人生教我的45堂課(上) 作者:Regina Brett
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
人生是不公平,但它仍是美好的
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
當你懷疑的時候,就試著朝向未來踏出一小步
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone
人生其實太短,短到沒有時間浪費去恨其他人
4. Your job won‘t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
當你生病的時候,你的工作是無法照顧你的。但是你的朋友和你的父母卻會照顧你,所以要與他們保持聯繫。
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
每個月付清你的信用卡帳單,不要欠款
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
你不需要在每一次爭辯中都要贏,去試著同意你所不認同的看法和意見
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
找別人陪伴你哭泣,會比你獨自啜泣更有療傷的效果
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
對上帝生氣沒有關係,祂承受得了
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
從你拿到的第一份薪水就開始存下你的退休存款
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
講到巧克力,所有的抗拒都只是徒勞無功
11. Make peace with your past so it won‘t screw up the present.
對你過去的一切保持平和,別讓你的過去搞砸你的現在
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
讓你的孩子看見你哭泣是沒有關係的
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
別拿你的人生和其他人做比較。因為你根本不清楚他們的人生是怎麼一回事
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn‘t be in it.
如果與某人的關係必須要保持秘密,你不應該要涉入其中
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
任何事情在一眨眼的功夫,什麼就都會變;可是別擔心,上帝永不眨眼。
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
試著深呼吸,它可以讓你的心平靜
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
丟掉你認為沒用、不美和不喜歡的事物
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
沒有完全把你擊潰的那些事情,它真的會讓你變得更堅強
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
重拾童年時的快樂永不嫌晚,但是人生的第二次快樂童年只能靠你自己去獲得
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
當事情關係到你人生的所愛時,不要把"不"當作答案。
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
不要等到特別的節日到來才善待自己,今天就是特別的一天
22. Over prepare then go with the flow
做好充分的準備,然後順其自然
