Just For Today (Sibyl F. Partridge)

Just For Today (Wrote by: Sibyl F. Partridge)

1.      Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.

2.      Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.

3.      Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.

4.      Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

5.      Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don't want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.

6.      Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, address as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.

7.      Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.

8.      Just for today I will have a programme. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests, hurrying and indecision.

9.      Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective into my life.

10.  Just for today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.

 

只为今天（作者：希贝尔.帕特瑞吉）

1.     只为今天，我要很快乐。如果林肯所说的“大部分人只要下定决心，都能很快乐”这句话是对的，那么快乐是来自人内心，而不是来自外界.

2.     只为今天，我要使自己适应一切，而不是让一切来适应我的欲望。我要以这种态度来接受我的家庭、我的事业和我的运气。

3.      只为今天，我要爱惜我的身体。我要多运动，照顾好自己，珍惜自己，不损伤身体，不忽视身体，使它成为我心灵的殿堂。

4.      只为今天，我要加强我的思想。我要学一些有用的知识，不做胡思乱想的人。我要看一些需要精力思考、专注的书。

5.      只为今天，我要通过三件事来锻炼我的灵魂：我要为别人做一件好事，但不要让人家知道；我还要做两件我并不想做的事，就像威廉.詹姆斯建议的，只是为了锻炼自己。

6.      只为今天，我要做个受人欢迎的人。我要尽量修饰外表，尽量穿着得体，说话要低声，行动要优雅，不在乎别人的毁誉。对任何事都不挑毛病，也不干涉或教训别人。

7.      只为今天，我要努力思考如何过好今天，而不是一次解决我一生的问题。虽然我可以持续12小时地工作，但我若一辈子这样做下去的话，我就会毁了我。

8.      只为今天，我要制订一个计划。我要写下每小时该做些什么，也许我不会完全照着它去做，但还是要订下这个计划。这样至少可以消除两大缺点------匆忙和犹豫不决。

9.      只为今天，我要为自己留下半小时的安静，轻松下来。在这半小时里，我要感激神，使我的生命更充满希望。

10.  只为今天，我要毫不惧怕，尤其不能害怕快乐，要去欣赏一切美，去爱一切，相信我所爱的那些人也会爱我。