【经典英语背诵美文】生而为赢 (二)

生而为赢

目录:

・第一篇：Youth青春

•第二篇：ThreeDaystoSee（Excerpts）假如给我三天光明（节选）

•第三篇：CompanionshipofBooks以书为伴（节选）

•第四篇：IfIRest,IRust如果我休息，我就会生锈

•第五篇：Ambition抱负

•第六篇：WhatIhaveLivedfor我为何而生

•第七篇：WhenLoveBeckonsYou爱的召唤

•第八篇：TheRoadtoSuccess成功之道

,第九篇：OnMeetingtheCelebrated论见名人

•第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活理论半对半

•第-1—篇：WhatisYourRecoveryRate?你的恢复速率是多少？

•第十二篇：ClearYourMentalSpace清理心灵的空间

•第十三篇：BeH叩py快乐

•第十四篇：TheGoodnessoflife生命的美好

•第十五篇：FacingtheEnemiesWithin直面内在的敌人

•第十六篇：AbundanceisaLifeStyle富足的生活方式

,第十七篇：HumanLifeaPoem人生如诗

•第十八篇：Solitude独处

•第十九篇：GivingLifeMeaning给生命以意义

•第二十篇：RelishtheMoment品位现在

•第二H篇：TheLoveofBeauty爱美

•第二十二篇：TheH叩pyDoor快乐之门

•第二十三篇：BomtoWin生而为赢

•第二十四篇：WorkandPleasure工作和娱乐

•第二十五篇：Mirror,Mirror—WhatdoIsee镜子，镜子，告诉我

•第二十六篇：OnMotesandBeams微尘与栋梁

•第二十七篇：AnOctoberSunrise十月的日出

•第二十八篇：ToBeorNottoBe生存还是毁灭

•第二十九篇：GettysburgAddress葛底斯堡演说

•第三十篇：FirstInauguralAddress(Excerpts)就职演讲(节选)

•第一篇：Youth青春

Youth

Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,

redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,a

vigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,ofthe

appetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60more

thanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowold

bydesertingourideals.

Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,

fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.

Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonders,the

unfailingappetiteforwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenter

ofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceives

messagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,so

longasyouareyoung.

Whenyouraerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicism

andtheiceofpessimism,thenyou'vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyour

aerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.

•第二篇：ThreeDaystoSee(Excerpts)假如给我三天光明(节选)

ThreeDaystoSee

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedand

specifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear,sometimesasshortas

24hours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedhero

chosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwho

haveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictly

delimited.

Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilar

circumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociationsshouldwe

crowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings,whatregrets?

SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifwe

shoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.

Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness,vigorandakeennessofappreciation

whichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaof

moredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowould

adopttheEpicureanmottoof"Eat,drink,andbemerry”.Butmostpeople

wouldbechastenedbythecertaintyofimpendingdeath.

Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeof

fortune,butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesischanged.Hebecomesmore

appreciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditspermanentspiritualvalues.Ithas

oftenbeennotedthatthosewholive,orhavelived,intheshadowofdeathbring

amellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo.

Mostofus,however,takelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,

butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareinbuoyant

health,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchout

inanendlessvista.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistless

attitudetowardlife.

Thesamelethargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesand

senses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizethemanifold

blessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewho

havelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversuffered

impairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessed

faculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,without

concentrationandwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeing

gratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntil

weareill.

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestricken

blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darkness

wouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysof

sound.

•第三篇:CompanionshipofBooks以书为伴（节选）

CompanionshipofBooks

Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhe

keeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshould

alwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.

Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalways

was,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.

Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italways

receivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,and

comfortingandconsolingusinage.

Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhavefora

bookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhich

bothentertainforathird.Thereisanoldproverb,6Loveme,lovemydog."But

thereismorewisdominthis:"Loveme,lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerand

higherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachother

throughtheirfavoriteauthorTheyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem.

Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthink

out;fortheworldofaman'slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhis

thoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,

which,rememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcompanionsand

comforters.

Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlasting

productsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeis

ofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirst

passedthroughtheirauthor'sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthought

stillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Theonlyeffectoftime

havebeentosiftoutthebadproducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvive

ebutwhatisreallygood.

Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety;theybringusintothepresenceofthe

greatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;weseethe

asiftheywerereallyalive;wesympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grieve

withthem;theirexperiencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewereinameasure

actorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.

Thegreatandgooddonotdie,eveninthisworld.Embalmedinbooks,their

spiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisanintellecttowhichonstill

listens.

•第四篇：IfIRest」Rust如果我休息，我就会生锈

IfIRest,IRust

Thesignificantinscriptionfoundonanoldkey--"IfIrest,Irust”■一wouldbean

excellentmottoforthosewhoareafflictedwiththeslightestbitofidleness.Even

themostindustriouspersonmightadoptitwithadvantagetoserveasareminder

that,ifoneallowshisfacultiestorest,liketheironintheunusedkey,theywill

soonshowsignsofrustand,ultimately,cannotdotheworkrequiredofthem.

Thosewhowouldattaintheheightsreachedandkeptbygreatmenmustkeep

theirfacultiespolishedbyconstantuse,sothattheymayunlockthedoorsof

knowledge,thegatethatguardtheentrancestotheprofessions,toscience,art,

literature,agriculture-everydepartmentofhumanendeavor.

Industrykeepsbrightthekeythatopensthetreasuryofachievement.IfHugh

Miller,aftertoilingalldayinaquarry,haddevotedhiseveningstorestand

recreation,hewouldneverhavebecomeafamousgeologist.Thecelebrated

mathematician,EdmundStone,wouldneverhavepublishedamathematical

dictionary,neverhavefoundthekeytoscienceofmathematics,ifhehadgiven

hissparemomentstoidleness,hadthelittleScotchlad,Ferguson,allowedthe

busybraintogotosleepwhilehetendedsheeponthehillsideinsteadof

calculatingthepositionofthestarsbyastringofbeads,hewouldneverhave

becomeafamousastronomer

Laborvanquishesall-notinconstant,spasmodic,orill-directedlabor;but

faithful,unremitting,dailyefforttowardawell-directedpurpose.Justastrulyas

eternalvigilanceisthepriceofliberty,soiseternalindustrythepriceofnoble

andenduringsuccess.

•第五篇:Ambition抱负

Ambition

Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Itwouldprobablybea

kinderworld:withoutdemands,withoutabrasions,withoutdisappointments.

Peoplewouldhavetimeforreflection.Suchworkastheydidwouldnotbefor

themselvesbutforthecollectivity.Competitionwouldneverenterin.conflict

wouldbeeliminated,tensionbecomeathingofthepast.Thestressofcreation

wouldbeatanend.Artwouldnolongerbetroubling,butpurelycelebratoryin

itsfunctions.Longevitywouldbeincreased,forfewerpeoplewoulddieofheart

attackorstrokecausedbytumultuousendeavor.Anxietywouldbeextinct.Time

wouldstretchonandon9withambitionlongdepartedfromthehumanheart.

Ah,howunrelievedboringlifewouldbe!

Thereisastrongviewthatholdsthatsuccessisamyth,andambitionthereforea

sham.Doesthismeanthatsuccessdoesnotreallyexist?Thatachievementisat

bottomempty?Thattheeffortsofmenandwomenareofnosignificance

alongsidetheforceofmovementsandeventsnownotallsuccess,obviously,is

worthesteeming,norallambitionworthcultivating.Whichareandwhichare

notissomethingonesoonenoughlearnsonone'sown.Buteventhemostcynical

secretlyadmitthatsuccessexists;thatachievementcountsforagreatdeal;and

thatthetruemythisthattheactionsofmenandwomenareuseless.Tobelieve

otherwiseistotakeonapointofviewthatislikelytobederanging.Itis,inits

implications,toremoveallmotivesforcompetence,interestinattainment,and

regardforposterity.

Wedonotchoosetobeborn.Wedonotchooseourparents.Wedonotchoose

ourhistoricalepoch,thecountryofourbirth,ortheimmediatecircumstancesof

ourupbringing.Wedonot,mostofus,choosetodie;nordowechoosethetime

orconditionsofourdeath.Butwithinallthisrealmofchoicelessness,wedo

choosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardice,honorablyor

dishonorably,withpurposeorindrift.Wedecidewhatisimportantandwhatis

trivialinlife.Wedecidethatwhatmakesussignificantiseitherwhatwedoor

whatwerefusetodo.Butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversemaybetoour

choicesanddecisions,thesechoicesanddecisionsareourstomake.Wedecide.

Wechoose.Andaswedecideandchoose,soareourlivesformed.Intheend,

formingourowndestinyiswhatambitionisabout.

•第六篇：WhatIhaveLivedfor我为何而生

WhatIHaveLivedFor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:the

longingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesuffering

ofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,

inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeof

despair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy-ecstasysogreatthatIwould

oftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.Ihave

soughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness-thatterriblelonelinessinwhich

oneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecold

unfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionoflove

Ihaveseen,inamysticminiature,theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaints

andpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoo

goodforhumanlife,thisiswhat™atlast•--1havefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandthe

heartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedto

apprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholdsswayabovetheflux.

Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardthe

heavens.Butalwaysitbroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpain

reverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,

helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldof

loneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.I

longtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain

ifthechancewereofferedme.

•第七篇：WhenLoveBeckonsYou爱的召唤

WhenLoveBeckonsYou

Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,thoughhiswaysarehardandsteep.And

whenhiswingsenfoldyou,yieldtohim,thoughtheswordhiddenamonghis

pinionsmaywoundyou.Andwhenhespeakstoyou,believeinhim,thoughhis

voicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.

Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.Evenasheisforyour

growthsoisheforyourpruning.Evenasheascendstoyourheightandcaresses

yourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,soshallhedescendtoourroots

andshakethemintheirclingingtotheearth.

Butif,inyourfear,youwouldseekonlylove'speaceandlove'spleasure,thenit

isbetterforyouthatyoucoveryournakednessandpassoutoflove's

threshing-floor,intotheseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,butnotallof

yourlaughter,andweep,butnotallofyourtears.Lovegivesnaughtbutitself

andtakesnaughtbutfromitself.Lovepossessesnot,norwoulditbepossessed,

forloveissufficientuntolove.

Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfillitself.Butifyouloveandmusthavedesires,

letthesebeyourdesires:

Tomeltandbelikearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodytothenight.

Toknowthepainoftoomuchtenderness.

Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;

Andtobleedwillinglyandjoyfully.

Towakeatdawnwithawingedheartandgivethanksforanotherdayofloving;

Torestatthenoonhourandmeditatelove'secstasy;

Toreturnhomeateventidewithgratitude;

Andthentosleepwithapayerforthebelovedinyourheartandasongofpraise

uponyourlips.

•第八篇：TheRoadtoSuccess成功之道

TheRoadtoSuccess

Itiswellthatyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningandoccupythemost

subordinatepositions.ManyoftheleadingbusinessmenofPittsburghhada

seriousresponsibilitythrustuponthemattheverythresholdoftheircareen

Theywereintroducedtothebroom,andspentthefirsthoursoftheirbusiness

livessweepingouttheoffice.Inoticewehavejanitorsandjanitressesnowin

offices,andouryoungmenunfortunatelymissthatsalutarybranchofbusiness

education.Butifbychancetheprofessionalsweeperisabsentanymorning,the

boywhohasthegeniusofthefuturepartnerinhimwillnothesitatetotryhis

handatthebroom.Itdoesnothurtthenewestcomertosweepouttheofficeif

necessary.Iwasoneofthosesweepersmyself.

Assumingthatyouhaveallobtainedemploymentandarefairlystarted,my

advicetoyouis“aimhigh”.Iwouldnotgiveafigfortheyoungmanwhodoes

notalreadyseehimselfthepartnerortheheadofanimportantfirm.Donotrest

contentforamomentinyourthoughtsasheadclerk,orforeman,orgeneral

managerinanyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,66Myplaceis

atthetop."Bekinginyourdreams.

Andhereistheprimeconditionofsuccess,thegreatsecret:concentrateyour

energy,thought,andcapitalexclusivelyuponthebusinessinwhichyouare

engaged.Havingbeguninoneline,resolvetofightitoutonthatline,toleadinit,

adopteveryimprovement,havethebestmachinery,andknowthemostaboutit.

Theconcernswhichfailarethosewhichhavescatteredtheircapital,which

meansthattheyhavescatteredtheirbrainsalso.Theyhaveinvestmentsinthis,

orthat,ortheother,herethere,andeverywhere.wDon5tputallyoureggsinone

basket/5isallwrong.Itellyouto“putallyoureggsinonebasket,andthen

watchthatbasket?9Lookroundyouandtakenotice,menwhodothatnotoften

fail.Itiseasytowatchandcarrytheonebasket.Itistryingtocarrytoomany

basketsthatbreaksmosteggsinthiscountry.Hewhocarriesthreebasketsmust

putoneonhishead,whichisapttotumbleandtriphimup.Onefaultofthe

Americanbusinessmanislackofconcentration.

TosuminarizewhatIhavesaid:aimforthehighest;neverenterabarroom;do

nottouchliquor,orifatallonlyatmeals;neverspeculate;neverindorsebeyond

yoursurpluscashfund;makethefirm'sinterestyours;breakordersalwaysto

saveowners;concentrate;putallyoureggsinonebasket,andwatchthatbasket;

expenditurealwayswithinrevenue;lastly,benotimpatient,forasEmersonsays,

“noonecancheatyououtofultimatesuccessbutyourselves.^

,第九篇：OnMeetingtheCelebrated论见名人

OnMeetingtheCelebrated

Ihavealwayswonderedatthepassionmanypeoplehavetomeetthecelebrated.

Theprestigeyouacquirebybeingabletotellyourfriendsthatyouknowfamous

menprovesonlythatyouareyourselfofsmallaccount.Thecelebrateddevelopa

techniquetodealwiththepersonstheycomeacross.Theyshowtheworlda

mask,oftenanimpressiveon9buttakecaretoconcealtheirrealselves.Theyplay

thepartthatisexpectedfromthem,andwithpracticelearntoplayitverywell,

butyouarestupidifyouthinkthatthispublicperformanceoftheirs

correspondswiththemanwithin.

Ihavebeenattached,deeplyattached,toafewpeople;butIhavebeeninterested

inmeningeneralnotfortheirownsakes,butforthesakeofmywork.Ihavenot,

asKantenjoined,regardedeachmanasanendinhimself,butasmaterialthat

mightbeusefultomeasawriter.Ihavebeenmoreconcernedwiththeobscure

thanwiththefamous.Theyaremoreoftenthemselves.Theyhavehadnoneedto

createafiguretoprotectthemselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit.Their

idiosyncrasieshavehadmorechancetodevelopinthelimitedcircleoftheir

activity,andsincetheyhaveneverbeeninthepubliceyeithasneveroccurredto

themthattheyhaveanythingtoconceal.Theydisplaytheirodditiesbecauseit

hasneverstruckthemthattheyareodd.Andafterallitiswiththecommonrun

ofmenthatwewritershavetodeal;kings,dictators,commercialmagnatesare

fromourpointofviewveryunsatisfactory.Towriteaboutthemisaventurethat

hasoftentemptedwriters,butthefailurethathasattendedtheireffortsshows

thatsuchbeingsaretooexceptionaltoformapropergroundforaworkofart.

Theycannotbemadereal.Theordinaryisthewriter'sricherfield.Its

unexpectedness,itssingularity,itsinfinitevarietyaffordunendingmaterial.The

greatmanistoooftenallofapiece;itisthelittlemanthatisabundleof

contradictoryelements.Heisinexhaustible.Younevercometotheendofthe

surpriseshehasinstoreforyou.FormypartIwouldmuchsoonerspenda

monthonadesertislandwithaveterinarysurgeonthanwithaprimeminister

•第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活理论半对半

The50-PercentTheoryofLife

Ibelieveinthe50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarebetterthannormal;

theotherhalf,theyreworse.Ibelievelifeisapendulumswing.Ittakestimeand

experiencetounderstandwhatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectiveto

dealwiththesurprisesofthefuture.

Let'sbenchmarktheparameters:yes,Iwilldie.Fvedealtwiththedeathsof

bothparents,abestfriend,abelovedbossandcherishedpets.Someofthese

deathshavebeenviolent,beforemyeyes,orslowandagonizing.Badstuff,andit

belongsatthebottomofthescale.

Thentherearethosehighpoints:romanceandmarriagetotherightperson;

havingachildanddoingthoseDadthingslikecoachingmyson'sbaseballteam,

paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhilehe'sswimmingwiththedogs,

discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails,his

imaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos.

Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebadandthegood

flip-flopacrobatically.Thisiswhatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percent

theory.

OnespringIplantedcorntooearlyinabottomlandsoflood-pronethat

neighborslaughed.Ifeltchagrinedatthewastedeffort.Summerturned

brutal•一theworstheatwaveanddroughtinmylifetime.Theair-conditioned

died;thewellwentdry;themarriageended;thejoblost;themoneygone.Iwas

livinglyricsfromacountrytune-musicIloathed.OnlyasurgingKansasCity

Royalsteambuoyedmyspirits.

Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer)Isoonunderstoodthatallsucceeding

goodthingsmerelyoffsetthebad.Worsethannormalwouldn'tlastlong.Iam

owedandsavorthehalcyontimes.Thereinvigoratemeforthenextnasty

surpriseandofferassurancethatcanthrive.The50-percenttheoryevenhelps

meseehopebeyondmyRoyals'recentslump,afieldofstrugglingrookiessown

sothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctoberharvest.

Forthatonblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjustright,plantingearly

allowedpollinationbeforeheatwitheredthetops,andthelackofrainsparedthe

standingcornfromfloods.Thatwintermycriboverflowedwithcorn•一fat,

healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilledwithkernelsfromheeltotip-whilemy

neighbors9fieldsyieldedonlybrown,emptyhusks.

Althoughplantingspastmayhavefallenbelowthe50-percentexpectation,and

theyprobablywillagaininthefuture,Iamstillsustainedbythecropthat

flourishesduringthedrought.

•第H■篇：WhatisYourRecoveryRate?你的恢复速率是多少？

WhatisYourRecoveryRate?

Whatisyourrecoveryrate?Howlongdoesittakeyoutorecoverfromactions

andbehaviorsthatupsetyou?Minutes?Hours?Days?Weeks?Thelongerit

takesyoutorecover,themoreinfluencethatincidenthasonyouractions,and

thelessableyouaretoperformtoyourpersonalbest.Inanutshell,thelongerit

takesyoutorecover,theweakeryouareandthepooreryourperformance.

Youarewellawarethatyouneedtoexercisetokeepthebodyfitand,nodoubt,

acceptthatareasonablemeasureofhealthisthespeedinwhichyourheartand

respiratorysystemrecoversafterexercise.Likewisethefasteryouletgoofan

issuethatupsetsyou,thefasteryoureturntoanequilibrium,thehealthieryou

willbe.Thebestexampleofthisbehaviorisfoundwithprofessionalsportspeople.

Theyknowthatthefastertheycanforgetanincidentormissdopportunityand

getonwiththegame,thebettertheirperformance.Infact,mostmeasurethe

timeittakesthemtoovercomeandforgetanincidentinagameandmostreckon

arecoveryrateof30secondsistoolong!

Imagineyourselftobeanactorinaplayonthestage.Youraimistoplayyour

parttothebestofyourability.Youhavebeengivenascriptandattheendof

eachsentenceisafulstop.Eachtimeyougettotheendofthesentenceyoustart

anewoneandalthoughthenextsentenceisrelatedtothelastitisnotaffectedby

it.Yourjobistodelivereachsentencetothebestofyourability.

Don'tliveyourlifeinthepast!Learntoliveinthepresent,toovercomethepast.

Stopthepastfrominfluencingyourdailylife.Don'tallowthoughtsofthepastto

reduceyourpersonalbest.Stopthepastfrominterferingwithyourlife.Learnto

recoverquickly.

Remember:Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.Reflectonyourrecoveryrateeachday.

Everydaybeforeyougotobed,lookatyourprogress.Don'tlieinbedsayingto

you,“Ididthatwrong.”“Ishouldhavedonebetterthere?5No.lookatyourday

andnotewhenyoumadeanefforttoplaceafullstopafteranincident.Thisisa

success.Youaretakingcontrolofyourlife.Rememberthisisastepbystep

process.Thisisnotamake-over.Youareundertakingrealchangehere.Youraim:

reducethetimespentinrecovery.

Thewayforward?

Liveinthepresent.Notintheprecedent.

•第十二篇：ClearYourMentalSpace清理心灵的空间

ClearYourMentalSpace

Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion--likestress,anger,or

frustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthat

negativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwiththoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unable

tothink?

Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeel

angryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,thafsright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopand

sitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthe

negativeemotion.

Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthat

emotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute--butonlyone

minute™todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.

Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwilingtokeepholdingontothis

negativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday?”

Onceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreally

fellit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.

Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allow

yourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.

Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingto

carrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.

Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.

Thisexerciseseemssimple-almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffectiv