To be more grateful in life means that you are also allowing yourself to be happier, more contented and more satisfied with everything that has been going on around you. But with all the stress, all the disappointments and all the anxiety around you, I bet you ask yourself this question all the time:
在生活中更加感恩意味著你同時(shí)也讓自己更快樂(lè)、對(duì)周?chē)氖虑楦鼭M足。但你被各種各樣的壓力、失望和焦慮所圍繞，我相信你一定總是問(wèn)自己這個(gè)問(wèn)題：

“How exactly can I be more grateful with my life?”
“我到底該如何讓自己更感恩呢？”

Well, my dear friend, I think I have ten tips to help you with this particular concern. Here they are:
我親愛(ài)的朋友，我想這10個(gè)小貼士可以幫助你解決這個(gè)疑惑。它們是：

1. Learn to live in the moment
學(xué)會(huì)活在當(dāng)下

Life is a wonderful adventure filled with enriching experiences and endless possibilities. Don’t just go through the motions of repetitive activities and boring tasks. No! Being a mindless zombie can make you more likely to take things for granted. Instead of doing something just for the sake of doing it, actually make an effort to savor the experience. You’re supposed to attend a conference? Absorb it. Babysit your niece? Savor the moment. Eat a 15-minute lunch? Taste each bite.
生活是一段奇妙的歷險(xiǎn)，充滿了豐富的經(jīng)歷和無(wú)盡的可能。不要只是經(jīng)歷那些重復(fù)的活動(dòng)和無(wú)聊的任務(wù)。不要這樣！像一個(gè)沒(méi)頭腦的行尸走肉一樣讓你更容易忽略事情。不要只是為了做某件事而做這件事，而要努力去享受這段經(jīng)歷。你要去開(kāi)會(huì)？好好吸取內(nèi)容吧。要照顧你的侄女？享受這一刻吧。吃一頓15分鐘的午餐？品嘗每一口的滋味吧。

2. Make an Oath of Gratitude
立誓感恩

Being aware of your goal to be more grateful can help you look for things to be really more grateful for. Gratitude is a conscious decision. You have to practice it consistently.
明確你要更加感恩的目標(biāo)，有助于你尋找那些真正更加值得感恩的東西。感恩是一種有意識(shí)的決定。你必須要不斷實(shí)踐。

3. Immerse yourself with inspirational thoughts and motivational quotes
讓自己沉浸在鼓舞人心的想法和話語(yǔ)中

Your feeling of gratitude is a direct manifestation of your environment. If you feel more driven, more passionate, and more alive, you are also bound to appreciate more, live more, and be more content.
你的感恩之心是你所處環(huán)境的直接表現(xiàn)。如果你感到更有動(dòng)力，更有激情，更有生氣，那么你一定會(huì)更加感謝，更加精力充沛，也更滿足。

4. Make your own Gratitude Board
制作你自己的感恩板

You’ve heard of Motivation Boards, Disaster Boards and Dream Boards, so why can’t you have Gratitude Boards as well? Instead of posting your dreams and your disasters, it’s better for you to post the ideals that you feel grateful for. Just a hint: focus more on people and experiences rather than on materialistic stuff that don’t necessarily last very long.
你已經(jīng)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)“動(dòng)力板”、“災(zāi)難板”和“夢(mèng)想板”，那為什么不能也做一塊“感恩板”呢？在這塊板上你不用發(fā)布自己的夢(mèng)想和災(zāi)難，而是那些你想要感恩的理想。小提示：更多地關(guān)注與人和經(jīng)歷，而不是那些不能持久的物質(zhì)的東西。

5. Control your thoughts
控制你的想法

Of course you have the power to control what you’re thinking of! Consider this exercise, for example: if you find yourself thinking more and more self-entitled, stop. If you find yourself repeating negative junk, stop. And if you find yourself comparing yourself to other people, stop. You are given consciousness. Make use of it wisely.
你當(dāng)然有能力控制自己的想法！比如說(shuō)這個(gè)練習(xí)：如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的想法越來(lái)越自我感覺(jué)良好，打住。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正在重復(fù)負(fù)面想法，打住。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正在拿自己和別人比較，打住。你是有覺(jué)悟的，要聰明地利用它。

6. Always resist the temptation of comparing yourself with other people
永遠(yuǎn)要抵制拿自己和他人做比較的誘惑

As humans, we have the natural tendency to compare ourselves with others with the hope of attaining satisfaction. Right now, I’m telling you that this activity does not help you feel to be more grateful in life. It does the opposite! You will always be meeting someone richer, more attractive, more successful and more intelligent than you are. Comparison will just rob you off your self-worth and make you feel inferior to others! Don’t do it, please.
作為人類(lèi)，我們有本能把自己和他人進(jìn)行比較，以求獲得滿足。現(xiàn)在我告訴你，這種做法并不會(huì)幫助你在生活中更加感恩，而且恰恰相反！你總會(huì)遇見(jiàn)一些比你更富有、更迷人、更成功、更聰明的人。這種比較只會(huì)剝奪你的自我價(jià)值感，讓你感到不如別人。請(qǐng)不要這樣做。

7. Watch your words
注意你的用語(yǔ)

You can feel more grateful in life if you are using more positive and more enlightening words. Words that stress you and make you feel worthless should definitely be eliminated.
如果你能用一些更加積極、更具啟發(fā)性的詞語(yǔ)，你在生活中會(huì)更加感恩。那些讓你感到壓力、降低價(jià)值感的詞語(yǔ)毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)應(yīng)該被去掉。

8. Appreciate what you have right now
感謝你現(xiàn)在所擁有的

The happiest people are those who are contented with what they currently have, not with what they lack. Apply an abundance mindset in your way of thinking – every action begins with the mind, after all.
最快樂(lè)的人是那些滿足于眼前所擁有的，而不糾結(jié)于所缺的。在你的思維方式中加入一種富足的心態(tài)——畢竟所有行動(dòng)都從這種心態(tài)開(kāi)始。

9. Acknowledge the past, but move on
承認(rèn)過(guò)去，繼續(xù)前行

I’m not saying that you should ignore the past, naturally. That’s impossible. What I’m saying is that you should be aware of your past mistakes, past heartbreaks, past failures and past frustrations. Use them as stepping stones. Acknowledge the fact that they did happen in the past and utilize the lessons you learned from them in the present so that you won’t experience them in the future. Be more grateful of the bad as well!
我不是說(shuō)你應(yīng)該無(wú)視過(guò)去。這不可能。我的意思是你應(yīng)該明白過(guò)去的錯(cuò)誤，過(guò)去的心碎，過(guò)去的失敗和挫折，把它們當(dāng)做墊腳石。它們?cè)谶^(guò)去確實(shí)發(fā)生過(guò)，承認(rèn)這一事實(shí)，并在眼前利用你從其中學(xué)到的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，這樣今后你就不會(huì)讓事情再次發(fā)生。對(duì)那些壞事情也要更加感恩！

10. Help other people and touch their lives meaningfully
幫助他人，讓他們的生活發(fā)生有意義的改變

There really is nothing more rewarding in this world than helping other people improve their lives. This activity doesn’t only make you feel great about yourself – it also makes you value what you have in your life. Go on and sponsor a child’s education. Give your old clothes and books to a charitable institution. Donate your time and offer to teach children for free once a week. Hold feeding programs with non-profit organizations.
幫助他人改善生活——在這個(gè)世界上沒(méi)有什么比這更值得的事了。這不僅讓你自己感覺(jué)很棒，也會(huì)讓你重新審視生活中所擁有的。去資助一個(gè)孩子的教育。把你的舊衣服和舊書(shū)捐給一個(gè)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。奉獻(xiàn)出你的時(shí)間，每周給孩子們免費(fèi)上一次課。和非營(yíng)利組織一起開(kāi)展供養(yǎng)項(xiàng)目。

Every little thing counts. You have the ability to make yourself feel to be more grateful in your life – never let anybody tell you different.
每一件小事都有意義。你有能力讓自己在生活中更加感恩——永遠(yuǎn)不要讓其他人來(lái)告訴你這一點(diǎn)。