Today I will be master of my emotions

By Sam Lake

The tides advance;the tides recede.Winter goes and summer comes.summer wanes and the cold increases.The sun rises;the sun sets.The moon is full;the moon is black.The birds arrive;the birds depart.Flowers bloom;flowers fade.Seeds are sown;harvests are reaped.all nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so,like the tides,my moods will rise;my moods will fall.

潮起潮落，冬去春来，夏末秋至，日出日落，月圆月缺，雁来雁往，花飞花谢，草长瓜熟，自然界万物都在循环往复的变化中，我也不例外，情绪会时好时坏。

Today I will be master of my emotions.

It is one of nature's tricks,little understood,that each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday.Yester day's joy wilI become today's sadness;yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy.Inside me is a wheel,constantly turning from sadness to joy,from exultation to depression,from happiness to melancholy.Like the flowers,today's full bloom of joy will fade and wither into despondency,yet I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom so,too,does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.

Today I will be master of my emotions.

And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive?For unless my mood is right the day will be a failure.Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather,yea I transport it with me.If I bring rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism to my cus-tomers then they will react with rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism and they will purchase naught.If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter and my weather will produce a harvest of sales and a granary of gold for me.

Today I will be master of my emotions.

And how will I master my emotions so that every day is a happy day,and a productive one?I will learn this secret of the ages:Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions;strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.Each day,when I awaken,I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness,self-pity and failure.

If I feel depressed I will sing.

If I feel sad I will laugh.

If I feel ill I will double my labor.

If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.

If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.

If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.

今天我学会控制情绪。

这是大自然的玩笑，很少有人窥破天机。每天我醒来时，不再有旧日的心情。昨日的快乐变成今天的哀愁，今天的悲伤又转为明日的喜悦。我心中像一只轮子不停地转着，由乐而悲，由悲而喜，由喜而忧。这就好比花儿的变化，今天枯败的花儿蕴藏着明天新生的种子，今天的悲伤也预示着明天的快乐。

今天我学会控制情绪。

我怎样才能控制情绪，以使每天卓有成效呢？除非我心平气和，否则迎来的又将是失败的一天。花草树木，随着气候的变化而生长，但是我为自己创造天气。我要学会用自己的心灵弥补气候的不足。如果我为顾客带来风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，那么他们也会报之于风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，而他们什么也不会买。相反的，如果我们为顾客献上欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，他们也会报之以欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，我就能获得销售上的丰收，赚取成仓的金币。

今天我学会控制情绪。

我怎样才能控制情绪，让每天充满幸福和欢乐？我要学会这个千古秘诀：弱者任思绪控制行为，强者让行控制思绪。每天醒来当我被悲伤、自怜、失败的情绪包围时，我就这样与之对抗：

沮丧时，我引吭高歌。

悲伤时，我开怀大笑。

病痛时，我加倍工作。

恐惧时，我勇往直前。

自卑时，我换上新装。

不安时，我提高嗓声。

穷困潦倒时，我想象未来的富有。

力不从心时，我回想过去的成功。

自轻自贱时，我想想自己的目标。