And when we ask "what are my grateful for?", even it's just once a day, that in and of itself creates... Bless you.
当我们问"我要感激什么?"时,即使每天只问一次,这么做的本身创造了……祝你身体健康
That in and of itself creates a new reality.
这么做的本身创造了一种新的现实
And we begin to see things that we haven't before.
让我们开始看到曾经无视的东西
So when I do this exercise and I have been doing it for a long time, I notice things today that I wouldn't have noticed,
我在做这样的修习时我已经修习了很长时间,今天我才会注意到不做修习时
had I not been doing this. And I would say, oh, this is something I am going to write tonight.
忽视的事物。我会说,今晚我要写一写这样东西
It's so beautiful." You know, when I go for a drive and see sunday night mountains in Hampshires, I'm going to write this down later.
它是那么美好,开车兜风时,看到笼罩在周日夜色中的Hampshires的群山,晚上我要记下它
It's... And I wouldn't have noticed it.
没有修习我不会注意到它
And as far as I was concerned, these things did not exist, just like the children on the bus did not exist,
就我而言,这些东西是不存在,就像公交车上的小孩子不存在一样
while you are not asking also the right question.
当你没有问对问题时
It's important to express gratitude obviously not just to ourselves, but also to others.
显然表达感激也是重要的不仅仅对自己,也要对他人
A lot of research on that too.
这方面也有很多研究
This was done by... you are reading or you have read- the paper by Seligman talking about expressing gratitude to others,
这是……你们正在或已经读过,塞利格曼的有关向他人表达感激的论文
whether it's in the form of a letter or a visit or phone call.
可以是写信表达,拜访或致电
And the key of expressing gratitude — this is not just a thank you note.
表达感激的关键——这不是一张简单的"感谢字条"
Dear Mom, thank you for being so great. Love, me.
亲爱的妈妈,感谢你如此伟大,爱你的儿子
That's not just a thank you note.
那不只是简单的感谢字条
It's sitting down and thinking, what can I be grateful for, for my mom?
它需要坐下来思考,我能感激妈妈什么?
What has she done to me? What has she given me throughout these years?" And really thinking about it.
她都为我做了什么?这些年来,她给与了我哪些?认真地去思考
Or really thinking a thing, "what this teacher from 3rd grade do for me?" Not just talking to my friends, "I have a wonderful English teacher in 3rd grade. But
认真思考,三年级的老师都为我做了什么?不是跟朋友聊天时说,三年级时我有个很棒的英语老师
sitting down and thinking. What am I grateful for?
坐下来认真思考,我要感激什么