… 心灵小语
成功者与失败者犯同样多的错，只是他们对待错误的方式不同。成功者会从中吸取教训以达到自己的目标，而失败者则认为自己没有实现目标的能力。
Personalize Your “New You” Plan
Anonymous
Surprisingly； your odds of success aren’t affected by the kind of resolution you make。 Being ready and using specific skills are what determine the results。 These strategies will help you reach your goal：
1。 Set a goal with measurable1 results and a plan to help achieve it。 It’s harder to follow through on vague resolutions2。
2。 Believe in yourself。 Research shows that those who are most successful have the self…confidence that they can change。
3。 Get reinforcements3。 Special rewards； liked night out or a manicure and pedicure； can help you stay on track。
4。 Forgive yourself。 In a research； after the first month； the people who were successful slipped up4 just as many times as those who failed。 But they see it as a reason to remit5； a reminder to refocus on their goal with more determination。 Those who are unsuccessful say a relapse is evidence that they can’t do it。
你可以选择……
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清晨，我早早醒来，为自己在午夜的钟声敲响前将要做的一切激动不已。我有责任让今天过得充实，我很重要。
选择如何度过每一个日子，这是我的工作。
今天下雨了，所以我可以抱怨；但是，草地无须花费力气去浇灌了，所以我还可以感激。
今天没有足够的钱了，所以我可以难过；但这也使我懂得理性消费，引导我远离了浪费，所以我也可以欣喜。
今天为自己的健康问题，我可以满腹牢骚；但自己仍然活着，所以我可以欢呼雀跃。
今天因为小时候父母给予的太少，我可以悲叹不已；但是，他们赋予我生命，所以我也可以万分感激。
今天因为玫瑰的刺，我可以呜咽哭泣；但有刺的茎上有玫瑰花，所以我又可以欢心庆贺。
今天因为自己缺少朋友，我可以哀伤悲痛；但我能去发掘新的感情，所以我又兴奋不已。
今天因为不得不上班，我可以抱怨哭诉；但起码我还有工作可以去做，所以我可以高声欢呼。
今天因为不得不做家务，我唉声叹气；但这是上帝赐予我的避风港，我又备感荣耀。
今天伸展在我面前，等待着我去塑造，而我正是它的雕刻师，赋予它某种形状。
今天是什么样，完全由我决定，今天怎样度过，由我来选择！
You Have a Choice。。。
Anonymous
I woke up early today； excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight。 I have responsibilities to fulfill today。 I am important。
My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have。
Today I can plain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free。
Today I can feel sad that I don’t have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste。
Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive。
Today I can lament over all that my parents didn’t give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born。
Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses。
Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships。
Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do。
Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind； body and soul。
Today stretches ahead of me； waiting to be shaped。 And here I am； the sculptor who gets to do the shaping。
What today will be like is up to me。 I get to choose what kind of day I will have！
生活的道路
威廉？萨默塞特？毛姆
大多数人的生活由他们所处的环境决定。他们不仅接受既定的命运，而且顺从命运的安排。他们就像街上的电车一样，在既定的轨道上行驶，而对于那些不时出没于车水马龙间和欢快地奔驰于空旷原野上的廉价小汽车却不屑一顾。我尊重他们，他们是好公民、好丈夫和好父亲。当然，总得有些人来缴税，但是，他们并没有令人激动的地方。另外有一些人，他们把生活掌握在自己的手里，可以按照自己的喜好去创造生活，尽管这样的人少之又少，但我却被他们深深地吸引着。可能世界上并没有诸如自由意志这样的事情，但是无论怎样，我们总有关于自由意志的幻想。当我们处在一个十字路口时，我们似乎可以决定向左走还是向右走，可是一旦作出选择，我们却很难意识到，实际上是世界历史的全部进程强迫我们作出了那样的选择。
… 心灵小语
生活的道路并不似一条平坦的大路，而是充满了许多不定的因素。不管前方的道路如何，不管环境将如何改变，不管面临什么样的选择，我们都要昂首挺胸，走出属于自己的生活道路！
The Road of Life
William Somerset Maugham
The lives of most men are determined by their environment。 They accept the circumstances amid1 which fate has thrown them not only with resignation but even with good will。 They are like streetcars running contentedly on their rails and they despise the sprightly flitter that dashes in and out of the traffic and speeds so jauntily2 across the open country。 I respect them； they are good citizens； good husbands； and good fathers； and of course somebody has to pay the taxes； but I do not find them exciting。 I am fascinated by the men； few enough in all conscience； who take life in their own hands and seem to mould it to their own liking。 It maybe that we have no such thing as free will； but at all events； we have the illusion of it。 At a cross road it does seem to us that we might go either to the right or the left and； the choice once made； it is difficult to see that the whole course of the world’s history obliged3 us to take the turning we did。
人生苦短
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你们有些人听任一些不幸的误会年复一年地继续存在，打算将来有一天再去澄清；你们有些人听任一些可怜的争执继续为害，因为你们不能现在就下定决心牺牲自己的自尊，消除那些争执；你们有些人在大街上遇见某些人的时候，由于某种愚蠢的怨恨，故意不同他们讲话，但是你们自己心里也知道，如果在明天早晨听说其中的某个人离开了人世，自己的心中一定会充满羞愧和悔恨之情；你们有些人吝惜一句感激或同情的话，因而使朋友在痛苦中等待——只要你们突然间知道、看到或感觉到“人生苦短”，那你们的心胸就会豁然开朗，不再沉迷于那些无谓的计较，你会马上去做一些如果现在不做以后也许就永远没有机会去做的事情。
… 心灵小语
人生苦短，不要因为一些无谓的争执、误会而浪费我们的人生。在这有限的时间里，去做一些我们也许永远没有机会去做的事情，不要给自己留下遗憾。
The Time Is Short
Anonymous
You who are letting miserable1 misunderstandings run on from year to year； meaning to clear them up some day； you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice2 your pride and kill them； you who are passing men sullenly upon the street； not speaking to them out of some silly spite； and yet knowing that it would fill you with shame and remorse3 if you heard that one of those men were dead tomorrow morning； you who are letting your friend’s heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy if only you could know and see and feel； all of a sudden4； that “the time is short” how it would break the spell！How you would go instantly and do the thing which you might never have another chance to do！
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起 点
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在起点，一切都满怀希望。我们准备重新开始。虽然我们的目的是前方瑰丽的旅程，但我们的一切希望——乐观、信念、决心和直率，却都包含在开始的那一刻。
为了开始，我们应先作好决定。这一决定是我们日常自我修养的一种承诺。我们要将它与自己的内心建立一�