生而為贏

新東方英語(yǔ)背誦美文30篇

目錄：

?第一篇：Youth青春

.第二篇：ThreeDaystoSee（Excerpts）假如給我三天光明（節(jié)選）

?第三篇：CompanionshipofBooks以書(shū)為伴（節(jié)選）

?第四篇：IfIRest」Rust如果我休息，我就會(huì)生銹

?第五篇：Ambition抱負(fù)

?第六篇：WhatIhaveLivedfor我為何而生

?第七篇：WhenLoveBeckonsYou愛(ài)的召喚

?第八篇：TheRoadtoSuccess成功之道

?第九篇：OnMeetingtheCelebrated論見(jiàn)名人

?第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活理論半對(duì)半

?第H篇：WhatisYourRecoveryRate?你的恢復(fù)速率是多少？

.第十二篇：ClearYourMentalSpace清理心靈的空間

?第十三篇：BeHappy快樂(lè)

?第十四篇：TheGoodnessoflife生命的美好

?第十五篇：FacingtheEnemiesWithin直面內(nèi)在的敵人

?第十六篇：AbundanceisaLifeStyle富足的生活方式

?第十七篇：HumanLifeaPoem人生如詩(shī)

?第十八篇:Solitude獨(dú)處

?第十九篇：GivingLifeMeaning給生命以意義

.第二十篇：RelishtheMoment品位現(xiàn)在

.第二H—篇：TheLoveofBeauty愛(ài)美

.第二十二篇：TheH叩pyDoor快樂(lè)之門(mén)

?第二十三篇：BorntoWin生而為贏

?第二十四篇：WorkandPleasure工作和娛樂(lè)

.第二十五篇：Mirror,Mirror—WhatdoIsee鏡子，鏡子，告訴我

.第二十六篇：OnMotesandBeams微塵與棟梁

?第二十七篇：AnOctoberSunrise十月的日出

?第二十八篇：ToBeorNottoBe生存還是毀滅

?第二十九篇：GettysburgAddress葛底斯堡演說(shuō)

?第三十篇：FirstInauguralAddress(Excerpts)就職演講(節(jié)選)

?第一篇：Youth青春

Youth

Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatter

ofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,

aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthe

freshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageover

timidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.This

oftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrows

oldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingour

ideals.

Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinkles

thesoul.Worry,fear;self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthe

spiritbacktodust.

Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelure

ofwonders,theunfailingappetiteforwhafsnextandthejoyof

thegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,

thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesof

beauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinHnite,

solongasyouareyoung.

Whenyouraerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwith

snowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyou'vegrown

old,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwaves

ofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.

.第二篇：ThreeDaystoSee(Excerpts)假如給我三天光明(節(jié)選)

ThreeDaystoSee

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlya

limitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasa

year,sometimesasshortas24hours.Butalwayswewere

interestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedherochoseto

spendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offree

menwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphere

ofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited.

Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddounder

similarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,what

associationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortal

beings,whatregrets?

SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletolive

eachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewould

emphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.Weshouldliveeachday

withgentleness,vigorandakeennessofappreciationwhichare

oftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstant

panoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.There

arethose,ofcourse,whowouldadopttheEpicureanmottoof

“Eat,drink,andbemerry”.Butmostpeoplewouldbechastened

bythecertaintyofimpendingdeath.

Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminuteby

somestrokeoffortune,butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesis

changed.Hebecomesmoreappreciativeofthemeaningoflife

anditspermanentspiritualvalues.Ithasoftenbeennotedthat

thosewholive,orhavelived,intheshadowofdeathbringa

mellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo.

Mostofus,however,takelifeforgranted.Weknowthatoneday

wemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.

Whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.

Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista.

Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistless

attitudetowardlife.

Thesamelethargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallour

facultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlythe

blindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularly

doesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightand

hearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversuffered

impairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseof

theseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsand

soundshazily,withoutconcentrationandwithlittleappreciation.

Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehave

untilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing

werestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduring

hisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciative

ofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.

?第三篇：CompanionshipofBooks以書(shū)為伴（節(jié)選）

CompanionshipofBooks

Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasby

thecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksas

wellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,

whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.

Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesame

todaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemost

patientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsback

uponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesus

withthesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,

andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.

Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythemutual

lovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscover

afriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.

Thereisanoldproverb,'Loveme,lovemydog."Butthereis

morewisdominthis:"Loveme,lovemybook."Thebookisa

truerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,and

sympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.They

liveinhimtogether,andheinthem.

Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebest

thatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman'slifeis,forthe

mostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksare

treasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,which,

rememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcompanions

andcomforters.

Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthe

mostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatues

decay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreat

thoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassed

throughtheirauthor'sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidand

thoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.

Theonlyeffectoftimehavebeentosiftoutthebadproducts;for

nothinginliteraturecanlongsurviveebutwhatisreallygood.

Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety;theybringusintothe

presenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehear

whattheysaidanddid;weseetheasiftheywerereallyalive;we

sympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grievewiththem;their

experiencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewereinameasure

actorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.

Thegreatandgooddonotdie,eveninthisworld.Embalmedin

books,theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itis

anintellecttowhichonstilllistens.

?第四篇：IfIRest」Rust如果我休息，我就會(huì)生銹

IfIRest,IRust

Thesignificantinscriptionfoundonanoldkey-wIfIrest,I

rusf,—wouldbeanexcellentmottoforthosewhoareafflicted

withtheslightestbitofidleness.Eventhemostindustrious

personmightadoptitwithadvantagetoserveasareminderthat,

ifoneallowshisfacultiestorest,liketheironintheunusedkey,

theywillsoonshowsignsofrustand,ultimately,cannotdothe

workrequiredofthem.

Thosewhowouldattaintheheightsreachedandkeptbygreat

menmustkeeptheirfacultiespolishedbyconstantuse,sothat

theymayunlockthedoorsofknowledge,thegatethatguardthe

entrancestotheprofessions,toscience,art,literature,

agriculture—everydepartmentofhumanendeavor.

Industrykeepsbrightthekeythatopensthetreasuryof

achievement.IfHughMiller,aftertoilingalldayinaquarry,

haddevotedhiseveningstorestandrecreation,hewouldnever

havebecomeafamousgeologist.Thecelebratedmathematician,

EdmundStone,wouldneverhavepublishedamathematical

dictionary,neverhavefoundthekeytoscienceofmathematics,

ifhehadgivenhissparemomentstoidleness,hadthelittle

Scotchlad,Ferguson,allowedthebusybraintogotosleepwhile

hetendedsheeponthehillsideinsteadofcalculatingtheposition

ofthestarsbyastringofbeads,hewouldneverhavebecomea

famousastronomer.

Laborvanquishesall—notinconstant,spasmodic,orill-directed

labor;butfaithful,unremitting,dailyefforttowarda

well-directedpurpose.Justastrulyaseternalvigilanceisthe

priceofliberty,soiseternalindustrythepriceofnobleand

enduringsuccess.

?第五篇:Ambition抱負(fù)

Ambition

Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Itwould

probablybeakinderworld:withoutdemands,without

abrasions,withoutdisappointments.Peoplewouldhavetimefor

reflection.Suchworkastheydidwouldnotbeforthemselves

butforthecollectivity.Competitionwouldneverenterin.

conflictwouldbeeliminated,tensionbecomeathingofthepast.

Thestressofcreationwouldbeatanend.Artwouldnolonger

betroubling,butpurelycelebratoryinitsfunctions.Longevity

wouldbeincreased,forfewerpeoplewoulddieofheartattackor

strokecausedbytumultuousendeavor.Anxietywouldbeextinct.

Timewouldstretchonandon,withambitionlongdeparted

fromthehumanheart.

Ah,howunrelievedboringlifewouldbe!

Thereisastrongviewthatholdsthatsuccessisamyth,and

ambitionthereforeasham.Doesthismeanthatsuccessdoesnot

reallyexist?Thatachievementisatbottomempty?Thatthe

effortsofmenandwomenareofnosignificancealongsidethe

forceofmovementsandeventsnownotallsuccess,obviously,is

worthesteeming,norallambitionworthcultivating.Whichare

andwhicharenotissomethingonesoonenoughlearnsonone's

own.Buteventhemostcynicalsecretlyadmitthatsuccessexists;

thatachievementcountsforagreatdeal;andthatthetruemyth

isthattheactionsofmenandwomenareuseless.Tobelieve

otherwiseistotakeonapointofviewthatislikelytobe

deranging.Itis,initsimplications,toremoveallmotivesfor

competence,interestinattainment,andregardforposterity.

Wedonotchoosetobeborn.Wedonotchooseourparents.We

donotchooseourhistoricalepoch,thecountryofourbirth,or

theimmediatecircumstancesofourupbringing.Wedonot,most

ofus,choosetodie;nordowechoosethetimeorconditionsof

ourdeath.Butwithinallthisrealmofchoicelessness,wedo

choosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardice,

honorablyordishonorably,withpurposeorindrift.Wedecide

whatisimportantandwhatistrivialinlife.Wedecidethatwhat

makesussignificantiseitherwhatwedoorwhatwerefusetodo.

Butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversemaybetoour

choicesanddecisions,thesechoicesanddecisionsareoursto

make.Wedecide.Wechoose.Andaswedecideandchoose,so

areourlivesformed.Intheend,formingourowndestinyis

whatambitionisabout.

?第六篇：WhatIhaveLivedfor我為何而生

WhatIHaveLivedFor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,have

governedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,

andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.These

passions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,ina

waywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtothe

veryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy-ecstasyso

greatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifefor

afewhoursforthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelieves

loneliness-thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshivering

consciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecold

unfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becausein

theunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,the

prefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshave

imagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoo

goodforhumanlife,thisiswhatatlast-Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedto

understandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythe

starsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagorean

powerbywhichnumberholdsswayabovetheflux.Alittleof

this,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupward

towardtheheavens.Butalwaysitbroughtmebacktoearth.

Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childrenin

famine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeoplea

hatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,

poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.

Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving,andwould

gladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.

?第七篇：WhenLoveBeckonsYou愛(ài)的召喚

WhenLoveBeckonsYou

Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,thoughhiswaysarehard

andsteep.Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyou,yieldtohim,though

theswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.Andwhen

hespeakstoyou,believeinhim,thoughhisvoicemayshatter

yourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.

Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.Evenasheis

foryourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.Evenasheascendsto

yourheightandcaressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverin

thesun,soshallhedescendtoourrootsandshakethemintheir

clingingtotheearth.

Butif,inyourfear,youwouldseekonlylove'speaceandlove's

pleasure,thenitisbetterforyouthatyoucoveryour

nakednessandpassoutoflove'sthreshing-floor,intothe

seasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,butnotallofyour

laughter,andweep,butnotallofyourtears.Lovegivesnaught

butitselfandtakesnaughtbutfromitself.Lovepossessesnot,

norwoulditbepossessed,forloveissufficientuntolove.

LovehasnootherdesirebuttofulHllitself.Butifyouloveand

musthavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:

Tomeltandbelikearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodytothe

night.

Toknowthepainoftoomuchtenderness.

Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;

Andtobleedwillinglyandjoyfully.

Towakeatdawnwithawingedheartandgivethanksfor

anotherdayofloving;

Torestatthenoonhourandmeditatelove'secstasy;

Toreturnhomeateventidewithgratitude;

Andthentosleepwithapayerforthebelovedinyourheartand

asongofpraiseuponyourlips.

,第八篇：TheRoadtoSuccess成功之道

TheRoadtoSuccess

Itiswellthatyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningand

occupythemostsubordinatepositions.Manyoftheleading

businessmenofPittsburghhadaseriousresponsibilitythrust

uponthemattheverythresholdoftheircareer.Theywere

introducedtothebroom,andspentthefirsthoursoftheir

businesslivessweepingouttheoffice.Inoticewehavejanitors

andjanitressesnowinoffices,andouryoungmenunfortunately

missthatsalutarybranchofbusinesseducation.Butifbychance

theprofessionalsweeperisabsentanymorning,theboywhohas

thegeniusofthefuturepartnerinhimwillnothesitatetotryhis

handatthebroom.Itdoesnothurtthenewestcomertosweep

outtheofficeifnecessary.Iwasoneofthosesweepersmyself.

Assumingthatyouhaveallobtainedemploymentandarefairly

started,myadvicetoyouis“aimhigh”.Iwouldnotgiveafigfor

theyoungmanwhodoesnotalreadyseehimselfthepartneror

theheadofanimportantfirm.Donotrestcontentforamoment

inyourthoughtsasheadclerk,orforeman,orgeneralmanager

inanyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,“My

placeisatthetop."Bekinginyourdreams.

Andhereistheprimeconditionofsuccess,thegreatsecret:

concentrateyourenergy,thought,andcapitalexclusivelyupon

thebusinessinwhichyouareengaged.Havingbeguninoneline,

resolvetofightitoutonthatline,toleadinit,adoptevery

improvement,havethebestmachinery,andknowthemost

aboutit.

Theconcernswhichfailarethosewhichhavescatteredtheir

capital,whichmeansthattheyhavescatteredtheirbrainsalso.

Theyhaveinvestmentsinthis,orthat,ortheother,herethere,

andeverywhere."Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket."isall

wrong.Itellyouto“putallyoureggsinonebasket,andthen

watchthatbasket.Lookroundyouandtakenotice,menwho

dothatnotoftenfail.Itiseasytowatchandcarrytheonebasket.

Itistryingtocarrytoomanybasketsthatbreaksmosteggsin

thiscountry.Hewhocarriesthreebasketsmustputoneonhis

head,whichisapttotumbleandtriphimup.Onefaultofthe

Americanbusinessmanislackofconcentration.

TosummarizewhatIhavesaid:aimforthehighest;neverenter

abarroom;donottouchliquor,orifatallonlyatmeals;never

speculate;neverindorsebeyondyoursurpluscashfund;make

the行rm'sinterestyours;breakordersalwaystosaveowners;

concentrate;putallyoureggsinonebasket,andwatchthat

basket;expenditurealwayswithinrevenue;lastly,benot

impatient,forasEmersonsays,“noonecancheatyououtof

ultimatesuccessbutyourselves.^^

?第九篇：OnMeetingtheCelebrated論見(jiàn)名人

OnMeetingtheCelebrated

Ihavealwayswonderedatthepassionmanypeoplehavetomeet

thecelebrated.Theprestigeyouacquirebybeingabletotell

yourfriendsthatyouknowfamousmenprovesonlythatyouare

yourselfofsmallaccount.Thecelebrateddevelopatechniqueto

dealwiththepersonstheycomeacross.Theyshowtheworlda

mask,oftenanimpressiveon,buttakecaretoconcealtheirreal

selves.Theyplaythepartthatisexpectedfromthem,andwith

practicelearntoplayitverywell,butyouarestupidifyouthink

thatthispublicperformanceoftheirscorrespondswiththeman

within.

Ihavebeenattached,deeplyattached,toafewpeople;butI

havebeeninterestedinmeningeneralnotfortheirownsakes,

butforthesakeofmywork.Ihavenot,asKantenjoined,

regardedeachmanasanendinhimself,butasmaterialthat

mightbeusefultomeasawriter.Ihavebeenmoreconcerned

withtheobscurethanwiththefamous.Theyaremoreoften

themselves.Theyhavehadnoneedtocreateafiguretoprotect

themselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit.Theiridiosyncrasies

havehadmorechancetodevelopinthelimitedcircleoftheir

activity,andsincetheyhaveneverbeeninthepubliceyeithas

neveroccurredtothemthattheyhaveanythingtoconceal.They

displaytheirodditiesbecauseithasneverstruckthemthatthey

areodd.Andafterallitiswiththecommonrunofmenthatwe

writershavetodeal;kings,dictators,commercialmagnatesare

fromourpointofviewveryunsatisfactory.Towriteaboutthem

isaventurethathasoftentemptedwriters,butthefailurethat

hasattendedtheireffortsshowsthatsuchbeingsaretoo

exceptionaltoformapropergroundforaworkofart.They

cannotbemadereal.Theordinaryisthewriter'sricherfield.Its

unexpectedness,itssingularity,itsinfinitevarietyafford

unendingmaterial.Thegreatmanistoooftenallofapiece;itis

thelittlemanthatisabundleofcontradictoryelements.Heis

inexhaustible.Younevercometotheendofthesurpriseshehas

instoreforyou.FormypartIwouldmuchsoonerspenda

monthonadesertislandwithaveterinarysurgeonthanwitha

primeminister.

,第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活理論半對(duì)半

The50-PercentTheoryofLife

Ibelieveinthe50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarebetter

thannormal;theotherhalf,theyreworse.Ibelievelifeisa

pendulumswing.Ittakestimeandexperiencetounderstand

whatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwith

thesurprisesofthefuture.

Lefsbenchmarktheparameters:yes,Iwilldie.Pvedealtwith

thedeathsofbothparents,abestfriend,abelovedbossand

cherishedpets.Someofthesedeathshavebeenviolent,before

myeyes,orslowandagonizing.Badstuff,anditbelongsatthe

bottomofthescale.

Thentherearethosehighpoints:romanceandmarriagetothe

rightperson;havingachildanddoingthoseDadthingslike

coachingmyson'sbaseballteam,paddlingaroundthecreekin

theboatwhilehe'sswimmingwiththedogs,discoveringhis

compassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails,his

imaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpile

ofLegos.

Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebad

andthegoodflip-flopacrobatically.Thisiswhatconvincesmeto

believeinthe50-percenttheory.

OnespringIplantedcorntooearlyinabottomlandso

flood-pronethatneighborslaughed.Ifeltchagrinedatthe

wastedeffort.Summerturnedbrutal—theworstheatwaveand

droughtinmylifetime.Theair-conditioneddied;thewellwent

dry;themarriageended;thejoblost;themoneygone.Iwas

livinglyricsfromacountrytune-musicIloathed.Onlya

surgingKansasCityRoyalsteambuoyedmyspirits.

Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer,Isoonunderstoodthat

allsucceedinggoodthingsmerelyoffsetthebad.Worsethan

normalwouldn'tlastlong.Iamowedandsavorthehalcyon

times.Thereinvigoratemeforthenextnastysurpriseandoffer

assurancethatcanthrive.The50-percenttheoryevenhelpsme

seehopebeyondmyRoyals'recentslump,afieldofstruggling

rookiessownsothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctober

harvest.

Forthatonblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjust

right,plantingearlyallowedpollinationbeforeheatwitheredthe

tops,andthelackofrainsparedthestandingcornfromfloods.

Thatwintermycriboverflowedwithcornfat,healthy

three-to-a-stalkearsfllledwithkernelsfromheeltotip—while

myneighbors5fieldsyieldedonlybrown,emptyhusks.

Althoughplantingspastmayhavefallenbelowthe50-percent

expectation,andtheyprobablywillagaininthefuture,Iamstill

sustainedbythecropthatflourishesduringthedrought.

?第H—■篇：WhatisYourRecoveryRate?你的恢復(fù)速率是多少？

WhatisYourRecoveryRate?

Whatisyourrecoveryrate?Howlongdoesittakeyouto

recoverfromactionsandbehaviorsthatupsetyou?Minutes?

Hours?Days?Weeks?Thelongerittakesyoutorecover,the

moreinfluencethatincidenthasonyouractions,andtheless

ableyouaretoperformtoyourpersonalbest.Inanutshell,the

longerittakesyoutorecover,theweakeryouareandthepoorer

yourperformance.

Youarewellawarethatyouneedtoexercisetokeepthebodyfit

and,nodoubt,acceptthatareasonablemeasureofhealthisthe

speedinwhichyourheartandrespiratorysystemrecoversafter

exercise.Likewisethefasteryouletgoofanissuethatupsetsyou,

thefasteryoureturntoanequilibrium,thehealthieryouwillbe.

Thebestexampleofthisbehaviorisfoundwithprofessional

sportspeople.Theyknowthatthefastertheycanforgetan

incidentormissedopportunityandgetonwiththegame,the

bettertheirperformance.Infact,mostmeasurethetimeittakes

themtoovercomeandforgetanincidentinagameandmost

reckonarecoveryrateof30secondsistoolong!

Imagineyourselftobeanactorinaplayonthestage.Youraim

istoplayyourparttothebestofyourability.Youhavebeen

givenascriptandattheendofeachsentenceisafulstop.Each

timeyougettotheendofthesentenceyoustartanewoneand

althoughthenextsentenceisrelatedtothelastitisnotaffected

byit.Yourjobistodelivereachsentencetothebestofyour

ability.

Don'tliveyourlifeinthepast!Learntoliveinthepresent,to

overcomethepast.Stopthepastfrominfluencingyourdailylife.

Don'tallowthoughtsofthepasttoreduceyourpersonalbest.

Stopthepastfrominterferingwithyourlife.Learntorecover

quickly.

Remember:Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.Reflectonyour

recoveryrateeachday.Everydaybeforeyougotobed,lookat

yourprogress.Don'tlieinbedsayingtoyou,4<Ididthatwrong.”

"Ishouldhavedonebetterthere."No.lookatyourdayandnote

whenyoumadeanefforttoplaceafullstopafteranincident.

Thisisasuccess.Youaretakingcontrolofyourlife.Remember

thisisastepbystepprocess.Thisisnotamake-over.Youare

undertakingrealchangehere.Youraim:reducethetimespent

inrecovery.

Thewayforward?

Liveinthepresent.Notintheprecedent.

.第十二篇：ClearYourMentalSpace清理心靈的空間

ClearYourMentalSpace

Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,

anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyou

weregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindcluttered

withthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?

Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressful

time,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,thafsright,stop.

Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.While

you'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegative

emotion.

Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminute

totrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Takethe

entireminute-butonlyoneminute-todonothingelsebutfeel

thatemotion.

Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwilingtokeep

holdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestof

theday?”

Onceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedinthe

emotionandreallyfellit,youwillbesurprisedtoHndthatthe

emotionclearsratherquickly.

Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,

thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.

Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfif

you'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestofthe

day.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthat

negativitywithyourbreath.

Thisexerciseseemssimple-almosttoosimple.But,itisvery

effective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetruly

felt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingit

downandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythe

poweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.

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