Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.

每当我专注于自己想做的事情时，快乐往往会取代恐惧。

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Having this experience for the first time gave me a set of fresh eyes on the situation and I paid attention to ways I could make sure that my life and my work still stayed in balance.

因为这个经历，我能第一时间看到这种情况，我就会把注意力集中在如何让能保证我的生活和事业保持平衡。

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My husband never paid any attention to me. I was just a workhorse bringing up three children.

我丈夫从来不关怀我，我只是一个养育了三个孩子的老妈子而已。

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