勵誌小短文1：Happiness Is a State of Mind

Every day of your life, it is important to take the time to “smell the roses” — to appreciate the experiences that lead to happiness. This is part of being truly happy.

Happiness is a state of mind. It starts with accepting where you are, knowing where you are going and planning to enjoy every moment along the way. You know how to be happy, and feel that you have enough time or money or love or whatever you need to achieve your goals. And just feeling that you have enough of everything means that you do indeed have enough.

You have to choose to be happy, and focus upon being happy, in order to be happy. If you instead focus upon knowing that you will be happy if you achieve something, you will never be happy, as you have not learned to “smell the roses”. The irony is that when you are happy, you are inevitably more productive, and far more likely to achieve what everything-seekers are seeking.

翻譯：幸福是一種思考狀態

在你生活中的每一天，花些時間“聞聞身邊的玫瑰”是十分重要的 —— 停下腳步，品味那些帶給你幸福的經曆。這是真正快樂的一部分。

幸福是一種思考狀態。當你開始接受自己現在的生活狀態，知曉你將來如何發展，並已做好準備享受這過程中的每個瞬間時，幸福便已悄悄來到你身邊。你知道如何才能幸福，並感到自己擁有充裕的時間和金錢，足夠的愛，和其他任何能夠幫助你達成目標的東西。當你感到自己已擁有一切，這才是真正的知足。

如果你想幸福，就必須去選擇它。你需要專注於幸福這件事本身，以使幸福降臨。但如果你總是想著，你若能完成某件事就會變得很幸福，那麼你將永遠無法得到幸福，因為你沒有學會“聞聞身邊的玫瑰”。而諷刺的是，當你感到幸福美滿，你將不可避免地更加富有成就，並更有可能比那些“執著於得到一切的人”擁有更多。

勵誌小短文2：Look Within to Find Happiness

How often do you hear people say “I will be happy when …”such as “When I get that thing, I will be happy,” “I will be happy when I pass the exam” and “I would be happy if I had more money”. I have heard these things before and I am sure that I will hear them again.

Many people want to believe that finding happiness is all about finding or getting something that they want. However, not many people have ever found long-term happiness by achieving a goal. There will always be another thing that they want. There will always be another exam or another dollar.

To break this vicious cycle, we must find our happiness somewhere else —within ourselves. In other words, happiness is completely an inside job. The key to finding happiness is to understand that happiness is a choice rather than the result of an experience. We have been given everything

We need to be happy. Allow yourself to choose happiness. If life was perfect, would you be happy? Life is perfect because we create it with our choices. Since we can create life, we can create happiness and choose how much better our lives can get!

Only when we can accept that life is perfect as it is, and that our lives are the sum total of everything that has happened up to this moment, can we accept the joy and the happiness we deserve.

翻譯：快樂在你心裏

“等我得到那個東西就會開心”,”等我通過那次考試就會開心”,”等我有更多的錢就會開心”,諸如此類的”等……的時候就會開心”話,你聽過不少次吧？我聽過這樣話,而且相信以後還會聽到。

許多人都相信,找到幸福就等於找到或得到他們的心儀之物。然而,很多人並沒有在目標實現之後就獲得長久的幸福。這是因為人們總想要得到更多的東西,總還要走入考場,總還要賺更多的錢。

為了打破這種惡性循環,我們必須在其他地方找到幸福——那就是在我們的內心世界裏。換句話說,幸福是心靈的產物。得到幸福的關鍵就在於要懂得幸福是一種選擇,而不是經曆的結果。

我們已經擁有獲得幸福所需要的一切。去選擇自己的幸福吧！倘若生活是完美的,你會覺得幸福嗎？人生之所以完美就因為它是我們通過選擇創造出來的。既然我們能創造生活,我們就能創造幸福,並選擇更美好的人生！

我們隻有在接受生活原本就很完美,並且生活就是此刻所經曆之事的全部之時,我們才能得到我們應得的那份喜悅與幸福。

勵誌小短文3：Conquer Fears

To conquer our fears, we must go past them.

To fear is natural; to go past them is heroic. Fear is a normal part of life, symbolizing that there are new, extraordinary things to come across and face. To be able to see these things before they happen is a sign of wisdom. Fear is nothing out of the ordinary. To admit that we are fearing is to prove that we value our life.

And men should pay attention to the call of fears. To truly be a leader or someone who is heroic and brave, we should focus on getting past these fears. And it is frightful for people to go through life ignoring fears, because they may often forget their heart and step into life without responsibility.

To be born is to live. To live is to fear. To fear is to be challenged. To accept our fears is to be mature. It needs bravery, maturity and vitality to face our fears, accept the challenges and hope for the best.

翻譯：克服恐懼

若想克服恐懼,我們就必須要敢於正視它們。

恐懼是一件很自然的事,但克服恐懼卻是一種英勇的行為。恐懼是日常生活中不可或缺的一部分,它意味著我們要去麵對和處理層出不窮的、意想不到的事情。能夠預知將要發生的事情是一種智慧。恐懼並不是什麼稀奇事兒,而且承認恐懼是證明我們珍視生命的有力證據。

人人都應該對恐懼的到來有先見之明。要想成為真正的佼佼者或者英勇之人,我們就必須集中精力去正視恐懼。那些在生活中忽視恐懼的人是非常可怕的,因為他們不僅常常違背自己的心意,而且在缺少責任心中苟且偷生。

生者為生,生來為懼,懼為應站,迎懼者諳事理。要想正視恐懼、接受挑戰、憧憬美好未來,那就要具備大無畏的勇氣、成熟的心智與頑強的生命力。

勵誌小短文4：Your Starting Point

You are where you are. Accept it and feel the power your acceptance gives you to move forward.

This moment is as it is. Accept its uniqueness and experience the freedom of not having to fight against it.

There are difficult challenges in your life. Accept them and feel the energy that will enable you to rise above them.

Accept that this is your starting point. Instead of placing judgements on it, see the real, positive value that’s already yours. You cannot change where your past priorities* and choices have brought you. Yet you can make use of the wisdom you’ve earned to create a future that fulfils your most treasured dreams.

Lovingly and gratefully accept who you’ve been, what you’ve done, what you have and where you are. For you can now transform it all into what you most wish to be.

翻譯：你的起點

你就處在這樣一個位置。接受這個事實，感受隨之而來的力量，這份力量會驅使你前進。

此刻就是這樣。接受這一刻的獨特性，體驗無需與之對抗的自由。

你的生活中充滿了艱巨的挑戰。接受這些挑戰，鼓足勇氣去戰勝它們。

相信此刻就是你的起點。無需再判斷，看到你所具備的真正意義上的價值。你過去認為重要的事和以前做過的選擇給你帶來了什麼都是無法改變的。然而你可以充分利用你的智慧去創造未來，實現你最珍愛的夢想。

滿懷愛心和感激之情，接受現實的自己，接受你所做過的、你所擁有的以及你所處的位置。現在你可以按你的願望去改變它們。

勵誌小短文5：Make It Be

Don’t allow your troubles to get the best of you. Instead, allow those troubles to make the best of you.

Don’t tire yourself out fighting against the challenges. Instead, find new energy by embracing1 those challenges and working through them to create real value.

Always remind yourself that discour-agement is nothing more than a response you’ve chosen. When you find that you’ve chosen to let it be, you can just as surely choose to let it go.

Replace discouragement with determin-ation. It is your life’s energy, and you can point it in whatever direction you choose. Your most powerful response is not based only on what has already happened. Your most powerful response also takes into account what you wish to make happen next.

Look forward, and envision in great detail the future you desire. Then gather all your energy, and step forward to make it be.

翻譯：讓夢想成真

不要被煩惱擊敗,相反,要讓這些煩惱磨練出更優秀的你。

不要因與挑戰作鬥爭而身心疲憊,相反,要在接受挑戰、戰勝挑戰的過程中找到活力去創造真正的價值。

時常提醒自己,氣餒隻不過是你自己的選擇。當你發現是你選擇了氣餒,你當然也可以選擇不這樣。

用決心消除氣餒,這就是你生命的活力,是放之四海而皆準的。你最有力的反應不僅僅受所發生的事情的影響,而且與你期待發生的事情有一定關聯。

向前看,詳盡地展望你所期盼的未來。然後集中你所有的精力,努力前進,讓夢想成真。

勵誌小短文6：Pathway to Success

Life is not about just getting by. Life is about reaching ever higher, building one achievement on top of another, and creating real, meaningful value in each moment.

A common stone on the ground does a great job of just getting by. You, on the other hand, are destined1 for much more spectacular things. Yes, indeed, you will certainly meet a number of challenges when you make the effort to raise your world even a little bit higher. The good thing is, you are superbly equipped to thrive on those challenges.

If life seems unsuccessful, it’s not because of the challenges or limitations that stand in your way. It’s because you refuse to see the exceptional opportunities that those challenges represent.

This is your precious and unique life, and it is absolutely worth all the trouble and effort you must go through to make it great. Within you at this moment are beautiful dreams, and you can begin to live in the direction of those dreams whenever you choose.

Let go of the false security of just getting by, and get yourself into focus on a purpose that will bring your life gloriously to life. Your very own pathway to success is just one quick step away.

翻譯：成功之路

生活並不是過得去就行,而是需要我們每時每刻都有所超越,不斷取得成就,並且創造真正的、有意義的價值。

地上的一塊普通的石子隻是躺在那裏就做得很好了。然而,你注定是要做大事的。是的,當你努力提升自己時,你的確會遇到許多困難,哪怕隻是提升一點點。幸運的是,你有能力戰勝那些挑戰。

如果生活看起來並不是一帆風順的,那並不是因為你前方的道路上有挑戰或阻礙,而是因為你沒有看到那些挑戰中蘊藏的良機。

這是你所珍愛的、獨一無二的生活。為了讓它變得更美好,經曆困難、付出努力都是值得的。此刻,你的內心充滿著美好的夢想,隻要你選擇,你就可以朝著夢想的方向生活。

摒棄生活隻要過得去就行這樣的錯誤觀點,全心投入一個目標——讓你的生活更加精彩。成功之路離你僅一步之遙。

勵誌小短文7：Positive Thoughts

It is not easy to think positive thoughts when the world around you appears to be so negative. In fact, it can be as difficult as anything you’ve ever done. However, it is absolutely possible to fill your mind with positive thoughts no matter what the environment is. Doing so makes you powerful like nothing else can.

To think positively is to alignyourselfwith1 the truth that you’re immersed2 in limitless, growing abundance. To think positively is to pleasantly accept that your life is full of meaningful and unique achievements.

Instead of placing a judgement on your situation, apply your most positive purposes to that situation. Instead of seeing the world as negative, see yourself as a powerful agent of the positive possibilities.

If you find yourself giving in to negativity, you are selling yourself short. The moment you feel the slightest pain of a negative thought, stop and remind yourself how powerful you are. Do the intentional work of keeping your thoughts positive. Because whatever you always think is where your life will surely and steadily go.

翻譯：樂觀思想

當你周圍的人或物都看似消極時,讓你持有樂觀思想並非是件容易的事。實際上,這和你做過的任何一件事一樣難。然而,無論身處怎樣的環境,用樂觀的思想填充你的大腦是完全可能的。這樣做會使你變得無比強大。

樂觀地思考就是在證明一個事實——你的生活正處於日益豐盈的狀態。樂觀地思考也是在欣然接受一個事實——你的生活充滿著意義深遠、與眾不同的成就。

不要隻顧著對你所處的形勢作出評價,要把你的積極目標付諸於實際。不要隻看到世界的消極一麵,要看到自己能夠創造積極可能性的強大力量。

如果你發現自己正向消極屈服,那麼你就是在輕視自己。在你感受到消極思想所帶來的一絲疼痛的那一刻,停下來吧,提醒自己你是多麼強大。做一些有利於塑造積極思想的事情,因為你的思想正引領著你生活穩步前行的方向。

勵誌小短文8：Angels are Always There

Surrounding you are angels, they are there to guide your path. If weakness overcomes you, they’ll give you strength if you will ask. They are your protection when life seems too hard to bear, and though you feel alone at times, the angels, they are there…

Their faces may be hidden, and their voices you might not hear, but they are always with you through your laughter or your tears.

They’ll walk along beside you, they’ll guide your steps along the way, they’ll comfort you and hold you, protect you night and day. They’ll hold to your hand tightly, and will not ever let it go, and they’ll gently lead you forward, taking each step very slow.

When life is overwhelming, and your spirit has grown tired, know that they’ll be there for you to uplift and to inspire. And when you’re torn and lonely, and you see no hope ahead, know that they will nourish you, and your spirit will be fed.

For even in the darkest hour, when all of hope seems gone, they’ll give you strength to live your life, and desire to go on. And if your faith in Heaven should ever fade away, they’ll help renew your spirit, and help you find your way.

Angles are always there; and upon their strength and guidance, you always may rely.

翻譯：天使一直在你身邊

圍繞在你身邊的是天使，她們一直在那裏指引著你的道路。如果軟弱正吞噬著你，去請求力量吧，她們會賜予你力量。她們是你的護身符，當生活看上去非常艱難，當你有時覺得很孤獨時，你的天使，她們一直就在那裏……

你可能看不見她們的臉，聽不見她們的聲音，但她們一直都在那裏，伴隨著你的歡笑和淚水陪你前行。

在人生的旅途中，她們指引你前行，安慰你，擁抱你，日夜保護著你，她們永遠都將緊緊握著你的手，輕柔地引導你前行，慢慢地幫助你走出每一步。

當生活變得很無奈，你的靈魂開始疲憊，你知道她們一直在那裏陪著你給你重新振作起來的勇氣。當你身心疲憊，感覺孤獨，看不到前方是否有希望時，你知道他們會滋潤你的心靈，充實你的靈魂。

即使在最黑暗的日子裏，當所有的希望似乎都變得渺茫，天使會賦予你生活的力量和繼續前進和動力。英語勵誌短文如果你所堅信的美好在現實麵前有些褪色，她們會再次激勵你，並幫助你找到自己的方向。

天使一直就在我們身邊；有了天使賜予我們的力量和指引，你可以勇往直前。

勵誌小短文9：Why Spend Your Days in Fear?

Why do you spend your time in sadness? Know that you are the source of all happiness.

Why do you spend your days in fear? Know that your mere sight can make difficulties disappear. Why do you cry and ask for help?

Know that you are the best man for your own help. Why do you feel so weak and helpless? Know that you are, in all sides, matchless. Why do you feel so depressed?

Know that you are the blessed. Why do you feel so stressed? Know that you can have anything at your orders. Why don’t you act on opportunities? Know that you can go through all disasters. Why don’t you live life to the full? Know that there is no point in being dull. Why do you doubt your talent and skill? Know that you can achieve anything with your incredible will. Why do you spend life feeling so miserable4?Know that no matter what, your soul is indestructible.

翻譯：你為什麼害怕？

你為什麼把時間花在傷心上？要知道你是所有快樂的源泉。

你為什麼把時間花在恐懼上？要知道你的一個眼神就能讓困難消失無蹤。你為什麼要哭泣著尋求幫助？

要知道最能夠幫助你的人就是你自己。你為什麼如此虛弱無助？要知道你在各方麵都是無可匹敵的。你為什麼感到絕望？

要知道你是受上天眷顧的。你為什麼感到有壓力？要知道任何東西隻要你想要就一定能得到。你為什麼不抓住機會呢？要知道你可以戰勝一切災難。你為什麼不讓生活充實起來呢？要知道單調乏味的生活毫無意義。你為什麼懷疑自己的天賦和才能呢？要知道你過人的意誌力能讓你實現所有願望。你為什麼讓自己的生活如此悲慘呢？要知道不論怎樣，你的靈魂都是無堅不摧的。

勵誌小短文10：Great Opportunity

Are you looking for a great opportunity? Well, you can stop searching because it is here.

The greatest opportunity that anyone could possibly hope for can be yours. You don’t have to make a cash investment. You don’t even have to fill out an application form. This incredible opportunity can work for you no matter what your educational or professional background, no matter what your level of physical ability might be, and no matter what skills you possess.

The opportunity in front of you is commonly called “TODAY”. This opportunity is full of power and has the potential to deliver whatever you desire. Your grand opportunity is here and now. It is in the precious, irreplaceable3 hours and moments which make up this day. Whatever the clock may read, today is just beginning. In front of you are 24 fresh and available hours until this time tomorrow, and there is so very much you can do with them. Today is an opportunity of the grandest proportions. No one, no matter how rich, famous, powerful or successful, has an opportunity available to them with more potential than you have today.

In fact, you have the very same day available to you as the most successful person alive —on the very same day. Seize it, live it, and make it into something great.

翻譯：絕好的機會

你是否在尋找一次絕好的機會呢？行了,不必找了,好機會就在你身邊。

很可能任何人渴望擁有的絕好的機會將會是你的。你不必拿現金投資,甚至都不必填寫什麼書麵申請。這個令人難以置信的絕好機遇會為你效勞,不管你的教育背景、專業背景是什麼,不管你的身體狀況如何,也不管你有什麼樣的技藝。

擺在你麵前的絕好的機會通常叫做”今天”。這個機會充滿著力量,你渴望得到什麼,它就可能帶給你什麼。你的絕好機會就在此時此地。它寄身於寶貴的、無法替代的組成今天的分分秒秒中。不管時鍾的指針指向哪個地方,今天即是開始。在你麵前的是24個新鮮的、伸手可及的小時,而且你可以利用它們來完成很多的事情。英語短文今天就是絕好的機會,而且是最足份額的。沒有人,不管他多富有、多出名、多有能耐、多麼成功,會比你在今天更有潛力去得到機會。

事實上,你與活著的最成功人士共享同一天。抓住它、過好它、把它變成奇跡。

勵誌小短文11：My Great Expectations

Time is like a sharp knife.

It can carve hard lines on beautiful faces and wear out youth year after year, but using it well can make a piece of simple stone into a great statue. St. Mary Academy is still a simple piece of white stone briefly carved, but as time marches on, duanwenw,.com it may be spoiled by dust, worn out by weather, or broken into separate pieces. It may be also carefully carved by knife into wonderful statues. Everyone at school, including our schoolmates, controls this knife.

If I have a chance to live to be an old woman, I shall, in my peaceful dreams, seek the old paths leading through the trees which I used to travel down in my earlier days. The old bell tower, standing in the golden sunlight, makes a slow, solemn1 sound as girls pour into the church like a stream. There they will kneel, pray and whisper to their spiritual Lord about the little things in their lives. They will ask him to help them in reaching their future goals and I can hear the old church tower whisper in return, “Yes, St. Mary certainly possesses the most hard-working girls that shall glorify2 her with their bright futures!”

What I feel when I hear these words depends on whether I have done anything meaningful over the years. If I have been successful, I will smile with pride and contentment, for I have taken a part, though a very small part, in carving out, with the knife of time, this wonderful model of school life.

翻譯：時間好比一把鋒利的小刀。

它會在美麗的麵孔上刻下深深的紋路,使旺盛的青春年複一年地消磨掉；但是,使用恰當的話,它卻能將一塊普通的石頭雕琢成宏偉的雕像。聖瑪麗亞女校仍是一塊隻經過稍微雕琢的普通白石,但是隨著時光的流逝,它也許會被塵埃染汙,受風雨侵蝕,或破裂成片片碎石。另一方麵,它也可能被時間的小刀仔細地雕刻成一個奇妙的雕像。這把小刀為所有在校的人持有,包括我們全體同學。

如果我能活到白發蒼蒼的老年,我將在寧靜的睡夢中尋找早年所熟悉的穿過樹林的小徑。英語短文古老的鍾樓,仍將兀立在金色的陽光中,當姑娘們像小溪般湧入教堂時發出緩慢而莊嚴的鍾聲。在那裏,她們將跪下祈禱,向上帝低聲細訴她們的生活小事。她們將祈求上帝幫助自己達到目標。我還可以聽到那古老的鍾樓在祈禱聲中發出回響:”是的,聖瑪利亞女校擁有最勤奮好學的小姑娘,她們將以其日後輝煌的事業為母校增光！”

聽到這話語時,我的感受將取決於自己在畢業後的歲月裏有無任何成就。英語勵誌短文如果我取得成功,我可以自豪地、欣慰地微笑,因為我也做出了貢獻,用時間這把小刀雕刻出美好的學校生活的形象,雖然我的貢獻是那樣微不足道。

勵誌小短文12：Pie in the Sky

There is actually a pie in the sky. It was made especially for you. It is your favorite flavor. You can eat as much of it as you want. It is all yours and you don’t have to share it with anyone.

Now, all you have to do to get your pie is build a set of stairs, climb up your stairs, and reach out your hand to take it.

First, you must figure out what the design of your stairs will be. If you don’t know, find a person who has managed to build a set of stairs to reach his pie, and find out what needs to be done.

Next, you will need to prepare for your stairs. You need to buy the wood and the tools. You might need to replace some broken tools.

Finally, and this is the hardest step, you need to focus your mind on your work. The actual work requires constructing the stairs. You may find that you’ve worked really hard for days, weeks or even months, and then suddenly find that your stairs are not going to line up with your pie. So you need to make sure that you still have money to buy new materials and rebuild your stairs in the right direction.

With proper planning and careful pacing, you will be able to reach your pie. Your pie is right there, right above you. All you need to do is get it.

翻譯：往前一步是天堂

天空中真的有一塊餡餅是專為你而做的,它符合你的口味,你可以隨心所欲地大吃特吃,它隻屬於你並且你無需與他人分享。

現在,你為了獲得那塊餡餅而必須做的所有工作僅僅是搭一個梯子而已,然後你可以爬上你的梯子,伸手摘取那塊餡餅。

首先,你要明確你的梯子應該是什麼樣的。如果你不知道的話,那麼就去找一個曾經成功搭建梯子獲得自己的餡餅的人,問問他該做些什麼準備工作。

接下來,你就必須為準備你的梯子而工作了。你需要買好木材和工具,英語短文或許還可能需要替換掉那些破舊的工具。

最後,也是最艱難的一個步驟,你必須全神貫注於你的工作,那就是建造這個梯子。你也許會在努力工作了幾天或幾個星期甚至是幾個月之後,突然發現你的梯子並不能幫你直達那塊餡餅。所以你必須確保你有足夠的錢來買新的材料以重新建造通往正確方向的梯子。

當有了恰當的計劃和準確的步驟後,你的餡餅就觸手可及了。它就在那兒,就在你的正上方,你所要做的隻是伸手摘取它而已。