双语有声阅读：为快乐腾出空间Make Room for Happiness

一旦你为成功腾出了空间，并且加入你真正想要的，那便会给你带来快乐和满足感。如果你想在已经拥有的基础上再追求成功，它会变成另一种负担。首先，你必须为获取成功做好准备。

 

If you want something new and different in your life, you must first make room make room for happine ss by moving out the old. The question is: Where do you start to begin to make room for happiness? You may find the answer right here at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, and I’m Faith.

 

Time

 

How do you spend your time? Is it wasted time, or refreshing¹ time? Does it take you toward your goals, or away from them? Are you consciously spending time, or just letting it happen?

 

Environment

 

What no longer is working for you in your environment? Are there unfinished projects that were important at one time, but no longer intrigue² you? When you look around, does your environment make you feel good? Make you smile? 

 

Relationships

 

What relationships are no longer effective to your happine ss? Do the people in your life support you? Are you proud to introduce them to others? Do you learn from them?

 

Thinking

 

Do you talk to yourself like your best friend? Or do you talk to yourself like the neighbor you despise? Do your thoughts inspire and motivate you, or hold you back from your best self?

 

Work

 

Do you feel fulfilled and happy about your work, whether that’s a domestic engineer, or CEO? or do you dread³ doing the work, and just count the minutes until time off?

 

Once you have made the room for succe ss, adding what you really want will give you pleasure and fulfillment. If you try to add it on top of what you already have, it will become just another source of aggravation⁴. First, you must set up your life to support success.

 

时间

 

你的时间是怎么度过的？你是在浪费时间还是在充分利用它？它让你更靠近目标还是让你更加远离目标呢？你是自觉安排时间还是只是顺其自然？

 

环境 

 

在你周围什么东西已经没有价值了？是否有曾经很吸引你，如今却不再能激起你兴趣且尚未完成的工作？环视四周，环境是否让你感觉不错？让你微笑？

 

关系

 

什么样的关系已经让你不再感到快乐呢？生活中身边的人支持你吗？你会很骄傲地向别人介绍他们吗？你从他们那儿学到什么？

 

思考

 

你是否像朋友一样与自己交谈呢？还是像和你讨厌的邻居那样谈话？你的想法会赋予你灵感、激励你还是阻止你做最好的自己？

 

工作

 

无论你是家庭保姆还是执行总裁，你能从工作中获得满足和幸福吗？你是否对工作充满恐惧，并且只是熬时间等下班呢？

 

一旦你为成功腾出了空间，并且加入你真正想要的，那便会给你带来快乐和满足感。如果你想在已经拥有的基础上再追求成功，它会变成另一种负担。首先，你必须为获取成功做好准备。

1 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

2 intrigue   

vt.激起兴趣，迷住；vi.耍阴谋；n.阴谋，密谋

参考例句：

• Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
• The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。

3 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

4 aggravation   

n.烦恼，恼火

参考例句：

• She stirred in aggravation as she said this. 她说这句话，激动得过分。
• Can't stand the aggravation, all day I get aggravation. You know how it is." 我整天都碰到令人发火的事，你可想而知这是什么滋味。” 来自教父部分