美好生活从学会感激开始

If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that "bad things" keep happening to us, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. If we don't, we will only attract more "bad things."

It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but I can assure you that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. We can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

If you start with one small, positive thing and repeat it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation: positive thoughts, feelings, opportunities and people will start showing up in your life. With practice, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, irregardless of the events around you.

Here are a few examples for you to practice. Say them out loud and with feeling!

Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!"

When you see the gas prices hiking, say "I am so glad that I am blessed to have a vehicle in which to get around."

When you are late for work, say "I am so happy and grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one."

If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: "I really do appreciate my eyes that see, my ears that hear, my mouth that tastes, my legs that walk, my arms that lift, my hands that write, my mind that thinks, my knees that bend and my tongue that talks." The possibilities here are endless: insert what does work for you and feel good about it!

Write down what you're grateful for each day. In moments when you're feeling really down, read what you wrote previously. This will help uplift your spirits. If you practice this regularly, you will find that your list will get longer and longer.

The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of blissful peace. The more you practice, the happier you'll be.

相关单词：depressed

depressed解释：adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

depressed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。

相关单词：perceive

perceive解释：vt.感知，感觉，察觉；意识到，理解

perceive例句：

Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色？

I can't perceive any difference between these coins.我看不出这些硬币的区别。

相关单词：shift

shift解释：n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣

shift例句：

Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？

A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。

相关单词：assure

assure解释：vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

assure例句：

The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。

I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

相关单词：outlook

outlook解释：n.观点，见解；展望，前景

outlook例句：

The outlook for the economy is bright.经济前景光明。

Her outlook gradually widens.她的眼光渐渐开阔了。

相关单词：glorious

glorious解释：adj.美丽的，辉煌的；荣耀的

glorious例句：

It is a glorious thing to die for the people.为人民而死，虽死犹荣！

We had a glorious time at the seaside.我们在海边度过了愉快的时光。

相关单词：previously

previously解释：adv.以前，先前（地）

previously例句：

The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。

Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。