感悟人生-Unit 17 Feeding Your Spirit 保持良好的心态

Look at yourself every once in a while and point out all the things about yourself that you like.

Self-esteem that's really the most important thing by actress Stacy Kellen.

Overcoming depression is a matter of healing¹ your physical and motional² self, but another part of you may be damaged to your personal spirt.

When you are depressed³, a place inside you feels empty.

This place which holds your personal spirt needs attention.

Instead of yielding⁴ at yourself,yield for yourself, show compassion⁵ for yourself when you make a mistake.

Pack yourself on the back when you succeed at something.

Realize that you may have a bad day once in a while ,but you can get through it and move on.

Wish to feed your personal spirt:

1,Write your thoughts and feelings in a journal⁶. Don't add it what you write and you don't have to show it to anyone.

2,If you play a musical instrument or sing, make up a song.

3,Write a poem,short story or any other creative pieces.

4,Walk on the beach and listen to the waves and birds or take a long walk through a forest or a park. Hug a tree, come on, try it.

5,Volenteer your time at your local red cross,senior center or another organization.Helping⁷ others is a great way to help yourself.

6,Collect something you love. Think of a unique way to display your collection.

7,Go to an art gallary and spend time looking at the paintings and sculptures.

8,Paint,draw or sketch⁸ a picture.

9,Be creative in any way you like. Use a needle and thread,paper, ink, flowers, music, cloth, words,glue or wood.Borrow ideas from magzines,other people, art books,hobbit shops or nature. See what's inside you, waiting to come out.

10,Spend time with an animal friend. Petting your dog or watching your fish swimming around can make you feel very peaceful.If you don't have a pet, visit a human society or help out at one.

11,Buy a plant that's easy to care for,put it in your room and watch it grow.

12,If you are comfortable with praying, say a prayer.

13,Because you want good friends, be a good friend.

14,Make cookies or a meal for someone who has been kind to you.

15,Join a support group and go at least once a week.

16,Learn everything you can about depression and your treatment, become an export about your own depression, so you know how to get better.

17,Set a goal to do something you've always want to do. Plan it out in simple steps.Write them down and do step one. After you've completed one step , you'll have the confidence to tackle⁹ the next step.

1 healing   

n.康复，复原adj.有治疗功用的v.（使）愈合( heal的现在分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• miraculous powers of healing 神奇的治病能力
• She seems to have a vocation for healing. 看来她具备治病救人的才能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 motional   

运动的，由运动而生的，起动的

参考例句：

• Women are often said to be more motional than men. 人们常说女人比男人更易动情。 来自互联网
• Clarity and continuity are used to evaluate the quality of motional images. 而对于运动序列图像质量，则使用清晰度和流畅度指标加以客观评价。 来自互联网

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 yielding   

a.弯曲自如的，灵活的，让步的

参考例句：

• Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself. 他总是觉得自己一无是处，便企图自杀。
• The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm spring. 漫长的严冬终于结束，随之而来的是温暖的春天。

5 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

6 journal   

n.日志，日记；议事录；日记帐；杂志，定期刊物

参考例句：

• He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
• He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

9 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。