Waltraud Hora - by Nigel A JAMES
Not the Full Shilling!
How
Waltraud Hora sang her way into happiness!
Not
feeling the full shilling is no fun at all. It makes everything
hard and takes the fun out of life. And, when Waltraud Hora was
down in the dumps – and that was many years ago – she undertook
all that there was to pick herself up. She went to the gym twice a
week, tried yoga on Tuesdays, and went Nordic walking on Sundays.
But, whatever she did, the last five percent was always still
missing! She just wasn't herself! The key, as everyone told her, was
using energy for energy, And Waltraud believed and kept going!
But then, one day, she went to the market.
And
there, as happy as always was her good friend Renate. And,
soon they were chatting and Waltraud told all. And Renate was
interested and spoke. For, she, too, had had downs,
and had come back. And, Waltraud was fascinated, and her life started
changing. She was on her way back!
There
were to be no more gyms, yoga sessions, or Nordic walking! Waltraud
had discovered again that which was hers, and she started the very
next day.
And
it was singing! And the effect was one hundred percent! And the
reason was simple. It was fun. And, being in Renate's choir was also
a brand new experience. There were not only new friends, but the
training and practising for concerts as well. And, that was exciting
and different! Singing was action, and it was good so, and, it came
straight from the heart!
And
now, Waltraud lives for the future! And that is the secret of
happiness! There are concerts to be practised for, lines to be
learned, and, of course, because she's happy – everyone else is
happy as well. In other words, life is powerful and great! And, all
because, while not feeling the full shilling, she went down to the
market and bumped into Renate!
And,
by-the-way, singing could be good for you, too! Just try it
and see! You will soon find out what a difference it makes!
Vocabulary and Phrases
as
…. as – so...wie
by-the-way
– übrigens
downs
– Tiefen
from
now on – von nun an
had
had – hatte gehabt
kept
going / to keep going/kept going/kept going / - weiter machen
not
feeling the full shilling - nicht 100% fit
re-found
– wieder gefunden
