武漢市第二聾校 袁利嬋 譯注

4種簡單的方法帶來心情的平靜

武漢市第二聾校 袁利嬋 譯注

Let go of things you can’t control.放開你不能控制的事情

Vera讀美文：生活的河流有時風平浪靜，有時跌宕起伏，只有守住心靈的寧靜，才能處之泰然；守住心靈的寧靜，猶如品味深山間的一汪石潭，寧靜而致遠；守住心靈的寧靜，猶如朝覲鄉(xiāng)野里的一條小溪，悠然而自在。文中的四個小方法，看似簡單，卻無一不是讓自己內心回歸和保持平靜的好辦法。做到了它們，你就是生活的智者。

You make plans to go outside with friends.But at the last minute,it starts raining.What’s yourreaction(反應)?

Some people may be upset and angry,and find the nearest person and start complaining to them.“It’s not fair that it’s raining.This always happens to me!...”

That’s not going to do anything—the rain won’t stop just because you throw atantrum(發(fā)脾氣，發(fā)怒).The rain doesn’t care.So make the best of the situation.What I do in such situation is to go for a quick walk in the park(because rain has its own charm)，or just lie in bed reading a good Terry Pratchett(an English novelist,known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre.)book,listening to the rain beating on my window.

Make the most of what you do control,and don’t worry about what you don’t.

你和朋友計劃好外出，但是最后關頭下雨了，這時你會怎么想？

有些人會因此而失望、憤怒，然后跟周圍的人抱怨：這不公平，為什么這種事總是讓我遇到！

將你能掌控的事情做到最好，但也不用太在意不能左右的事情。

其實，沒什么可抱怨的，雨不會因為你抱怨而停止，老天才不在乎。與其抱怨心煩，倒不如盡情地享受老天安排的這種意境。我會到公園里散散步(因為雨也有它獨特的魅力)，或者干脆躺在床上一邊讀Terry Pratchett(英國的一位小說家，因幽默風趣的奇幻小說而出名)的書，一邊聽著雨水打在窗戶上的聲音。

Don’t worry about what others are thinking不必擔心別人的想法

I used to be very self-conscious (忸怩局促)about my dancing.I would rarely go out with my friends,and even if I did,I wouldn’t dance,instead just standingawkwardly(笨拙的)by the side,because I was worried of what others would think.

Then,one day in high school,I decided that enough was enough.So the next time I went out with my friends,I just went to the dance floor,and danced like nobody was watching.And the funny thing was-nobody cared.In fact,people only liked me MORE,because I was having fun.

Don’t worry about what others are thinking of you—most likely they’re too busywondering(猜想)what others are thinking of them.

我曾經對自己的舞技感到非常羞愧，并因此很少與朋友外出。即使出去我也不跳舞，只是呆呆的站在一邊。因為我擔心別人嘲笑。高中的時候，突然有一天我覺得自己受夠了這些年的自卑心理，決定要改變這一現(xiàn)狀。等下次再和朋友們出去的時候，我走進了舞池，旁若無人的跳舞。有趣的是并沒有人介意我跳得怎么樣。他們反而更喜歡我，因為覺得我有意思。不要擔心別怎么看你，可能他們還在擔心別人會怎么看他們呢。

List 3 things you love about your situation right now列出3件你喜愛的事情

I first shared thistechnique(技巧)with the Positivity Blog readers in my post The Plague of Happiness Ever After(it’s got a dragon and everything in it,read it!)

Just list 3 simple things about any part of your life that you love.Like “3 simple things I love about the room I’m in

right now”，or“3 simple things I love about this week”，or anything else.

This is a great technique if you’re ever bored while stuck in traffic,or waiting in thegrocerystorecheckout lane.You can immediately change boredom into happiness and peace of mind!

我是在Positivity Blog中的The Plague of Happiness Ever After文章中第一次和讀者分享這個技巧的。

僅僅是列出生活中你喜愛的3件簡單的事情，如：這個屋子我最喜歡的3個地方，或這個星期我最喜歡的3件事，或是其他的什么。

在你因堵車或商場排隊結賬而感到無聊的時候這個技巧就會顯得尤為有用，你能立即把無聊的感覺一掃而光，取而代之的是幸福和平靜。

Walk to a window,look outside,and take a single deep breath在窗前遠眺并深呼吸

I got this technique from the Zen master Mary Jaksch.Just walk to a window,look outside,and then take a single deep breath,focusing only on that breath and nothing else in the whole world.This technique sounds extremely simple,but you won’t believe how much it can suddenly increase your peace of mind.

And because this is the last tip,you can try it right now when you finish reading this blog post.Just walk to a window,look outside,and take a single deep breath,focusing on the air going in and out of your lungs,and nothing else.

我從禪師Mary Jaksch那里學到的這個技巧。僅僅是走到窗前向窗外眺望，做一個深呼吸。將注意力集中到這次呼吸上并忘掉其他的一切。這聽起來極其簡單，但是它能給你帶來的平靜心情卻是你無法想象的。

這也是最后一個技巧，你可以在讀完這篇文章后馬上試一試。忘掉一切，只體會空氣在肺里的進出。