RealLife Radio #70 – It’s Cool to be Kind

freehugs-coverHave you been kind to a random stranger today?

In this episode of RealLife Radio you are going to learn a whole lot of vocabulary related to being kind and generosity, learn about Leon Logothetis and his journey around the world totally reliant on other people’s kindness, and listen to us answer a really good question from a RealLife Radio member, Rawda from Egypt.

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Words you’ll learn

  • Boost
  • Loaded
  • Funded
  • Stranger
  • Human spirit
  • So far, so good
  • Ranch
  • Dozen
  • Turn someone down
  • A broker
  • Outcast
  • That’s what’s it’s all about
  • Fulfilling/ Fulfillment
  • Free loader
  • Heart to heart
  • Backfire
  • Hardwired

Words to know

  • Thrilling – exciting and motivating
  • Action packed – full of action and adventure
  • The gist of something – a summary, general idea
  • Landlord -the owner of a house that is rented to other people
  • Go through – use or consume a lot. Justin goes through a lot of cat food.
  • Snack – a small meal
  • Feel sorry for someone – to feel the pain of another person
  • Purse – a woman’s carry bag
  • To handle something – to support or bear something
  • Anecdote – a personal story

Shoutouts

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News

  • How far can you get on kindness: Man traveling the world on strangers generosity

Conversation Topic

  • Give you the shirt of their back
  • Heart of Gold
  • Out of the goodness of their heart
  • Kill someone with kindness
  • Beating a dead horse
  • Treat someone like crap
  • Give someone a helping hand

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Question

  • Why do you use the female form for certain objects in English? Question from Rawda

Song: Matisyahu “One Day”

Sometimes I lay
Under the moon
And thank God I’m breathing
Then I pray
Don’t take me soon
‘Cause I am here for a reasonSometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know some day it’ll all turn around because…All my life I’ve been waiting for
I’ve been praying for
For the people to say
That we don’t wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
And our children will play
One day

It’s not about
Win or lose
Because we all lose
When they feed on the souls of the innocent
Blood-drenched pavement
Keep on moving though the waters stay raging

In this maze you can lose your way (your way)
It might drive you crazy but don’t let it faze you no way (no way)

Sometimes in my tears I drown (I drown)
But I never let it get me down (get me down)
So when negativity surrounds (surrounds)
I know some day it’ll all turn around because…

All my life I’ve been waiting for
I’ve been praying for
For the people to say
That we don’t wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
And our children will play
One day

One day this all will change
Treat people the same
Stop with the violence
Down with the hate

One day we’ll all be free
And proud to be
Under the same sun
Singing songs of freedom like
One day

All my life I’ve been waiting for
I’ve been praying for
For the people to say
That we don’t wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
And our children will play
One day

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