Samson Be Happy

pay off: to finish paying money owed for something

Anytime we think the problem is "out there", that thought is the problem. We empower what's out there to control us. The change paradigm is "outside-in" --- what's out there has to change before we can change.

diligent: ​showing care and effort in your work or duties

Old Testament: the first part of the Christian Bible containing the books of the Jewish canon of Scripture

slavery: DJ[ˋsleivəri]

languish: to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time

Potiphar: (in the Bible) an Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph and then falsely accused him of attempting to rape her (Gen. 39).

seduce: to persuade somebody to have sex with you, especially somebody who is younger or who has less experience than you

captor: a person who captures a person or an animal and keeps them as a prisoner

pharaoh: a political leader of ancient Egypt

stagnant: declining

nagging: persistently annoying or finding fault with someone

wither: to become less or weaker

If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control --- myself.

dedicated: working hard at something because it is very important to you

Sometimes the most proactive thing we can do is to be happy, just to genuinely smile. Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

We can be happy and accept those things at present we cannot control, while we focus our efforts on the things that we can.

店長安排我在書店做主力收銀及學校訂書，我不能控制。但我也不是沒有對策，本人已經準備申請 ACO. CRE (中文、英文、能力傾向測試、基本法及國安法) 已經全部達標，自己正準備文書處理測試的考核，十一月尾的年假會閉關練習。

Stephen R. Covey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

Online Dictionaries Used:

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