As I began to love myself

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY.

当我真正开始爱自己，我才意识到，所有的痛苦和情感折磨，仅仅是在提醒我，我的生活背离了真实的自己。如今我明白，这叫做「真实」。

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it RESPECT.

当我真正开始爱自己，我才懂得，当我将自己的意愿强加于人时，是何等冒犯无礼，即使我知晓时机尚未成熟，那人也并未做好准备，即便那人正是我自己。现在的我称之为「尊重」。

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it MATURITY.

当我真正开始爱自己，我不再渴求人生与现在相异。我逐渐明白，凡身边所发生之事皆是助我成长的邀约。现在的我称之为「成熟」。

As I began to love myself I understood that under any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm. Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.

当我真正开始爱自己，我才明白，无论身处何境，天时与地利皆在我手，凡事适逢其时，故心绪得以安宁。现在的我称之为「自信」。

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it SIMPLICITY.

当我开始真正爱自己，我不再挥霍生命，亦不再筹谋未来的宏图大业。今天的我，只做令我喜悦幸福之事，我所热爱之事，令我雀跃之事，以我之方式，按我之节奏。现在的我称之为「简单」。

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.

当我开始真正爱自己，我逐渐远离于健康无益的一切，不论饮食、人物、事情亦或环境，远离拖累我、让我背离真实自我的一切。从前的我称其为「有益健康的利己主义」。今天我才知道，这其实是「自爱」。

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is MODESTY.

当我开始真正爱自己，我不再妄想所作所为绝不出错。自那时起，我反而更少犯错。现在我发现这是「谦逊」。

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it FULFILLMENT.

当我开始真正爱自己，我不再沉湎过去，也不再为明天忧虑。如今，我只活在万物发生的当下，活在每一个今天，如此日复一日。现在的我称之为「充实」。

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART. 

当我真正开始爱自己，我明白，思虑乱心，令我烦躁易怒。但当我与心相连，心灵的力量成为我坚实的后盾。今日我称这种连结为「心灵的智慧」。

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know THAT IS LIFE!

我们无需再害怕生命中的争论、冲突，或是任何出现在与我们自己或与其他人之间的问题。因为星星尚且有碰撞之时。而从撞击中，新的世界将会诞生。如今我知道，这就是「生命」！