农历新年第一天要迎接“天地神明”。有些人会在这一天戒荤，因为他们相信这会保佑他们健康幸福。
On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.
第二天，中国人会祭祀祖先和神明。他们会善待小狗，给它们喂食，据说新年第二天是所有狗的生日。
The third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law. 第三天和第四天是女婿给岳父岳母拜年的日子。
The fifth day is called Po Woo. On that day people stay home to welcome the God of
Wealth. No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.
第五天被称为“破五”，这一天人们会呆在家里欢迎财神的到来。没人会在这一天走亲访友，因为这会给双方带来厄运。
On the sixth to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.
第六天至第十天，人们会走亲访友，同时有的人会去寺庙祈福，祈求好运和健康。
The seventh day of the New Year is the day for farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. The seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.
新年的第七天，农民们会摆出农产品。他们将七种蔬菜榨汁饮用来庆祝此刻。第七天也被认为是人类的生日。人们会吃长寿面来祈求长寿，同时供奉生鱼祈求成功。
On the eighth day the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.
在第八天，福建人会再吃一顿团圆饭，在午夜他们会向天公祈福。 The ninth day is to make offerings to the Jade Emperor.
第九天要供奉玉皇大帝。
The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.
第十天到第十二天，邀请亲朋好友来吃饭。吃了这么多丰盛的食物后到了第十三天要吃一些清淡的粥和芥菜。
The 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the 15th night.
第十四天用来准备过元宵节，元宵灯会会在第十五天晚上举行。 Auspicious words: 吉祥话的翻译：
Treasures fill the home Business flourishes Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity
Harmony brings wealth
May all your wishes come true
Everything goes well
The country flourishes and people live in peace
Money and treasures will Wishing you every be plentiful
success
Promoting to a higher position
Safe trip wherever you go
春节相关词汇： 年夜饭-Reunion Dinner 爆竹-Firecracker['faiəkrækə] 压岁钱-Gift Money 烟花-Fireworks
春联-Spring Festival Couplet 灯笼-lantern['læntən] 舞狮-lion dance
红包-red envelope['envələup] 舞龙-dragon dance 年画-new year picture
Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.
春节庆祝活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。
Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell
ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings. Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.
春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。大多数中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这一天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到正月十五。 House Cleaning 房屋打扫
To clean houses on the New Year Even is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago. The dust is traditionally associated with “old” so cleaning their houses and sweeping the dust mean to bid farewell to the “old” and usher in the “new”. Days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses, sweeping the floor, washing daily things, cleaning the spider webs and dredging the ditches. People do all these things happily in the hope of a good coming year.
春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。灰尘在传统上与“旧”联系在一起，所以打扫房屋和扫除灰尘意味着辞“旧”迎“新”。春节的前几天，中国的各家各户都打扫房屋，扫地，清洗日用品，清除蛛网和疏浚沟渠。人们兴高采烈做所有这些事情，希望来年好运。
House decoration 房屋装饰
One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors. On the Spring Festival
couplets, good wishes are expressed. New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture. 房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。
People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red \"fu\"means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post \"fu\"on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.
在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。
Waiting for the First Bell Ringing of Chinese New Year 等待春节的第一声钟鸣
The first bell ringing is the symbol of Chinese New Year. Chinese people like to go to a large squares where there are huge bells are set up on New Year’s Eve. As the New Year approaches they count down and celebrate together. The people believe that the ringing of huge bell can drive all the bad luck away and bring the fortune to them. In recent years, some people have begun going to mountain temples to wait for the first ringing. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, is very famous temple for its first ringing of the bell to herald Chinese New Year. Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate Chinese New Year.
第一次钟声是春节的象征。中国人喜欢到一个大广场，那里有为除夕设置的大钟。随着春节的临近，他们开始倒计数并一起庆祝。人们相信了大钟的撞响可以驱除霉运，带来好运。近年来，有些人开始去山上寺庙等待第一次钟声。苏州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的钟声宣布春节的到来。现在有许多外国人也去寒山寺庆祝春节。 Staying up late (\"Shousui\")
熬夜（“守岁”）
Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve. After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Year’s arrival.
守岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。 New Year Feast 年夜饭
Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Year's Feast is \"a must\" banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Even banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat \"niangao\" (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as a homophone, niangao means \"higher and higher every year\". In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is \"Jiaozi\" or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.
春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕点），因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。
Setting Firecrackers 燃放鞭炮
Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration. However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the government has banned this practice in many major cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration. Right as the clock strike 12 o'clock midnight of New Year's Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening. Families stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears. 放鞭炮曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城镇和农村地区的人们仍然坚持这种传统的庆祝活动。除夕夜一旦时钟撞响午夜12点钟，城市和乡镇都被烟花的闪闪光芒映亮，鞭炮声震耳欲聋。一家人熬夜就为这个欢乐的时刻，孩子们一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火机兴高采烈地点放着他们在这个特殊节日的快乐，尽管他们吓得捂着耳朵。 New Year Greetings(Bai Nian)
春节的问候（拜年）
On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and Gongxi (congratulations), wishing each other good luck, happiness during the new year. In Chinese villages, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.
在春节第一天或此后不久，大家都穿着新衣服，带着弓向亲戚和朋友打招呼并恭喜（祝贺），彼此祝愿在新的一年里好运，幸福。在中国农村，有些村民可能有数以百计的亲戚，所以他们不得不拿出两个多星期来走亲访友。
On the first day of the new year, it’s customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.
春节第一天，按习惯，小一辈人要拜见老一辈，祝愿他们健康长寿。
Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now, some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes rather than pay a visit personally. 因为探亲访友花费大量时间，所以，现在有些忙碌的人就送春节贺卡来表达他们的良好祝愿，而不是亲自去拜访。 Lucky Money 压岁钱
It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift. The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters; hence the name \"lucky money\". Parents and grandparents first put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year. They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.
这是孩子们的父母和祖父母给他们作为春节礼物的钱。压岁钱据说能带来好运，能驱魔；因此，就有了“压岁钱”的称呼。父母和祖父母先把钱放入特制的小红包里，年夜饭后或当孩子们来拜年时，将红包发给他们。他们之所以要把钱放到红包里，是因为中国人认为红色是个幸运色。他们想给自己孩子既有压岁钱还有幸运色。 温馨的新年英文祝福语 祝愿父母身体安康
I wish you longevity and health. 愿您福寿安康。 Wishing you a long life. 愿您长命百岁。
May you both live long and healthy lives. 愿二老福寿安康。
Wishing a happy, long and healthy life! 多福多寿!
祈祝爱情历久弥新
You are as refreshing as the upcoming spring. 春天就要来了，你就像春天一样清新可人。
I love you more with every passing year. 岁月流逝，我对你的爱历久弥新。 You are the most precious thing I have! 你是我最珍爱的宝贝!
Although I grow older every passing year, I am forever young when I am around you. 岁月已过，容颜已老。但有你在身旁，我将青春永不老。
祝愿同事步步高升
I hope there will be a promotion for you this year. 愿您今年步步高升。
Wishing you many future successes. 祝您今后获得更大成就。
Wishing you success in your career and a happy family! 祝您事业、家庭双丰收。
I wish you a joyous new year, happiness and good luck in the future. 祝新年快乐，并愿您幸福吉祥、前程似锦。
祈祝友人生意兴隆
Have a happy and prosperous year. 愿您新年快乐，大发利市。 Good luck in your new business. 恭贺开张大吉！
Best wishes for the success of your business. 祝您生意更加兴隆。
May good fortune come your way in the new year. 恭喜发财！
祝福常用语
Good luck, good health, good cheer. I wish you a happy New Year. 祝好运、健康、欢乐伴你度过一个快乐新年。
With best wishes for a happy New Year! 祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝愿！
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。 With the compliments of the season. 祝贺佳节。
May the season's joy fill you all the year round. 愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year. 新年快乐、最诚挚的祝福。
To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be with you. 恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。
Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year. 身体健康、万事好运、来年幸福满满！
May the joy and happiness around you today and always. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.
请接受我诚挚的新年，顺祝身体健康。
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。
With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.
致以最良好的，原你新年快乐幸福。
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace. 愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。
Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year. 祝节日快乐，新年幸福。
Season's greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year! 献上节日的问候与,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.
给你我无尽的新的，让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。 Good luck and at success in the coming New Year. 祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。
A beautiful wish to you and your family --- live a happy life and everything goes well. 给你和你的家人最美好的祝愿——生活幸福、万事如意！
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
Good luck and great success in the coming New Year. 祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
2012新年英语祝福语：超实用口语化新年英语祝辞
Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year. 祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。 With best wishes for a happy New Year!
祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝愿！
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。 With the compliments of the season. 祝贺佳节。
May the season's joy fill you all the year round. 愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
Season's etings and best wishes for the New Year. 新年快乐、最诚挚的祝福。
To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be with you.
恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。
Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year. 身体健康、万事好运、来年幸福满满！
May the joy and happiness around you today and always. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.
请接受我诚挚的新年，顺祝身体健康。
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。
With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.
致以最良好的，原你新年快乐幸福。
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace. 愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。
Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year. 祝节日快乐，新年幸福。 A happy New Year to you. 恭贺新年。
Season's etings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year! 献上节日的问候与,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.
给你我无尽的新的，让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。 Good luck and at success in the coming New Year. 祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。
A beautiful wish to you and your family --- live a happy life and everything goes well.
给你和你的家人最美好的祝愿——生活幸福、万事如意！
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to ext tend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
Good luck and great success in the coming New Year. 祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
非典型性新年计划：2012如何做到真正快乐幸福？
In mid-December, I celebrated my 30th birthday at a little Scandinavian restaurant in a quickly-changing part of DC. I was surrounded by great artwork, brightly colored vats of aquavit, and the people I loved most. Throughout the cocktails and the courses of heavy winter food, I kept looking around to marvel at all I have to appreciate in my life.
Professionally, I am a decently busy photographer and yoga teacher. I just marked a year and half with my boyfriend (we’re an OK Cupid success story). I have lovely friends and a great home and opportunities to travel. Most importantly, though, I feel good in my own skin and confident in my ability to handle the hard times.
12月中旬，我在一家传统北欧风情餐厅里庆祝了自己三十而立。这家饭店位于哥伦比亚，其所在地已经发展得日新月异。在派对上，我的周围是绚丽夺目的礼物，五彩斑斓的白兰地和我最爱的人们所带来的快乐。在享受可口的冬季佳肴和美酒的同时，我亦观察着周围的人和事，对我生命中所出现的一切感到无比激动和感恩。工作上，我是一个体面的摄影师和瑜伽教练。感情上，我和我的男友已经共同度过了一年半的甜蜜恋爱时光（我和他的故事正是丘比特爱神之箭成功射中的杰作）。我还有要好的朋友和一个幸福的家庭，甚至有机会去外面旅旅游。而最最重要的是，我对自己的现状非常满意，日子即使变得艰难，我也相信自己有能力把它处理好。
It wasn’t always this way. Five years ago, I was going through some serious
soul-searching. I was just back in the States after living abroad. Confused about what I wanted to do, I took a job at a dysfunctional non-profit, where I soon felt trapped. I had been single for a while and thought this meant something big about me. I tried to be myself, but each date I went on only confirmed how far I was from having the kind of relationship I wanted. There was nothing really wrong in my life, but nothing felt like it fit. 但之前我的生活并不是这样。五年前，我一直在认真进行自我反思。当时我正从国外回来，对于前途非常迷茫。在一家不太正规的非盈利机构工作了一段时间后，我陷入了工作困境。对于单身的我来讲，这个状态是非常严重的。我努力做我自己，但每天我所作的一切却仅仅证明了一点——我正离我理想的人际关系处理状态越来越远。我的生活并没有出现什么大问题，但却总感觉有什么不对劲。
It took a lot of change to get to where I am now. I got a therapist and a life coach. I got serious about my yoga practice, sat for 10 days on an intense meditation retreat, and took ayahuasca with a shaman in the Peruvian Amazon. I took a lot of risks and was super honest about what I wanted—and what I was willing to do to get there. These days, I still feel fear, anger, anxiety, and shame. But I see these as temporary moods within the larger framework of a life I love.
我做了很大改变才成为如今的自己。我雇了一位私人医生和一位生活导师，开始认真练习瑜伽。我曾静坐整整10天，全身心投入冥想，在秘鲁亚马逊和一位萨满祭司饮用死藤水（小编注：用南美一种藤本植物的根泡制而成，有致幻作用的饮料）。我尝试了各种冒险活动，完全忠于探索自己的内心所需，并思考着我愿意怎样做才能获得它。
I want this for us all. Although I am skeptical about most New Year's resolutions—my brother says we just use them to make ourselves feel better after overindulging in the holidays—I think now is as good a time as any to make the changes you’ve been thinking about. These are five ideas that have helped me on my quest to be happier.
我希望把我的想法分享给大家。虽然对人们常讲的新年计划我持怀疑态度——弟弟说那其实人们为了享受假期找的美好慰藉——但我认为对于你们当中任何有规划新年习惯的朋友，现在就是最好的时机了。
1. Put the cart before the horse. The most important—and at times perhaps the most annoying—piece of advice that I’ve gotten is just to straight out be happier. We get so caught up in trying to look perfect, get promoted, be cool, find a partner. All of that stuff is awesome, but it's not going to feel good for long without a certain base of personal
contentment. You’re just going to want more and more. If you really think about it, we seek things because we think we will feel better once we have them. So why not just feel better and then see what comes?
1.将想法本末倒置。坦白来说，我得到的最重要的有时也是最讨厌的建议就是变得更快乐。我们总是过分追求外形完美，工作晋升，保持理智或找到伴侣。没错，这些都很诱人值得去追求，但若没有自我满足感，拥有这些并不能永远让你保持快乐。你会变得贪得无厌。仔细思考下，如果你真认为，我们追求某物是因为一旦获得它我们将变得开心，那为什么不开始先保持快乐的心态，也许你想要的会自动来到你身边呢？
2. Dream big and challenge yourself. To me, making a \"resolution\" feels like a
punishment and a chore. I’ve always preferred to think of these goals as \"dreams,\" which stirs up the feeling of possibility for me. There is a special energy and real power that comes from talking about your dreams, even when they sound totally crazy. Around this time of year, I like to make a list of what I really want to see happen in my life. I may not get to everything on that list this year (or even in my lifetime), but at least I can understand what direction I want to be moving in. If dreams don't appeal to you, think about your change as more of a challenge. In 2011 I challenged myself to take and post a photograph every day. Taking 365 pictures was fun at times and annoying at others, but in the end I learned that living an artistic life is about doing a little work every day, not just the occasional inspiration.
2.怀揣大梦想，自我挑战。做计划这种事对我来说就是被惩罚，等于做家务。因此，我倾向于将计划看作梦想，梦想可以带来实现的可能性。当你谈论你的梦想时，你会感受到一股奇妙却真实的力量在振奋着你——即使这个梦想听起来是那么的荒诞不羁。在每年这个时间，我都会列个清单写下我真正所需的一切，看看来年它们会不会发生。我可能不会将今年（或一生）所需的东西都列在上面，但至少可以明白自己所努力的方向。若你的梦想没有足够吸引你，可以考虑改变自己来实现自我挑战。在2011年，我的自我挑战目标是每天都要拍照摄影，并将作品张贴起来。有时你会发现完成365张照片是一种乐趣，但亦有人会觉得这样的工作非常痛苦，但最终我懂得了一点——做艺术不仅仅是瞬间的灵感，更多的是每天的点滴积累。
3.Act small. \"Micro movements\" is a term used by the inspirational author and dreaming advocate SARK. Twenty-eight years ago she was an unemployed artist in San Francisco who suffered from chronic procrastination. What changed her into the author of 16
bestselling books was learning how to take the first step. Her advice is that if your dream is to write a novel, then your first micro movement could be to turn on your computer. After that you can decide whether or not you want to keep going. If you do, from there you can open and name a Word document. If you decide to go further, then you can write a bad sentence and then maybe another will come. I’ve also heard this used as a way to
motivate yourself to exercise: If you don’t feel like going for a run, just put on your shoes and see what happens. The key is to alleviate any pressure to do everything at once. Every project is made up of dozens of small steps that are all pretty doable.
3.从小事做起。“微行动”一词是由灵感作家和梦想倡导者萨克提出来的。28年前她是旧金山的一名患有慢性拖延症的无业艺术家。之后她开始学习如何迈出第一步来改变自我，因而成为了如今写出16本畅销书的著名作家。她给大家的建议是，若你的梦想是写小说，那你的第一个微行动就是打开电脑。打开之后你再决定你是否继续下一步。如果你决定继续，那么你将打开并创建一个word文档。若你想深入进行下去，你甚至可以写个病句，而下一句或许就随之而来了。我经常听到这样鼓舞人心的话：即使你不想跑步，你也先穿上跑鞋再说。这样激励方式的关键在于减轻你立刻行动的压力。其实每个大的计划都是由多个可行的小步骤积累形成的。
4. Practice. “Practice and all is coming.” This is my favorite quote from Patabi Jois, the father of Ashtanga Yoga. His students—who were mostly Western—would come to him seeking help to escape their neuroses and destructive behavior. He would flash his beatific smile and tell them to go do their practice and everything would be ok. Of course, your practice doesn't have to be yoga. It can be biking or painting or anything that
challenges and centers you. My boyfriend spends his weekends experimenting with new baking recipes, pushing himself to get the right consistency and trying again when his cakes fall. The simple act of baking makes him feel good. So what is your practice? Once you figure out what that thing is for you, make a point of doing it a few times a week and notice how you feel within the consistency. Bigger goals and dramatic changes are very real, but I’ve come to see that daily routines are really what sustain me. The best creative work often happens within the stability of practice. 4. 实践实践再实践。“实践让一切水到渠成”这是我最喜欢的一句格言，来自于阿斯汤加瑜伽鼻祖Patabi Jois。他大部分的学生来自于西方，经常请教他如何摆脱一些精神上的破坏性行为。他总是露出一丝安详的微笑，只告诉学生做瑜伽练习，一切皆会找到答案。当然，你的练习不一定是瑜伽，它可以是骑自行车，画画抑或是任何吸引你挑战你的事。我的男友愿意花整个周末时间研究全新烘烤配方，一旦烘烤失败就重新来过，他用这样的方式促使自己获得内心的协调。烘烤面包如此简单的实践却使他感觉很棒。那么你的实践是什么呢？当你找到自己适合的实践，一周留心地做几次，感受下它给你带来的内心和谐。宏伟的目标和突破性改变虽然也现实，但我却逐渐意识到每天日常的行为才是真正支撑我的东西。最具创造力的作品往往来源于你每天坚持的实践中。
5. Take refuge in yourself. The most incredible practice I’ve found is free-writing for 30 minutes each morning. I learned this from The Artist's Way (another great tool for tapping into your creative talents). I’ve done \"morning pages\" as consistently for over two years, and they have made such a big difference in my attitude about life, especially when I was complaining. To me, there is no comfort that can compare to the privilege of being able to sit down for 30 minutes to write about whatever is going on inside. This writing practice has made me my own best friend. It has shown me that I have infinite amounts of strength and humor if I look for it, and that I deserve all of all of good things that happen to me once I make the decision to get out of my own way. So I just do it. I wake up and write until I feel clear. Then I close my notebook and make a bowl of oatmeal and enjoy my day.
5.投靠自己。我发现最不可思议的实践行为是每天早上写半小时的随笔。我是从《the Artists' Way》学到的（另一个激发你创造性能力的强大工具）。每天早晨写随笔的习惯我已经坚持了两年多，它强烈地改变了我对生活的态度，尤其是我在抱怨的时候。现在对我来说，没有任何事比每天早晨花半小时抒发内心情绪更能让我内心舒适从容的了，它已经成为我最好的知己。它让我了解到自己体内原来有那么强大的力量和那么多的幽默细胞可以去挖掘，同时，
它也让我领悟到，一旦我决定走自己的路，我值得拥有所有美好的事物。因此我一直坚持这个实践，每天清晨醒来写作，静静看着文字流淌在笔间，直到内心情绪变得清晰明确，就合上笔记本，喝一碗燕麦享受全新的一天。
坚持做20件小事 你的人生大不同
1. Stay positive.You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is
impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible. 保持积极乐观的心态。你可以选择听愤青和怀疑论者在那里叨念“成功是不可能的”，你也可以选择坚守信仰，保持乐观的心态，相信“万事皆有可能”。
2. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My purpose is__. 每天早上起床的时候，就想想怎么填完整下面这句话：我的目标是__。
3. Take a morning walk of gratitude. It will create a fertile mind ready for success. 每天早晨进行一次”感恩散步“，这会滋养你的精神沃土，为成功做好准备。
4. Instead of being disappointed about where you are. Think optimistically about where you are going.
与其对你现在所处的位置感到失望，不如乐观地想想你前进的方向。
5. Eat. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
吃东西。早餐吃得像国王，午餐吃得像王子，晚餐吃得像用光了赊账卡限额的学生。 6. Remember that adversity is not a dead-end but a detour to a better outcome. 记住，逆境并不是尽头，而是更好的结果的一个转角而已。
7. Focus on learning, loving, growing and serving. 专注于学习、关爱、成长和服务。
8. Believe that everything happens for a reason. Expect good things to come out of challenging experiences.
你要相信凡事皆有因果。面对挑战才能有好事降临。
9. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
别在流言蜚语上、过去的事情上、消极的想法上和你不能控制的事情上浪费你宝贵的精力。相反，积极的当下时刻才是你需要花精力的地方。 10. Mentor someone and be mentored by someone. 指导别人，同时也接受别人的指导。
11. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 生活就是不公平的，但还过得下去。
12. Remember there’s no substitute for hard work. 什么也代替不了努力工作。
13. Each day when you wake up in the morning ask: “What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me create the success I desire?”Then tune out all the distractions and focus on these actions.
每天早晨起来问问自己：”今天我要做哪三件可以助我成功的事情？“然后抛开杂念，全神贯注完成这些事情。
14. Complaining is like vomiting. Afterwards you feel better but everyone around you feels sick.
抱怨就跟呕吐一样。你自己是爽了，可你周围的人都得跟着遭殃。 15. Read more books than you did last year. 今年比去年多读点书。
16. Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte. 保证睡眠时间，一杯特浓拿铁替代不了一夜好眠。
17. Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation.
每天关注在你想做什么，而不是你要做什么。生活是恩赐而不是义务。
18. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __. Today I accomplished__.
每晚临睡前完成如下陈述：我对__充满感恩。今天我完成了__。 19. Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants.
微笑大笑，多多益善。这是天然的抗抑郁药。
20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it. 珍惜你的人生之旅。每个人只能有一次这样的人生旅行，尽你所能地享受珍惜你的人生吧。
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