I even remember the very first word that I ever read all by myself, a moment that, silly as it is, was one of the major epiphanies of my life.

我甚至还记得我完全依靠自己读出的第一个字。虽说有点傻气，可是那一刻算得上是我一生中几个重大顿悟的瞬间之一。

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For all of the years I had spent tearing down my life, I finally dedicated myself to rebuilding it-better, I hoped, than it was before.

这么多年来我都是在摧毁着我的生活，我终于开始对它重建——我多希望这从很多年以前就开始。

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Here's another peek into my life: A side effect of being extremely open minded and absorbent is that I find myself believing all kinds of contradictory ideas, sometimes even opposite ones.

我生活中的另一个观点是：由于我的思想极具开放性和强吸收性，我发现我自己可以接受各种相互矛盾的观点，有时候甚至是相反的观点。

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As a working mom, I often find myself feeling inadequate in all areas of my life.

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For almost all my life, I've considered myself a conservative.

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I've struggled to lose weight all my life but never been desperate enough to starve myself, partly due to my love and appreciation of food and partly due to my awareness of how unhealthy such a move would be.

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