“There”IserThan“Here”
佚名/Anonyo
Manypeoplebelievethattheywillbehappyoheyarriveatsospecificgoaltheysetfortheselves.Forsothegoalaybeaassgailliondolrs,forotherslosgthoseannoygten-pspounds,andforstillothersitisfdgasoute.Ituldbegettgabetterjob,drivganicercar,orpursugadreacareer.Whateveryour“there”is,youaybehatonceyouarrive,youwillfallyfdthepeaceyouhavealwaysdreadof;youwillfallybeefulfilled,happy,and.
However,oreoftenthannot,onceyouarrive“there”youwillstillfeeldissatisfied,andoveyour“there”visiontoyetanotherpotthefuture.Byalwayschasgafterahere”,youareneverreallyappreciatgwhatyoualreadyhaveright“here”.Itisiportantforhuaokeep“sober-ded”abouttheage-olddrivetolookbeyondthepcewhereyounowstand.Ononehand,yourlifeisenhancedbyyourdreasandaspirations.Oherhand,thesedrivespullyoufartherandfartherfroyourenjoyntofyourliferightnow.
Peoplefrothebegngoftihavestruggledwiththequestionofhowwelivethepresentont.Anditisachallehathasbeeparticurlydifficulttheodernworldwhichwearenstantlyredbyvisionsofgreaterglory,beauty,fa.Ifyoulearntobegrateful,youfulfillthechallengeoflivgthepresent.
Tobegratefulansyouarethankfulforandappreciativeofwhatyouhaveandwhereyouareonyourpathrightnow.Gratitudefillsyourheartwiththejoyfulfeelgandallowsyoutofullyappreciateeverythgthatarisesonyourpath.Asyoustrivetokeepyourfothepresentont,youexperiehefullwonderof“here”.Thereareanywaystocultivategratitude.Herearejtafewsuggestionsyouaywishtotry:
Iagewhatyourlifewouldbelikeifyoulostallthatyouhad.Thiswillostsurelyredyouofhowuchyoudoappreciateit.
Makealisteachdayofallthatyratefulfor,sothatyoustaynsciodailyofyourblessgs.Dothisespeciallywhenyouarefeelgasthoughyouhavenothgtofeelgratefulfor.Orspendafewutesbeforeyougotosleepgivgthanksforallthatyouhave.
Spendtiassistaothosewhoarelessfortuhanyou,sothatyouaygaperspective.
Howeveryouchoosetolearngratitudeisirrelevant.Whatreallyattersisthatyoucreateaspaceyournsessforappreciationforallthatyouhaverightnow,sothatyouayliveorejoyolyyourpresentont.
很多人都认为,只有实现了自己既定的目标,我们才会幸福快乐。目标因人而异:有的人想拥有万贯家财;有的人想把令人厌烦的十几磅肉减掉;还有些人想觅到心仪的伴侣,获得一份较好的工作,开一部漂亮的车子,或拥有一份理想的职业,这些都可以是一个目标。不管你的目标是什么,有一点是肯定的——只要达到了目标,你就可获得梦想中的安静与平和,你也一定会快乐、心满意足。
可事实往往并非如此。多数时候,当你达到彼岸时,仍不会满足,而且又会有新的憧憬。你总是劳心费神地去追求一个又一个目标,却从不用心去欣赏和珍惜当前拥有的一切。每个人都有不满足现状的欲望,重要的是——头脑要时刻保持清醒。一方面,你的梦想和渴望使你的生活更丰富多彩;另一方面,这些欲望又驱使你越来越远离现有生活中的欢愉。
人们从远古时代开始便苦苦探究这一问题——我们如何能活在现实中。林林总总的幻想和憧憬始终在**着我们——更多的荣耀、美貌和声誉。因而,这也是现代社会所面临的一个严峻挑战。若你知道感恩,就可真切地生活在现实中。
感恩是指对所拥有的一切和所处的人生境遇怀有感激之情,并懂得珍惜。你的心会因存有感恩而满溢愉悦,人生道路上的种种感受你都能亲身体验。如果你极力地将目光定格在现实当中,你就能体会到它的美妙之处。培养感恩之心的方法很多,建议你试试以下几种: