For me, it was a combination of these, plus some good books which eventually persuaded me to change my lifestyle to a different way of living that brings me happiness.

对我来说，两者皆有，加上几本好书，最终说服我将其改变为一种带给我快乐的不同的生活方式。

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But my dad would change out of his usual work clothes and my mom would get a little dressed up and put on some lipstick.

不过我爸会换下他平常工作穿的衣服，我妈也会打扮一下，还会涂些口红。

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I don't think I would change any of that. However, looking back, there are some lessons I've learned that I would probably tell my 18-year-old self.

我并不能改变过去，但是回首往事，我想我有很多话想告诉当初那个18岁的我。

youdao

Some people at my university are selling cookies for Red Nose Day tomorrow, I will buy some of those and offload my small change to anyone with a collection box, it all helps.

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My recent post on the election of the first Jesuit pope was warmly received, but there was some criticism of my suggestion that the Church needs to change otherwise it will lose many faithful adherents.

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My sense is that even under incremental-change scenarios, some of these hurdles would dissolve rather quickly.

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