Nicole-Be Brave and Go Ahead!: Recite-Born to win

Abundance is a lifestyle

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:28:56 GMT

Abundance is a lifestyle （富足的生活方式）

Abundance is a liestyle, a way of living your live. It is not something you buy now and then or put off (pull down )from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then returen to the cupboard.

Abundance is a philosophy. It appears in your physiology, your value system and carries its own set of beliefs. You walk with it, sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it and need to maintain and take care of it as well.

Abundance doesn't always require money. Many people live with all that money can buy but yet live empty inside. Abundances begin inside with some main self ingredients like care and love, kindness and gentleness, thoughfulness and compassion. Abundance is a state of being. It radiates outside(outward). It shines like the sun among the many moons in the words.

Being from the brightness of abundance does not allow the darkness to appear or it(be) in the path unless a choice to allow it to. The ture state of abundance doesn't have room for lies or games normally played. The space are(is too ) full of abundance. That may be a challenge because we still need to shine for others to see.

Abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what they lack or can(could be PS:典型虚拟都发现不了) be. Seeing all things for their gifts and not what they lack.

Start by konwing what your abundances are, fill that space with them(you), being(and be) fully present of the state(fully present from that state of being). You profession of choice is telling you that already. Exames: coaches have an abundance of knowing and posibilities. That is their gifts. Consultants and custerm service (professionals) have the abundance of succeed(success) and pratical(praticality), in common. Adminstrative assistants and virtual assistants have an abundant of coordination and time management. Abundance is all around you, and all within. See what it is, love yourself for what it is, not what you are missing or what that can be better, but for what it is at this present moment.

Being in a state of abundance of what you already have. I guaranted(guarantee) they are there: it always is buried but they are(there). Breathe them in as if they are the air you breathe because they are yours. Let go of anything that is not abundant for the time being. Name the shoe box in the(your) closet with your gifts of abundance. Pull from them every morning if needed, know they are there.

Learning to trust your own abundance is required. When you begin to be with(within) your own space of abundance, whatever you need will appear whenever you need it. That's just the way higher power set this universe up to work. Trust the universal energy. The konwing of all it will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere you need(it needs to). Just being (Just by being from ) a state of abundance, it is being you.

PS: 不知道什么原因，今天很没状态，这篇N久之前就背过，可竟然花了1个多小时，就是背不出来，默写的时候也总忘词的感觉很不顺～

文章有些话就是看不懂，不知道为什么作者会这么写，如果我，不会这么写，所以背起来有点费劲。

Question: 一个文章中的问题，自己也想不明白。在文中举例中，为什么教练（coaches have an abundance）以及助理（administrative assistants and virtual assistans have an abundance), 而客服及专业人员（consultants and custom service professionals have the abundance)。这三句是平行的，为什么会出现这样的区别呢？

The Happy Door

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:57:07 GMT

The Happy Door (快乐之门）

Happiness is like a pebble dropped into the pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.

There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not the wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected divident. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumphy of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, the duty to ourselves and others.

Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from sufferer. He soon finds himself along, miserable and embitted(embittered). There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous: if you don't feel happy, pretend to be.

It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You procede(possess) the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourselves in being of service to others.

Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardents thronged with gratitued(grateful) friends.

Relish the moment

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:43:22 GMT

Relish the moment (品味现在)

Tucked away in our subconciousness（subconsciousness） is an idylic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are travaling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars in(on) nearby highways, of children waving at the（a） crossing, of cattle grazing on the（a） distant hillside, of smoke pouring from the(a) power plant, of row up row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of moutains and rolling hill(hillsides), of city skylines and village halls.

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come ture and the pieces of our lives will fit together as completed jagsaw puzzle. How restlessly are we pacing(we pace) the ails(aisles), daming(damning) the minutes of(for) loitering-waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

"When we get there（reach the station）, that will be it." we cry :" When I am 18." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz." " When I put the last kid through the college." "When I pay off(have paid off) the moregage(mortgage)." "When I get a promotion." "When I reach the age of retirement, I should(shall) live happyly ever after."

Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.

It is not the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves that rob us of today.

So, stop pacing the ailse(aisles) and couting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more icecream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go alone. The station will come soon enough.

Born to win

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:29:24 GMT

Born to win （生而为赢）

Each human being is born as something new, something that never exsit before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and thinking. Each has his or her own unique potentials, capabilities, limitations. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware and creative being- a productive person, a winner.

The words "winner" or "lose" have many means(meanings). When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone else lose. To us, a winner is someone(one) who responds authentically by being crediable(credible), trustworthy, responsive and genuine, both as an individual and as a member of a society.

Winners do not dedicate their life to the comception(a concept) of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such they do not use their energy putting on a perfermance(performance), maintaining pretence and manipulating others. They are awared that there is a different between being loving and acting loving, between being stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledge and acting knowledge. Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.

Winners are not afraid to do their own thinking and to use their own konwledge. They can seperate(separate) facts from opinions and don't pretend to konw(have ) all the answers. They listen to others, evaluate what they say, but come to their own conclusions. Although winners can admire or(and ) respect other people, they are not totally defined, demolished, bound or awed by them.

Winners do not play "helpless", nor do they play the blaming game. Instead, they assume responsiblity for their own life(lives). They do not give others a false authority over them. Winners are their own bosses and konw it.

A winner's timing is right. Winners respond apriprotely(appropriately) to the situation. Their responds are related to the message sent and preserve the significance, worthy, well-being and dignity of the people involved. They(Winners) know that for everything there is a season and for every activities(activity) a time.

Although winners can freely enjoy their enjoyment(themselves) , they can also postpone it(enjoyment), can displine(discipline) their enjoyment(themselves) in the present to enhance their enjoyment in the future. Winners are not afraid to go after what they want(he wants), but they do so in proper ways. Winners do not get their security by controlling others. They do not set themselves up to lose.

A winner cares about the world and its peoples. A winner is not isolated from the general problems of society, but is concerned, compassionate and committed to improving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international affairs(adversity), a winner's self-image is not one of a powerless individual. A winner works to make the world a better place.

Explanation

1. 关于mean, means and meaning

mean: adj. 小气的，吝啬的

v. 意思，意图。mean to or mean that

n./ adj. 中间的，均值

means: n. 手段，方法；财力，收入

meaning:n. (U/C) 意思，含意； adj. 意味深长的，暗含

2. worth and worthy

worth: adj. 价值的“值”，值得做。。。（worth doing sth)

worthy:adj. 有价值、可尊敬的。。值得，足以（be worthy of/to）

n. 知名人士，杰出人士

PS：我默写的时候还真不咋动脑 >_< 。其实原文翻译的很经典。