Many of us think of HAPPINESS as aluxury but actually it iseasyto makesmall, positive changes to your lifeto boost yourHAPPINESSlevels.
HAPPINESS
When you were a kid, HAPPINESS wasas easy as cuddling apuppy.Fast forward totoday and HAPPINESS is more about makingmoneyandmaterialism than truly enjoyingyourself. Whilst nothing wouldmakemesmile as much as a massive pay-rise, moneycant buyHAPPINESS.Your bank balance dependsentirely on your salary butyourHAPPINESSbalance depends solely on you. Letsface it - nobodyelsecan make you happy.HAPPINESS is something you have tocreateforyourself.
尚為孩童之時，幸福來得就像擁抱一隻小貓小狗那樣容易。
隨著時光的流逝，今日的幸福早已物化，不再是自己對美好生活的享受，而是和賺錢聯繫在了一起。除了工資飛漲以外，似乎再也沒有什麼能夠讓我開懷，然而金錢卻無法買得幸福。你的銀行存款和你的薪水緊密相連，但幸福的存摺全然取決於你自己。讓我們直面它吧——除了自己，沒有什麼人能夠讓你感受到幸福。幸福是需要自己創造的。
Many of us think of HAPPINESS as aluxury but actually it iseasyto make small,positive changes to your life to boostyourHAPPINESSlevels.
我們許多人覺得，幸福是一種奢侈品，而事實上，你可以逐步讓生活發生積極的轉變，在幸福的階梯上邁進一點兒也不難。
1 Exercise more多些運動
Living a healthy lifestyle makes you happy and the best boostofall comes from exercise.Exercise makes you feel good aboutyourselfand promotes feelings of well-being andHAPPINESS.Connecting withnature is also associated with joy andcontentment, so take a hikeina park, or go swimming in a lake. Nomatter what you do forexercise, enjoy it!
用健康的方式生活會讓你幸福，而健康的最佳推動力來自於運動。運動會讓你感覺良好，讓你更加快樂、安康。擁抱大自然也是愉悅和滿足的源泉，你可以在公園裡去遠足，去湖中暢遊。盡情享受運動吧！不管採取什麼方式。
2 Get rubbed the center way用良好的方式按摩
Go for a massage at least once a week. A 30-minute massage isnotvery expensive and isgreat for relieving stress and improvingyourmood. A good massage is a definite HAPPINESSbooster.
每星期至少做一次按摩。一次三十分鐘的按摩花不了多少錢，但卻能緩解壓力，釋放心情。一次不錯的按摩絕對是獲得快樂的良劑。
3 Start the day positively積極地開始每一天
Heading to work on Monday morning can seem awfulbut startingoffin the center way can make the morningsa little more rosy.Beforeleaving for the office, get somefresh air, have a bath, eat agoodbreakfast. Sure, youllhave to get up a little earlier, but itwillbe worth it. Youllbe in a good mood by the time you startwork.Also, achange to your work space, such as a bunch offlowers,aposter or some photos will make your time atworkmoreenjoyable.
每周一的清晨不得不去工作實在讓人頭疼，但擁有一個好的開始可以讓這樣一個早晨充滿美麗色彩。在去辦公室之前，呼吸一下新鮮的空氣，洗個沐浴，吃頓喜歡的早餐。沒錯，為了這麼做你可能得早起一會，但這絕對是值得的。這會讓你在絕佳的狀態中開始一天的工作。還有，調整一下你的工作空間，比如，一束花，一張貼畫，一些照片，都會使你的工作時間變得更令人享受。
4 Act childish when nobody is looking在沒人的時候表現得稍許孩子氣
Think back on the things that gave you joy as a child orteenagerand do something youenjoyed as a kid that you have not doneforyears or decades. You dont always have to bedignified,mature,adult and serious - especially when you are alone. Dress upinsomethingwacky, blow bubbles, jump in a sprinkler etc. Doanythingthat will give you a good laugh.
回想一下你童年和少年時那些讓你開心的東西，做一些你小時候喜歡做的事情，可能你已經幾年或者幾十年沒有做過了。你並不需要總是老成持重、沉穩嚴肅——尤其是當你獨處的時候。你大可以穿得古怪邋遢，吹吹肥皂泡，鑽進噴水池。去做任何能令你開懷大笑的事情吧。
5 Savour Your Time調劑你的時間
With mobile phones, the internet and television,its hard tomakeregular time for yourself.Schedule some chill-out time,justlikeyou would a doctors appointment. Thenturn off yourmobilephone and indulge inyour favorite activities. Dontletanythinginterfere. Enjoy.
手機、網絡和電視讓我們很難過上平靜有秩序的生活。計劃一些份外的時間，就像要預約看醫生一樣。關掉手機，沉浸到你喜歡做的事情中去。不要讓任何事情幹擾到你。盡情享受自己的時間吧。
6 Take Action立即行動
HAPPINESS
is a side effect of an action that you take, so stopsittingaround waiting for things tohappen. Start trying new things,giveyourself a new goal and try to find adventure in whatevercomesyourway. People who arent content to wait for things to happenhave ahigher HAPPINESSindex than people who are passive.
幸福是一種副作用，在你做其它事情的時候相伴而生。不要再無所事事，坐等一切自然發生。開始嘗試一些新鮮的事情，為自己設定一個新的目標，尋找一些新奇冒險的經歷——不論是去做什麼。不會守株待兔的人們總比那些消極之人有著更高的幸福指數。
Pick one area of your life and focus on improving it. Askyourselfwhat you could do today thatwould make you believe youreone stepcloser to that goal. For example, what new skill wouldmakeyoubetter at your job? Perhaps you could take classes to learn howtomake speeches andpresentations. Or maybe you have a friend youusedto talk to regularly but now you only e-mail.Find 15 minutesandpick up the phone. Its not so hard to do, but youll feelmoreempowered and happy for taking action.
要有針對性地提高你的生活。問問自己今天能做些什麼可以讓你離自己設定的目標更近一步。比如，什麼樣的新技能會讓你工作做的更好？也許你應該參加一個學習班，學習如何演講和陳述。或許，你以前曾經常常一起聊天的某個朋友，現在只能Email聯繫。抽出15分鐘，打個電話。這並不難做，但這些行動會讓你更加充實自信。
7 Inventory Your Strengths 為你的才智編列清單
What are your strengths? Are you quick-witted, curious, astrongleader or generous? Happypeople define themselves in manydifferentways but the more positive qualities andstrengths you canidentifywithin yourself the better. If theres a downturn in onepart ofyourlife, your other strengths can help you through thetoughtimes.
你的才智在什麼地方？你是不是反應機敏，求知慾強，具備領導能力，或者是慷慨大度？幸福的人們用諸多不同的方式定義自身，你越是用積極的品質和能力定義你自己，你越是能從中受益。如果你的人生中的某一部分正處於低谷，你其它的能力會幫助你度過這段艱難時期。
Write down the three qualities that make you proudest ofyourself,such as your sense ofhumour, creativity or empathy. Thenchoose howyou can put each of these strengths intopractice. Forinstance, ifyou have a good sense of humour, aim to inject some ofit intoatleast one situation this week. If youre a good listeneror advicegiver, reach out to someonewho needs some guidance. Usingyourstrengths in this way will give you a sense ofaccomplishmentthatyou can build on and give you a sense ofcontentment and peace.
寫下你最為自己感到驕傲的三個品質，比如，幽默感、創造力、同情心等。然後看看你如何能把這些優點付諸實踐。比方說，如果你的幽默感很強，那就嘗試著把你的幽默帶到本周的某些場合中。如果你善於傾聽，是個很好的建議者，那就試著和一些需要指引的人接觸。用這種方式運用你的才智，會讓你擁有日日累積的成就感，獲得平和與滿足的心態。
8 Be of service, for your sake 為了自己，去幫助別人
Elation is the name of an emotion we feel
when we witness acts of goodness, kindnessand compassion. Itstheemotion that gives youa warm, tingly feeling and makes you wanttobe a better person. Doing good deeds is oftensurprisinglyenjoyable, so give up your seat onthe bus orvolunteer your time tohelp peoplein need. And remr to be nice toyour colleagues,friendsand family.
「興高採烈」是一種感覺，當我們見證某些仁慈、善良與同情的善舉之時就會產生這種感覺。這讓你感覺溫暖甚至飄飄然，讓你想要做一個更好的人。做一些善舉會帶來令人驚訝的快樂，所以，在公車上讓讓座，無償貢獻一部分時間幫助那些患難中的人。記住：對同事、朋友和家人更友善一些。
9 Choose some role models 選擇榜樣
Write down a list of people you admire and hope to emulate.Thinkof the traits that you valueand then the people who embodythesevalues. Choosing a single role model is not a goodidea,becauseeveryone has their strengths and weaknesses. When you wanttoperform at your best, think of your list of people. How wouldtheydeal with the situation at hand? Then do your own version,withyour role models in mind.
寫下你非常敬仰、希望仿效的人的名單。想一下你認為寶貴的那些品質，以及體現出那些品質的人。選定某一個特定的人並不是什麼好主意，因為每個人都有自己的長處也有短處。什麼時候你想要展現那個最好的你，就想想名單中的那些人。他們在這種情況下會如何處理？然後按照你心中的榜樣，用你自己的方式去行事。
10 Think Positive 積極地思考
Its easy to focus on the negative, so learn to think positivebydoing these simple exercises to help you focus onpositivefeelings.人總是容易去關注消極的一面，所以，要學會去積極地思考，以下這些簡單的練習會幫助你獲得積極的感受。
In the preamble to the Declaration of Independence,ThomasJefferson wrote:「we hold these truths to be selfevident:that allmen are created equal;that they are endowed withcertainunalienable centers;that among these are life,liberty,andthepursuit of HAPPINESS.」So do Thomas Jefferson proud andgethappy.
在《獨立宣言》的序言中，託馬斯·傑弗遜這樣寫到：「我們認為這些真理是不言自明的：人生而平等，造物主賦予他們某些不可轉讓的權利，其中包括生命權、自由權和追求幸福的權利。」託馬斯·傑弗遜就是這樣自豪並快樂著。
（實習編輯 kay）