The Wholenes s of Life
完美人生
The Splashes of Life 生命的水花
Music to My Ears 心灵之乐
The Wholeness of Life 完美人生
Smiles with Gratitude 感激的微笑
A Moment of Joy 片刻的欢乐
Echoes 山的回声
Your Mind Is a Garden 心如花园
Love Is Just a Thread 爱如丝线
Parable of the Pencil 铅笔的寓言
Memo to Parents 给爸爸妈妈的备忘录
A Gift of Love
爱之光芒
The CrackedPot 裂罐
Living on the Fourth Floor 住在四楼
The Sunshine Zone 阳光地带
I Loved You 我曾经爱过你
Put the Glass Down 把水杯放下
A Gift of Love 爱之光芒
Mystery of the White Gardenia 洁白的栀子花
Solitude 孤独
Compassion of agreat Man —位伟人的同情心
The goodness of Life 生命的美好
A Boy with a Mission 男孩的使命
A Simple Truth
about Happiness
幸福真言
Ouarrel of the Colors 颜色的争吵
A Silent Love 无声的爱
You Have a Choice 你可以选择
A Simple Truth about Happiness幸福真言
Love''s Strange Ways 不寻常的爱
Carrot,Egg or Coffee 胡萝卜,鸡蛋还是咖啡豆
The Pecan Thief 偷胡桃的贼
Secrets to a Great Life
非凡人生的秘诀
Be Your Own Master 做自己的主人
On Achieving Success 关于获得成功
A Shaft of light on a Gloomy Day阴霾日子里的一束阳光
Bill Gates''Harvard 比尔·盖茨在哈佛
Commencement Speech 毕业典礼上的演讲
Secrets to n Great ife 非凡人生的秘诀
Are You Isnoring That Little
Thought?你在忽略那个小想法吗?
Wonderful…Lousy… “精彩极了”和“糟糕透了”
A Complaint-free World 没有抱怨的世界
Our Family Creed 小约翰·洛克菲勒的家族信条
內容試閱:
Your Mind Is a Garden
心如花园
Some time ago, Mary and I were visiting somefriends in the
country. We were staying at a beautifullittle guest cabin,
surrounded by fruit trees, flowersand even a few goats. Painted
above the doorway inbrightly colored, flowing letters were the
words:
Your mind is a garden.
Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers or
You can grow weeds.
Little did we know it at the time, but this littlepoem was to
have a profound affect both on ourthought patterns as well as our
artworks.
It started almost as a kind of game. We decidedto make a real
effort to watch our thoughts and seeexactly what it was that we
were planting in our own“Mind Garden”. It was difficult at first,
but gradually,we began to pay more and more attention to
whatthoughts were repeatedly flashing across our minds.
How disturbing it was to discover that manyof these “seeds”
were extremely negative thoughtsdestined to grow patches of thorny
thistles andstinging nettles in our daily lives!
We gradually came to see how so many of theproblems and
difficulties we were encountering in ourlives had their beginnings
in the seeds of doubt, fearand anxiety that we were continually
planting in ourminds.
It does take effort but like anything else it getseasier with
practice, and the amazing thing is, aswe became more and more aware
of these negativethoughts we are able to say:
“No! I will not plant this weed in the garden of mymind.”
I will consciously choose to plant somethingbetter. The
results are truly spectacular.
When you start to consciously cultivate yourown mind garden,
you will truly be amazed at thechanges which begin to happen in
your life. Obstaclesdisappear, barriers fall away, and things that
youonce thought were either impossible or very far awaywill
suddenly come into view.
Any garden is an ongoing process. It’s not enoughto just plant
a single seed of happiness and thenforget about it. Your frail
little seedlings would soonbe choked by weeds. It is necessary to
continuouslypull out and throw away those weeds of fear, doubtand
anxiety as soon as they appear.
Love, happiness and tranquility are all contagious.People who
are continuously planting these seedsin their own minds are also
planting them in otherpeople’s. Remember,
Your mind is a garden.
Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers or
You can grow weeds.
So ask yourself, what are you going to grow inthe glorious
garden of your mind? May your life befilled with love, happiness
and inspiration.
profoundadj. 深远的
thornyadj. 多刺的
consciouslyadv.有意识地
cultivatev. 耕作
tranquilityn.宁静