人生的50堂课——《God Never Blinks》

Regina Brett 著

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
   人生并不公平，但依旧美好。
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
   迟疑的时候，向前迈出一小步。
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
   人生太过短暂，不必浪费时间去恨任何人。
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
   不必把自己看得太重，没有人会这样待你。
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
   每月还清信用卡账单。
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
   你不需要每次都吵赢，包容不同意见。
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
   找人一起哭，这要比独自啜泣更能治疗伤痛
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
   对上帝生气没有关系，他承受得了。
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
   从你的第一份薪水开始为退休积蓄。
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
    面对巧克力，抗拒只是徒劳。
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
    与你的过去讲和，它不会搞砸你的当下。
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
    让你的孩子看到你哭没有关系。
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
    别拿自己的人生和他人比较，你根本不清楚他们经历过什么。
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
    如果一段关系必须成为一个秘密，那么你不应介入其中。
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
    眨眼间什么都会改变。但是别担心，上帝从不眨眼。
16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
    生命太短暂，容不得我们过度悲伤。要么忙碌得活着，要么匆忙地死去。
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
    如果你活在当下，生活中就没有过不去的坎儿。
18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
    作家以写作为生。如果你想成为一名作家，写作吧。
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
    重拾快乐童年永不嫌晚，但第二次只能靠你自己而不是其他人。
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
    当关乎追求你生命中的所爱时，拒绝把“不”当作答案。
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
    点上蜡烛，用上好床单，穿上炫丽的内衣，不要等待特殊的时刻，今天就是特别的一天。
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
    “过度地”准备，然后随遇而安。
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
    现在就离经叛道，不要一把年纪了才开始穿上紫色。
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
    最重要的性器官是大脑。
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
    没有人掌控你的幸福，除了你自己。
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
    用下面的话来审视每个对你来说所谓的灾难：“五年后，它还重要吗？”
27. Always choose life.
    总是选择生活。
28. Forgive everyone everything.
    宽恕任何人任何事情。
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
    其他人怎么看你，与你无关。
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
    时间会治愈所有的伤痛。给时间一点耐心。
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
    无论顺境或逆境，它终究会改变。
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
    生病的时候，你的工作不会照顾你，你的朋友会，请保持联系。
33. Believe in miracles.
    相信奇迹。
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
    上帝爱你因为他是上帝，而不是因为你做了什么或者没做什么。
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
    没能打到你的事情反而真的会让你变得更强。
36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
    变老的同时就已经战胜了另一种可能---英年早逝。
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
    你的孩子只拥有一个童年，让它值得回味。
38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
    读些赞美诗（圣经旧约中的诗篇），它们包含了人类所有的情感。
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
    每天外出走走，奇迹无处不在。
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
    如果我们都把自己的困难砌成堆，再看看别人的境遇，我们就会把自己的收回去。
41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
    不要谨慎地审核人生。展现你自己并最大限度的利用你的人生。
42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
    丢掉那些没有的、不美丽的或不令人喜悦的东西。
43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
    到头来真正重要的都是是你曾经爱过的。
44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
    嫉妒是浪费时间，你已经拥有你所需要的。
45. The best is yet to come.
    最好的终会来临。
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
    无论你感觉如何，起床、穿衣然后展现自己。
47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
    深呼吸，它会平静你的大脑。
48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
    如果你不问，你就无法获得答案。
49. Yield.
    （学会）妥协。
50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
    人生不会被打上蝴蝶结，但它仍是一份礼物。