生活不只是生存：教你学会生活的30种方式（一）

Sure, you want to travel some day. When you have vacation time, or when you're older. Well, what are you waiting for? Find a way to take a trip, if not this month, then sometime soon. You may need to sell your car or stop your cable bill and stop eating out to do it, but make it happen. You are too young to not see the world. If need be, find a way to make a living by freelancing, then work while you travel. Only work an hour or two a day. Don't check email but once a week. Then use the rest of the time to see the world.
当然，有一天你会去旅行的，等你有假期时，或等你年纪再大一点儿。好吧，你到底在等什么？想办法去旅行吧，如果这个月不行，那就过段日子吧。你可能需要卖掉你的车或停掉有线电视或不能再外出就餐了，不管怎么样，让旅行成真吧。趁着年轻去看看世界。如果需要的话，可以找份自由职业者的工作，边旅行边工作。一天工作一到两个小时，一周查一次电子邮件。剩下的时间用来看世界。

12. Rediscover what's important.
重新发现重要的事情。

Take an hour and make a list of everything that's important to you. Add to it everything that you want to do in life. Now cut that list down to 4-5 things. Just the most important things in your life. This is your core list. This is what matters. Focus your life on these things. Make time for them.
花一个小时，把对你来说重要的事情都列出来。把你想做的事情都列上去。然后把里面的内容缩减到4到5项。只找出你生活中最重要的事情，这是你的核心清单。这是对你来说重要的内容。关注这些事情吧，为这些事情留些时间。

13. Exercise.
锻炼身体。

Get off the couch and go for a walk. Eventually try running. Or do some push ups and crunches. Or swim or bike or row. Or go for a hike. Whatever you do, get active, and you'll love it. And life will be more alive.
离开沙发去散散步。试着跑起来。或做一些俯卧撑和仰卧起坐，或游泳、骑车、划船。还可以去远足。无论你做什么，活动起来，你会喜欢上运动的。你的生活也会更加地富有生机。

14. Be positive.
保持积极的态度。

Learn to recognize the negative thoughts you have. These are the self-doubts, the criticisms of others, the complaints, the reasons you can't do something. Then stop yourself when you have these thoughts, and replace them with positive thoughts. Solutions. You can do this!
学会认识到自己内心中的负面思想。像自我怀疑、对他人挑剔、抱怨、不想做事情的理由，这些都是。当你发现自己有这样的想法时要阻止自己，用积极的思想代替。你能行的！

15. Open your heart.
敞开你的心扉。

Is your heart a closed bundle of scar tissue? Learn to open it, have it ready to receive love, to give love unconditionally. If you have a problem with this, talk to someone about it. And practice makes perfect.
你的心中是不是满是伤痕？学着去放开，去准备接受爱、无条件地给予爱。如果你没法这样做，和别人聊一聊。熟能生巧。

16. Face your fears.
直面自己的恐惧。

What are you most afraid of? What is holding you back? Whatever it is, recognize it, and face it. Do what you are most afraid of. Afraid of heights? Go to the tallest building, and look down over the edge. Only by facing our fears can we be free of them.
你最害怕什么？什么阻止你前行？无论这是什么，找出并面对它。做你最害怕的事情。恐高？去最高的楼顶，在楼边上俯视。只有面对恐惧才能战胜它。

17. Slow down.
放慢节奏。

Life moves along at such a rapid pace these days. It's not healthy, and it's not conducive to living. Practice doing everything slowly -- everything, from eating to walking to driving to working to reading. Enjoy what you do. Learn to move at a snail's pace.
现在我们的生活节奏实在太快了。既不健康，对生活也无益处。试着放慢速度去做事儿——每件事，无论是吃饭，还是走路，还是开车上班，抑或阅读。享受你做的事情。学习把节奏放慢到像蜗牛爬那样。

18. Volunteer.
做志愿者。

Help at homeless soup kitchens. Learn compassion, and learn to help ease the suffering of others. Help the sick, those with disabilities, those who are dying.
去为无家可归的人士准备食物的流动厨房帮忙。学会同情，学着去帮助减轻他人的痛苦。帮助病人、残疾人和生命垂死的人。

19. Play with children.
和孩子玩。

Children, more than anyone else, know how to live. They experience everything in the moment, fully. When they get hurt, they really cry. When they play, they really have fun. Learn from them, instead of thinking you know so much more than them. Play with them, and learn to be joyful like them.
孩子比任何的人都懂得如何去生活。他们全身心地经历当前的事情。当他们受到伤害时，他们会真正地痛哭。当他们玩耍时，他们享受到乐趣。向他们学习，而不是觉得自己比他们知道的多。和他们玩耍，学着像他们那样开开心心。

20. Talk to old people.
和老年人交谈。

There is no one wiser, more experienced, more learned, than those who have lived through life. They can tell you amazing stories. Give you advice on making a marriage last or staying out of debt. Tell you about their regrets, so you can learn from them and avoid the same mistakes. They are the wisdom of our society -- take advantage of their existence while they're still around.
没有人比经历过生活大风大浪的老年人更聪明、更有经验、更有学识。他们可以给你讲神奇的故事，他们可以给你提供建议，让你的婚姻更加长久，或让你远离债务。他们告诉你他们的遗憾，你可以学习从而避免犯同样的错误。他们是社会的智者——趁他们还在我们身边的时候，多去向他们学习吧。