“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them.” ~Denis Waitley
人生有两大选择：要么接受现实，要么接受改变现状的责任。??丹尼斯?魏特利
Many people are constantly waiting for their life to start. “When I’m older I’ll do this” and “In a few years I’ll do that.” They think the life they are experiencing is boring and meaningless.
很多人都在等待自己生命的新起点，总说“等我长大一点，我会做这个”又或者“几年后，我要做那个”。他们觉得现在的生活很乏味无趣。
Who has never viewed himself/herself as worthless and unattractive?
谁没有试想自己是毫无价值、毫不吸引的人?
In others’ eyes, you are always “the funny one” and became loud and overconfident to mask what I was actually feeling, but few people know about the way you felt.
在别人的眼中，你可能是一个“很有趣的人”。你用大声喧嚣和过度的自信来掩盖自己真正的想法，以致身边的人都看不透你。
All of us may suffer with dePssion and frustration, lose guidance and support, need aids physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
我们所有人都会经历挫折和沮丧，失去指引和支持，无论物质、情感还是精神上都急切需要治愈。
Just think like this way:
请从这个方面思考：
“This too shall pass.”
这一切都会过去的。
Horrible feelings I am feeling will eventually go away.
所有恐惧不安的思想终有一天会烟消云散。
I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to change. I am an incredibly lucky person who have come from a family who love and support my whole life.
不应再自怨自艾，而要切切实实地谋求改变。能有一个爱护和支持自己的家庭，你已经是世上非常幸运的人了。
I had to be the one to make the decision to change my way of thinking.
只有你可以决定自己想法的转变。
All the good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass eventually too. While I am feeling miserable, my life is still going on and I am missing out on apPciating those Pcious moments.
跟不幸一样，在你生命中所有好的事情、身边很棒的人，同样会有离你而去的一天。当自己沉溺于痛苦之中，而生命的时间漏斗仍不停流转，那你将错过那些值得赞美的珍贵时刻。
We all have horrible things happen to us that will affect each of us differently.
尽管境遇相同，但其对不同的人的影响却不尽相同。
The important thing to remember is that our problems aren’t what define us. What defines us is how we deal with what has happened to us; how we change the way we think about it.
重要的是，你要记住，我们遇到的问题不能定义我们的本质。能定义我们的，是我们处理问题的方法，以及我们对待问题的态度转变。
We can either let it become us or we can use our new found wisdom to change the little bit of world around us all.
我们或许放任自流，又或许利用我们发现的新智慧改变我们周边发生的事情。
There’s something much bigger than us and our problems. It is always important to remember that there is always someone who is in a position much worse than our own.
比我们自身和我们所遇到的问题还重要的事情大有所在。切勿忘记永远有人比我们遭遇的更糟糕。
Nevertheless, I am well on the way to becoming the person I want to be and I have goals and expectations of myself. I am now aware that my life has started.
然而，我们有自己的目标和期待，并在自己选择的人生道路上很好的前进着。我们必须从现在起意识到属于自己的人生其实已经开始。
It started years ago and it’s not nearly over yet. It’s happening right now. Yours is too.
我的人生在好久之前已经开始了，而且还没结束。现在还是进行时。你的也一样。
Catch the star that holds your destiny the one that forever twinkles in your heart.
追随能够改变你命运的那颗星，那颗永远在你心中闪烁的明星
Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable as long as you commit yourself to it.
请谨记，只要你坚持不懈，最终的目标总能实现。
The greatest gifts in life are not purchased but acquired through hard work and determination.
生命中最珍贵的礼物不是花钱买来的，而是通过努力和决心而获取的。
You are capable of making your brightest dreams come true.
你能够让美好的梦想变成现实。
Give your hopes everything you’ve got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.
满怀希望并全力以赴，你就能摘下改变命运的那颗星。
??Shannon M. Lester
Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive " there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really apPciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings to keep soberminded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the Psent.
许多人都相信，一旦他们达到了自己所设定的某个特定目标，他们就会开心、快乐。然而事实往往是，当你到达彼岸时，你还是不知足、不满意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想和憧憬。由于你总是疲于追逐一个又一个的彼岸，你从未真正欣赏、珍惜你已经拥有的一切。不安于现状的欲望人皆有之，由来已久，但重要的是要对它保持清醒的头脑。一方面，你的生活因为梦想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，这些欲望又使你越来越不懂得珍惜和享受现在拥有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，学会知足，你就接近实现生活在现实中提出的要求。
Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and apPciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully apPciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the Psent moment, you can experience the full wonder of "here."
感恩之心感恩是指你感激、珍惜自己当前所拥有的一切以及所处的人生境遇。心存感恩，你的心灵就充满愉悦，你就能真正领会人生路上的种种体验。如果你努力把眼光锁定在此时此刻，你就能感受它的美妙之处。
There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:
感恩之心需要经常加强。许多方法可以培育感恩之心，你不妨试试以下几种：
1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do apPciate it.
1．设想如果你失去了你现在所拥有的一切，你的生活将会怎么样。它肯定会使你回想起原来你是多么喜欢和珍视这一切。
2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
2．每天都列出那些值得你感激的事物，那样你就能时时刻刻意识到自己的幸运。每天都要这么做，尤其是当你觉得好像没有什么可感激的时候。另外你也可以每天临睡前花几分钟感恩自己所拥有的一切。
3. Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain perspective.
3．花时间帮助那些没有你那么幸运的人，这样你也许会对生活有正确的认识。
However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for apPciation for all that you have right now, so that you may live more joyously in your Psent moment.
其实，你选择何种方法去学会感恩，这无关紧要，真正重要的是你应该有意识地努力去欣赏和珍视你现在所拥有的一切，这样你就可以更快乐地享受你目前的生活。
Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.
知足常乐贫穷是人类最普遍的恐惧之一。许多人担心自己的所需所求不够，所以他们总是孜孜以求有朝一日能心满意足，别无他求。
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now, as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance comes not from amassing, but rather from apPciating.
艾伦和琳达都来自贫苦的工人家庭，都一直梦想着过上"好日子"。他们早早地成了家，然后就开始为他们共同的致富目标奋斗。他们拼命工作了好几年，终于积攒了一笔钱，从两居室搬到了一套坐落在最高档街区的富丽堂皇的七居室大房子。此后，他们费尽心思去积聚那些他们认为是代表富足的东西：当地惟一的一家乡村俱乐部的会员资格、豪华汽车、名牌服装，以及上流社会的朋友。但是，不论他们积聚了多少，似乎永远难以满足。他们俩谁都无法消除小时侯对贫穷的刻骨铭心的恐惧。其实，他们就需要学会知足常乐这一课。1987年，股市遭受重创，艾伦和琳达损失惨重。祸不单行，一场莫名其妙的昂贵的官司又耗尽了他们的一大笔积蓄，这一切使他们陷入了经济困境。他们不得不变卖家产，最后他们丢掉了乡村俱乐部的会员资格，失去了汽车和房子。艾伦和琳达努力奋斗了好几年才从困境中走出来。现在他们的生活毫不奢华，但是他们是自己生活的主宰，幸福而又知足。只有在这时，他们才掂量着那些尚未失去的东西，如稳固相爱的婚姻、健康的身体、可靠的收入、真正的朋友等等，他们终于认识到，真正的富足不是来自财富的积聚，而是来自对所拥有的一切的珍视。
Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome." This is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside world. But like puzzle pieces, you can't fit something in where it does not naturally belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel in our own interior abundance.
贫穷感可以归因于"精神空虚综合症"，即我们试图用身外之物来填补内心的空缺。但是，就像拼图游戏一样，你不能把本来不属于那个地方的东西硬塞进去。任何身外之物、情感、关爱和关注都无法填补内心的空虚。我们拥有的已经足够，因此我们应该满足于内心世界的丰富与充实。
