A response like this will make you a better francophone

A RESPONSE LIKE THIS WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER FRANCOPHONE

So, have you ever found yourself not knowing how to thank someone?

You know how it is, an amazing friend does something wonderful for you and you don’t know how to respond!

All you can do is smile and hug them and adopt them into your family.

Check out the article below for a little insight into your response to life’s gifts – which will help you to be more present and relaxed in your French conversation too – and watch the video for some French worth responding to!

(This week: the verb RÉPONDRE – to respond)

The Only Way to Respond to Life

(Post written by Leo Babauta)

I went for a run along the beach at sunset yesterday, foam kissing my bare feet, smooth sand caressing my soles, and the sky exploding with color.

I paused for breath, mostly because the sky, and the Pacific, had borrowed my breath from me.

I stopped and applauded.

This is the only response that life deserves: overjoyed applause.

This morning, wherever you are, whatever life has given you, take a moment to really appreciate this gift, and applaud. I mean, actually applaud.

Then give back to life, something, anything, to show your gratitude for this miracle you’ve been given. Do anything: be kind to someone, create something, be gentle with your children, do something where your body feels full of life.

We often not only take life for granted, but complain about it. Life isn’t perfect, work is boring, people are too rude, drivers are idiots, no one gets me, I have too many things to do. But goodness, look around you! What a wonder life is! If only we would take the time to see it, to really appreciate it, and to applaud.

This moment is a ridiculously generous miracle. Give it up, folks, for life.

NOW IT IS YOUR TURN!
Tell us in the comments below, what is your response to life’s gifts? 🙂

Let me guess.

Do you constantly have the feeling that you can’t hear what the French say and you don’t know how to read all the French words because they are written so much differently than they sound?

Learn 3 secrets that will help you be self sufficient in the way you pronounce French words – even if you don’t know what they mean – so that you can read that sophisticated menu in your favorite French restaurant.