotional attack
sensitive /ˈsensətɪv/ B1	adjective - easily hurt or offended
journey /ˈdʒɜːni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ B1	verb - find a connection or similarity
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

Key Grammar Structures

• So Gisele, hi.

  ➔ Vocative case, Interjection

  ➔ The use of "Gisele" directly addressing her is the vocative case. "Hi" is a simple interjection.

• You were here in 2006.

  ➔ Past Continuous (implied), Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The sentence implies a duration of being 'here' before 2006, but focuses on the completed action of being here *in* 2006. The 'were' indicates a state in the past.

• I think I'm the farthest I've ever been from retiring.

  ➔ Superlative Adjective, Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "Farthest" is the superlative form of 'far', indicating the greatest distance. "I've ever been" uses the present perfect to describe an experience up to the present moment.

• He's not a multi-tasker.

  ➔ Compound Noun as a Predicate Nominative

  ➔ "Multi-tasker" is a compound noun functioning as a predicate nominative, describing what he *is not*.

• He makes great waffles.

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (habitual action)

  ➔ The simple present tense is used to describe a habitual action – something he does regularly.