学校祭で娘が英語でスピーチをしました。
イプラスジムで日頃トレーニングしていることを日常レベルに落とし込み実践している結果も記されています。
知る事はもちろん大事です。知ったうえで実践することの重要性を伝えてくれています。
以下、原文
Have you ever thought about your way of thinking?The people around me have various ways of thnking.For example,I know some logical,emotional,positive,andnegative thinkers.In my case, when I encountered new things,I often thought about them negatively.
This happened when I was captain of the volleyball club. It was really difficult for me to create a nice atmoshere for club members. We couldn't convey our feelings as a team. I didn't want to do the captain's work. I thought,"it's impossible" and "I can't." I was depressed because it looked like my friends could do anything, but I couldn't. When I got a chance to try something new, I became worried I couldn't do it. These thoughts and feelings made me lack the courage and confidence to try again or try something new.
At that time, I often had a long face at home. Seeing me like that, my parents talked to me. They said, "Because you think 'I can't do anything,' you don't have confidence and can't try anything. You think I can't do it, but not I can do it. Will you try to change this thinking? I think you can have confidence and try if you change little by little. After they talked to me, I made efforts to change my way of thinking.
At first, I couldn't change it. It was difficult, but I kept making efforts to think more positively, For example, I don't like running. If I had to go running, I thought I don't want to run this morning. But, if I think positively, I can just experience the present. Because I changed my way of thinking, I can enjoy running and other experiences,too.
Now, I am actively looking for one thing every day. I decided to think this way not only on event days, but also on ordinary days. For example, I think, "The rice was delicious! " and " I slept well."
My feeling was positive, and I wanted to find more good things. Because I changed my way of thinking, I felt I could do my work as volleyball captain and finally enjoy it. I wanted to try hard not only when there were funthings, but also difficult things during practice. I think that was possible thanks to changing my way of thinking.
It's not easy to change your way of thinking. Thinking positively made me happy. Think positively when you have a hard time. It will changed your life!
最後になりますが、今回の発表の準備にあたり、英語の先生に多大なるお力添えをいただきました事、深く感謝申し上げます。