VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

check how are you, how about you etc?

Grammar

recently / these days 
recently I have been very busy / recently I have been trying to do meditation
these days I am very busy / these days I am trying to do meditation

Vocabulary

make effort –  jin li
eg. if you don’t make effort people think you don’t care

is it very time consuming – sth that takes a lot of time

I always like to keep tabs on things – keep an eye on sth carefully

self affirmation – to say positive things in your head about yourself
eg. self affirmation is a tool you can use to keep yourself feeling positive

mantra – a sentence you repeat in your head as a form of meditation
eg. I say a mantra many times a day

boring < > bored 
eg. it is boring so I am bored
tiring < > tired
eg. work has been so tiring and boring
annoying < > annoyed
eg. kids running around can be very annoying and they always annoy the adults who feel annoyed.

what time of day – morning / afternoon / night etc
eg. what time of day is best to do meditation?