4种简单的方法带来心情的平静

武汉市第二聋校 袁利婵 译注

4种简单的方法带来心情的平静

武汉市第二聋校 袁利婵 译注

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

Vera读美文：生活的河流有时风平浪静，有时跌宕起伏，只有守住心灵的宁静，才能处之泰然；守住心灵的宁静，犹如品味深山间的一汪石潭，宁静而致远；守住心灵的宁静，犹如朝觐乡野里的一条小溪，悠然而自在。文中的四个小方法，看似简单，却无一不是让自己内心回归和保持平静的好办法。做到了它们，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(反应)?

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(发脾气，发怒).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.

你和朋友计划好外出，但是最后关头下雨了，这时你会怎么想？

有些人会因此而失望、愤怒，然后跟周围的人抱怨：这不公平，为什么这种事总是让我遇到！

将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。

其实，没什么可抱怨的，雨不会因为你抱怨而停止，老天才不在乎。与其抱怨心烦，倒不如尽情地享受老天安排的这种意境。我会到公园里散散步(因为雨也有它独特的魅力)，或者干脆躺在床上一边读Terry Pratchett(英国的一位小说家，因幽默风趣的奇幻小说而出名)的书，一边听着雨水打在窗户上的声音。

Don’t worry about what others are thinking不必担心别人的想法

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.

我曾经对自己的舞技感到非常羞愧，并因此很少与朋友外出。即使出去我也不跳舞，只是呆呆的站在一边。因为我担心别人嘲笑。高中的时候，突然有一天我觉得自己受够了这些年的自卑心理，决定要改变这一现状。等下次再和朋友们出去的时候，我走进了舞池，旁若无人的跳舞。有趣的是并没有人介意我跳得怎么样。他们反而更喜欢我，因为觉得我有意思。不要担心别怎么看你，可能他们还在担心别人会怎么看他们呢。

List 3 things you love about your situation right now列出3件你喜爱的事情

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文章中第一次和读者分享这个技巧的。

仅仅是列出生活中你喜爱的3件简单的事情，如：这个屋子我最喜欢的3个地方，或这个星期我最喜欢的3件事，或是其他的什么。

在你因堵车或商场排队结账而感到无聊的时候这个技巧就会显得尤为有用，你能立即把无聊的感觉一扫而光，取而代之的是幸福和平静。

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

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.

我从禅师Mary Jaksch那里学到的这个技巧。仅仅是走到窗前向窗外眺望，做一个深呼吸。将注意力集中到这次呼吸上并忘掉其他的一切。这听起来极其简单，但是它能给你带来的平静心情却是你无法想象的。

这也是最后一个技巧，你可以在读完这篇文章后马上试一试。忘掉一切，只体会空气在肺里的进出。