不要吝啬你对他人的赞美[内容预览][2012-4-26]去赞美你爱着、关心着的人吧！ He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Marys School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude t
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奥巴马总统写给女儿的信[内容预览][2012-4-13]Dear Malia and Sasha, I know that you‘ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn‘t have let you have. But I also
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用积极的行动去说话[内容预览][2012-4-13] 没有目标，生活就是废墟，有了目标，但没有积极的动力，生活就像是离开水的鱼。 Goals are meant to be achieved. To succeed in life, think about how you can take postive actions every day to accomplish your goals. It may not be as difficult as it seems, but it definitely requires action
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人生如诗 Human life is a poem[内容预览][2012-4-13]I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt its
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十条阻碍你追梦的十大谎言[内容预览][2012-4-13]Unfortunately, just before you take your first step on the righteous journey to pursue your dreams, people around you, even the ones who deeply care for you, will give you awful advice. It’s not because they have evil intentions. It’s because they do
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一步 One step[内容预览][2012-3-27]我听过的关于“毅力”的最鼓舞人心的一句名言，出自布赖恩·特蕾西之口。他说：“成功者和失败者的区别是，成功者比失败者要经历更多的失败。”那些最伟大的人都有着相同的经历：一次挑战……一次困难……一次突破……每次都是一小步的成功。I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors, I envisioned hundred
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The People Who Love You When No One Else Will[内容预览][2012-3-27]I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes just people that show up and love you when no one else will. 我深信家人不仅仅是血亲。有的时候，有人会在无人愿意伸出援手的时候出现在你的身边，让你感受到爱，那也是家人。 In May, 1977, I lived in a Howard Johnsons motel off of Intersta
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记忆的盒子 The Memory Box[内容预览][2012-3-27]岁月在一刻不停地溜走，记忆在点点滴滴间收藏。不经意间打开的一只盒子，装的原来全是温馨的过往。那不仅是一个孩子成长的痕迹，更是一个母亲幸福的回忆…… After having been settled in our new home for almost a year, I decided to finish unpacking the last few boxes. Hidden low in the stack was a box simply marked “Nick”. Excitem
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Relish the moment享受现在[内容预览][2011-12-9]可是我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站， 也没有能够“一到永逸”的地方！生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程，而车站不过是个梦，它始终遥遥领先于我们！Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out of the windows, we drink in the pa
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If the bird returned倘若鸟儿回还[内容预览][2011-12-9]我甚至孤身一人住在离家几英里远的城市，强迫自己独立，一切都由自己动手。但把我放在船上等于剥夺了我所获得的一切，而我不想让自己感到懦弱无助。Charles saw them both at the same time: a small white bird and the girl wheeling down the walk. The bird glided downward and rested in the grass; the girl directed the chair smoothl
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Broken Trust破碎的信任[内容预览][2011-12-9]我很气愤，难道这才是真实的的商人之间的关系？难道商场中的人都残酷且无情？友善不过是我的幻觉，只有傻瓜才会相信人与人之间的信任……Its never good news when your business adviser calls out of the blue and says, Wes, we need to talk.Thats what happened to me one spring morning not long after Id arrived at my office. I
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乐观的父亲A Father's Influence[内容预览][2011-12-9]父亲用实际行动告诉我：笑对人生的人比起在曲折面前悲悲戚戚的人更能得到快乐的垂青。The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis than lectures. Pinning down a dads influence to one true thing is like saying that the final inning is all that matters in a baseba
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30 Truths I’ve Learned In 30 Years30岁弄明白的30个道理[内容预览][2011-12-7]Marc刚过完他的30岁生日，并分享了他近几年刚刚明白的30个道理。These are simple lessons about life in general that he picked up while traveling, living in different cities, working for different companies (and himself), and meeting remarkable and unusual people everywhere in bet
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Are You Ignoring That Little Thought别再错过那些想法[内容预览][2011-12-7]What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought?你曾经想到过的那个非凡的主意后来怎样了？ 你是否因为觉得那只是个小小的念头而将其忽略了呢？Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you ha
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The Long Goodbye 再见-太长[内容预览][2011-12-7]孩子总有一天会长大，也会离开父母的怀抱。作为母亲，当孩子18年后长大成人了，即将去上大学了，你们做好心理准备了吗？They grow up too soon, everyone told me. Eighteen years later, I finally understand what they meant.Its nearly the end of summer break and my son goes out with friends. Ten minutes after he lea
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Realizing your ultimate aim实现你的最终目标[内容预览][2011-12-7]你是否扪心自问过,为什么你要做现在所做的一切？你这么努力到底是为了什么？为什么要工作，赚钱，盖房子，买车，又为什么要为将来存款？好好思考一下……Have you ever wondered why you do all that you do? What is the aim of all the effort? Why get a job, why earn, why build a house, why get a car, why save for the future? Think ab
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Keep on Singing爱的奇迹[内容预览][2011-9-25]“你是我的阳光，惟一的阳光，当天空灰暗时你能使我快乐……”伴随着小男孩稚嫩清澈的歌声，病床上的女婴有了反应，呼吸也变得均匀而平稳了。Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out th
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Selling My Mother's Dresses母亲的遗物[内容预览][2011-9-25]母亲去世后，我开始爱上了逛旧货市场。我喜欢在听过的CD、穿过的牛仔裤、围过的丝巾中探寻它们主人曾经的故事，似乎这么一来，这些物品以前见证过的欢笑或是感动就能得以延续……I like to think that a bit of her laughter, sense of wonder and fun travels with them and that any tears or sadness are long since washed away.I moved from Chicago to
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Happy marriage幸福的婚姻[内容预览][2011-9-25]生活中有许多幸福的片断，只是我们经常忽视。两个人的相处需要无尽的包容，当生气的时候，多想想对方的好，想想幸福的点滴，一切困难都算不了什么。A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations.
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