感悟人生-Unit 15 Honor Your Spirit 尊重你的灵魂

Instead of seeing yourself from the outside in, take a look from the inside out and find the way to your happiness.

Have you ever asked yourself the question what makes me "me"?

Well, the real answer can only come from your sprit, your power was in.

It's that voice inside you that you can hear when it's quite and you are alone with your thoughts and feelings.

It's easy for that inner¹ voice to be drought² out by insecuties, a headache schedual or the louder voices of your friends and family.

But you've got to listen to it carefully, because your sprit gives you power and guidance.

It urges you to follow your heart and study music even though your parents want you to be a lawyer.

It annoy that you until you finally break up with the nagetive friend.

You see your sprit is the truth of who you are and when you honor³ it, you will feel stronger, happier and more at peace with yourself and others.

What's your truth?

Sometimes in life when you don't think you have the answers, you are forced to fill in the blanks.

Challenge yourself to fill in these blanks below about your own personal truth.

It may not be easy, this could be the first time you stop to think about what you are really made of , but discovering what makes you unique is the most crucial⁴ step in self-understanding.

Complete the following sentences with the first thing that comes into your mind.

Be honest and if you can't think of anything, then write down the things you want for your life.

This is about finding⁵ your truth so that you can honor your sprit.

Recognize your inner beauty.

I am beautiful, because...

Recognize your power.

I am powerful, because...

Recognize your greatness.

I am great, because...

Recognize your strength.

I am strong enough to...

Recognize your talence

I am really good at...

Recognize your passion.

I really love to...

Accepting your truth, now use the work sheet to dig even deeper.

Each answer that immediately popped into your head proves that you are already on your way to honoring⁶ your sprit.

But it's the questions you may have struggled with that you need to work on.

You do have the answers to all those questions, there in your everyday life.

It's staff like that the way you know how to make a friends smile when she is having a bad day, your love of mountain climbing, your dreams of women in academic award.

But sometimes things block you from acknowledging⁷ your truth.

It could be fear and insecurity or maybe you think that it's not OK to praise yourself.

Honoring your sprit is a process that's difficult at first because you have to learn how to let go of those negative feelings.

But you must, because if you beat yourself up about everything.

How can you recognize your greatness?

Everyone has something they are ashamed of, are afraid of or feel guilty about.

But try to see your scars⁸ as beauty marks.

It's your flaws⁹ that help create your true beautiful self.

And when you accept the parts of yourself that you don't like, you're discovering the whole you--your sprit.

Living your truth, once you've discovered your truth, live up to it everyday, that's will bring you real happiness.

On the days when you find it a challenge, you have that uncomfortable feeling of being fake¹⁰ or untrue to yourself.

Repeat this affirmation.

"I came into this life a winner, and no matter what, I am a winner."

Throughout your life, constantly test whether or not you are really honoring your sprit and doing what's right for you.

How, just stop. Be quite, and ask the power was in. And pay close attention to the response.

1 inner   

adj.内部的，里面的；内在的，内心的；精神的

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.另一些人到深山中去，寻求新的精神生活。

2 drought   

n.旱灾，干旱，久旱

参考例句：

• The plants are growing in again,despite the drought.尽管干旱，植物又长出来了。
• The ground is as hard as stone after the drought.长期干旱后土地硬得就像石头一样。

3 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

4 crucial   

adj.极重要的，决定性的，关键性的

参考例句：

• It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
• The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。

5 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

6 honoring   

v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They sat in silence, honoring the clan Jordache for a moment. 他们默默地坐了一会儿，对乔达虚家族表示了一番敬意。 来自辞典例句
• Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check. 美国没有履行这项神圣的义务，只是给黑人开了一张空头支票。 来自辞典例句

7 acknowledging   

v.承认( acknowledge的现在分词 )；鸣谢；对…打招呼；告知已收到

参考例句：

• That would be acknowledging the Railroad's ownership right away-forfeiting their rights for good. 这一来不是就等于干脆承认铁路公司的所有权-永久放弃他们自己的主权吗？ 来自辞典例句
• It is a great relief to allow us ourselves the luxury of acknowledging our human frailties. 让我们自己享受承认人类的弱点的快乐是一大慰藉。 来自辞典例句

8 scars   

n.伤痕( scar的名词复数 )；精神上的创伤；有损外观的地方；裸岩

参考例句：

• Slowly the war scars faded. 战争的创伤慢慢地消失了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I've got scars from head to toe in tribute to my courage. 为了嘉奖我的胆量，我得到浑身的伤疤。 来自辞典例句

9 flaws   

n.缺点( flaw的名词复数 )；错误；裂痕

参考例句：

• The argument is full of fundamental flaws. 这段论述充满根本性的错误。
• His remark is full of contradictions and flaws. 他的话前后矛盾，破绽百出。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。