也許你不會100%同意Regina Brett，但在她的
生活箴言裡，確實有些寶藏。作者 : Regina Brett, 來自俄亥俄州, 克里夫蘭, Plain aler城
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
人生無法公平，但大部份還算是不錯的.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
心有疑惑時可先試著踏出一小步看看.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
人生短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何一個人.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
對待自己不需要太嚴肅，沒有人會這樣看待你的.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
每個月要付清你的信用卡.(千萬別負債渡日子)
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
不需要每一次爭論你都要贏，有時也容忍一下持不同意見的言論.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
找個人聽你哭，這樣比獨自啜泣更加療癒的快
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
對神生氣當然沒有關係，因為祂就是受得了.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
儲存退休準備金要從你第一次領薪水開始.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
好想吃巧克力就吃，抗拒它是徒然無益的.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
對你的過去種種要釋懷，它才不會來搞砸你的當下
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
讓你的孩子看到你在哭泣是沒什麼關係的(大人的假裝堅強不一定是最好的教育)
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
不要拿自己的人生和別人做比較，你根本不清楚別人的歷練是怎麼一回事
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
如果一種親密關係需要偷偷摸摸，你根本就不應該涉入.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變，但是別擔心，神從來不眨眼.
16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
短促的人生不夠用在冗長的哀悼，要忙著過活而不是忙著就死
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
如果今天你就保持堅定不移，就能渡過一切
18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
一個作家時時在寫作，如果你想成為作家就快去寫吧
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
重拾快樂童年永不嫌晚，但這個二度童年只能靠你自己不能靠別人.(回歸純樸就能找回童稚的快樂)
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
當你畢生所求的愛來臨時，先別急著拒絕
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
點上蠟燭，用好的床單，穿上夢幻的內衣，不要在特殊節日才用，每個今天就是那特別的一天.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
可以準備過於周全，然後隨遇而安.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
現在就隨興搞怪，不需要等上了年紀了才穿奇裝異服(紫紅袍--源於一英文詩)
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
最重要的性器官是腦袋.(迷人的是你腦袋裡的東西而不是你的外貌身材)
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
除你之外沒人能主宰你的快樂.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
把你所謂的不幸用"五年後這些還有這麼要緊嗎?"這一句話框起來
27. Always choose life.
永遠選擇自己想要的生活
28. Forgive everyone everything.
原諒每一個人每一件事.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
別人怎麼看你完全不干你的事.(你就愛自尋煩惱)
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
時間會癒合幾乎每一件事，多給時間一些時間.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
無論情況多好或多壞，它終究會變的.(福禍相依)
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
生病的時候你的工作不會照顧你，而你的朋友會。記得保持聯絡.
33. Believe in miracles.
相信終有奇蹟.(絕對比不相信好)
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
神愛你沒什麼特別理由，不是因為你做了什麼或是沒做什麼.
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
打你不倒的人或事反而會讓你更加堅強.
36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
變老了不用怨懟，因為那就等於戰勝了另一種選項 - 死得早.
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
你的孩子只有一個童年，讓它變成值得回憶
38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
讀讀聖經中的詩篇，其中蘊含所有人類的情感
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
每一天都出門去，會到處都有奇蹟在等著你.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
如果大家把自己的問題都丟成一堆，然後去看看別人的那堆問題，相信我們還是會把自己的撿回來.
41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
不用去稽核人生，現在就展現自己而且儘情發揮所能
42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
拋掉沒有用、不美或不悅的任何物事.
43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
到頭來所有最重要的事是你曾愛過
44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
忌妒這種東西是浪費時間，你老早已經擁有你全部所需要的了.
45. The best is yet to come.
最好的其實還沒來到.
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
不要只用感覺處世，隨時振作，穿戴整齊，光鮮亮麗的走入人群
47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
(在心神激動不安時)只需深吸一口氣，它讓我們的心靈即時得到平靜.
48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
如果你不想求問，你當然什麼也得不到
49. Yield.
謙讓就是了
50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
你的人生也許沒有打上漂亮的蝴蝶結，然而它仍然是一份禮物.
(GUBAN重譯以貼近東方人的感覺,GUBAN加幾條:)
A.在婚姻生活中妳一直用小事絮煩妳的伴侶,最後他一定用大事回報給妳.
B.只用自己的感覺過生活的人,日子一久,別人對你也沒什麼感覺了.
C.當別人讓你的生活過得很不自在,就是自我求生的時候.
D.真誠的與人相處,真誠的對待真誠的朋友,真誠的朋友也會永遠的真誠的對待你.
E.你怎麼樣對待世俗,世俗就怎麼樣對待你.
F.生活要輕鬆,有時當個愚人是不錯的.
G.愛人很累,所以不要勉強去愛人.
H.被愛不一定是幸福,有時是一個非常巨大的累贅.
多年前正在研究禪宗的東西,正好在書店看到這本書"原諒的禪修",除了書名,也為它具水準的編排方式吸引.
