SpeakingFluency-119

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Choosing Happiness

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and nobody knows this better than Lizzie Velsquez. What do they say about beauty? They say beauty is the eye of the beholder. Who knows this saying well? Lizzie Velsquez knows this saying well. Born prematurely in 1989, Lizzie suffers from an extremely rare medical condition that only two other people in the world have. Was Lizzie born in 1998? No, she was born in 1989. Does she suffer from a common medical condition? No, she suffers from an extremely rare medical condition. Do many people have this same medical condition? No, only two other people in the world have it. Do you have any medical conditions? She has zero body fat, and cannot gain weight no matter how hard she tries. In fact, she has never weighed more than 29 kilograms in her entire life. Is Lizzie a heavy woman? No, shes not. Shes very light. How much body fat does she have? She has zero body fat. What is the most she has weighed in her entire life? 29 kilograms is the most she has ever weighed. How much do you weigh? She's also blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other. She has a weak immune system, and her skin looks like that of an elderly person. Is Lizzie completely blind? No, she isnt. Shes blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other. Does she have a weak immune system? Yes, her immune system is weak. Does her skin look like that of a young person? No, it doesnt. It looks like that of an elderly person. What does your skin look like? This causes her appearance to be, well, let's say, strikingly different. In fact, some have called her 'the world's ugliest woman'. But nothing could be further from the truth. Is Lizzies appearance normal? No, it isnt. Its strikingly different. Is she the worlds ugliest woman? No, of course not. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lizzie grew up just like any other normal child, but had to constantly deal with people's reactions to her appearance. Life was hard, but with the support of loving parents and inner strength, she was able to cope with her situation. Did Lizzie grow up like any other normal child? Yes, she did, but she had to deal with peoples reactions to her appearance. Was she able to cope with her situation? Yes, she was. How did she do it? She did it with the support of her loving parents and inner strength. Deep English, 2011-2014 | www.deepenglish.com 02

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But at the age of 17, while surfing YouTube, she came across a video entitled 'The World's Ugliest Woman'. It was a video of her, and it already had over 4 million views. What did Lizzie come across on You Tube when she was 17? She came across a video of herself. Was the title of the video The Worlds Most Beautiful Woman? No, it was called The Worlds Ugliest Woman. How many views did it have? It had over 4 million views. Some of the comments told her that she should "please do the world a favor, put a gun to her head, and kill herself". That video changed her entire life, but not necessarily in the way you would imagine. Did some of the comments tell Lizzie that she should love herself? No, they told her she should kill herself. Did the video cause her to end her life? No, it changed her entire life. Yes, Lizzie felt devastated and greatly saddened by the video, as any of us would. How did Lizzie feel about the video? She felt devastated and greatly saddened. How would you feel if you were her? But at that point she realized that she had a choice to make. She could either choose to give in to the cyber-bullies and allow their hatred to define who she was, or she could choose to focus on her inner worth and all that was positive about her situation. Did Lizzie have a choice to make? Yes, she had an important choice to make. Did she allow the hatred of the cyber-bullies to define her? No, she didnt. What did she choose to focus on? She chose to focus on her inner worth and all that was positive about her situation.

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She realized that her life was in her own hands. What did Lizzie realize? She realized that her life was in her own hands. Not surprisingly, Lizzie chose the path of happiness and success. She focused on her strengths and cultivated a sense of gratitude for all that was good about herself. Did Lizzie choose the path of sadness and failure? No way! She chose the path of happiness and success. Did she focus on her weaknesses? No, she focused on her strengths and developed a sense of gratitude. What did she cultivate a sense of gratitude about? She cultivated a sense of gratitude for all that was good about herself. She decided to go to college and get a degree, which she did. She decided to become a motivational speaker, and she did. What did Lizzie do? She went to college and got a degree. What did she decide to become? She decided to become a motivational speaker. Lizzie also plans to marry and raise a family in the future. And Im sure she will. What are Lizzies plans for the future? She plans to marry and raise a family. What are your plans for the future? Not only will she not allow her appearance to prevent her from accomplishing her goals, but she decided to use the negativity it generates in others as motivational fuel for her success. Will Lizzie allow her appearance to prevent her from making friends? Well, not exactly. She will not allow her appearance to prevent her from accomplishing her goals. What will she use as motivational fuel for her success? She will use the negativity her appearance generates in others as motivational fuel for her success. Some say When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." We may have no control over life's circumstances, but we certainly have full control over what we do with them. Do some people say, When life gives you oranges, make orange juice? Well, I dont know, but some people do say, When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Do we have control over lifes circumstances? No, we dont have control over lifes circumstances. What do we have control over? We have control over what we do with lifes circumstances.



What sort of lemons did life give you? And what kind of person do you choose to be? Photos / Credits: Photo #1 (cover) by Fe Ilya: https://www.flickr.com/photos/renneville/2908748583/ Photo #2 "Supreme happiness" by Amber - supreme happiness. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Supreme_happiness.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Supreme_happiness.jpg



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