给自己勇气：今天你该鼓励自己去做的10件事

2013-01-21 00:00:00来源：沪江英语网

　　What you do every day is already important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. But today, I dare you to take it up a notch, pump some extra life into every hour, and really make your time count.

　　每天你做了什么其实很重要，因为你在用生命中的一天与它做交换。但在今天，我鼓励你提高自己的标准，在每一小时里加入更多的生活元素，让你的时间真正过得有意义。

　　Today, I dare you to…

　　今天，我鼓励你去做……

　　1. Make someone else smile.

　　给他人带来微笑

　　Ordinary people worry today and postpone their happiness for tomorrow. Intelligent people are happy today and postpone their worries for tomorrow. Wise people only wish happiness for all, today and tomorrow. If you wish to have a lifetime of happiness, dedicate time every day to helping others smile with complete sincerity and enthusiasm.

　　普通人是担心今天，把幸福留给明天。聪明人是享受今天，把担忧留给明天。智者只求快乐，不管是今天还是明天。如果你想拥有一辈子的幸福，那么每天请真心实意地、热情地抽点时间给他人带来微笑。

　　2. Be imperfect.

　　不求完美

　　Something that is really difficult, but totally worth it, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the journey of becoming your true self. The most beautiful part of this journey is simply returning to the peaceful feeling of being. This peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.

　　放弃追求完美，这是一件很难做到但完全值得做的事情，开始一段做真实自我的旅程。这段旅行最美丽的那部分，是拥有那份做自己时的心灵宁静。宁静源于重塑了你的思维，接受现状，而不是你认为的生活应该是怎么样。

　　3. Be enthusiastic about what you’re doing.

　　对你在做的事热情满满

　　You’re not given a good life or a bad life. You’re given life, and it’s up to you to make it good or bad. So wake up and get motivated; not everybody made it to today. Don’t take your time for granted. Don’t waste time thinking back to what you could have done differently yesterday. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and do it differently today. Wherever the road takes you, bring your passion. Whatever you do along the way, do it with all your heart.

　　没人注定就会过好生活或是过坏生活。生活或好或坏，是由你来决定的。所以每天醒来时，记得给自己动力。不要随意挥霍你的时间。不要浪费时间去想，若是回到昨天你就可以做得更好。看清眼前的路，今天就做到与众不同。无论去往何处，请带着你的热情;无论你要去做什么，请全力以赴。

　　4. Make the best of what happens.

　　既来之，则安之

　　More important than what happens to you, is what you make of what happens to you. The more thankful you are, the more beautiful this world appears. You must uncover the good in the bad, the happy in your sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful not hateful.

　　发生了什么虽然很重要，但更重要的是你如何看待发生在你身上的事情。怀着一颗感恩的心，这个世界会更美丽。你必须要在困境中发现机遇，在忧伤中感受幸福，在付出中获得回报，关注那些让你开心的事而不是那些让你厌恶的事。

　　5. Forgive your past self.

　　原谅过去的自己

　　Sometimes, good people like you make bad choices. It doesn’t mean you’re bad; it means you’re human. So get bored with your past; it’s over. Forgive yourself for what you think you did or didn’t do, and focus on what you will do starting now.

　　有时，好人会做出糟糕的选择，比如说你就会。这并不意味着你坏;你也只是普通人而已。所以不要去纠结你的过去了，一切都结束了。原谅那些你看重的你做过或不曾做过的事，将注意力集中在从现在开始你将要做什么。

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