Barcelona Cathedral 本文作者Regina Brett， 是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙 THE PLAIN DEALER 的專欄作 家。
01．人生不是公平的，但還是好的。
- Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
02．如果懷疑，只管邁出一小步。
- When in doubt, just take the next small step.
03．人生苦短， 短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。
- Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
04．你没必要每次吵架都要贏 。不妨同意你們之間存有不同的意見 。
- You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
05．和過去和解，它就不會搗亂你的現在了。
- Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
06．不要拿自己的人生和別人比較。你根本不知道別人的生活是怎樣過的 。
- Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
07．一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變化，不過別擔心，上帝從來不眨 眼。
- Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
08．深吸一口氣 ，會平靜你的心。
- Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
09．把無用的、醜陋的、 令人不高興的東西通通扔掉 。
- Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
10．殺不死你的肯定會使你變得更堅強 。
- Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
11．再次享受童年永遠不嫌晚，但第二次只能靠自己，不能靠別 人。
- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
12．點上蠟燭，用最好的被單，穿上最好的睡衣，不要等到特殊 的場合才用。今天就是好日子。
- Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
13．做充分的準備，然後順其自然 。
- Overprepare, then go with the flow.
14．現在就擺脫傳统 , 不要等到老了才敢穿紫色的衣服。
- Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
15．遇到倒霉的事可以問自己這樣一句話：五年以後 , 這還重要嗎？”
-Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
16．原諒每一個人每一件事。
- Forgive everyone everything.
17．別人怎麼想， 與你無關。
- What other people think of you is none of your business.
18．時間能癒合幾乎任何的傷口，但要給時間, 時間。
- Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
19．相信奇跡會出現。
- Believe in miracles
20．上帝愛你因為他是上帝，不是因為你做了什麼，或者沒做什 麼。
- God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
21．不要總是回顧人生。現在就去盡量發揮。
- Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
22．老朽總比早逝好。
- Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
23．每天都出門，奇跡在四處等著你呢 。
- Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
24．如果我們把問題都堆在一起，看完了別人的，我們會把自己 的撿回來。
- If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
25．忌妒是浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的一切 。
- Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
26．最好的還在後頭。
- The best is yet to come.
27．不管你感覺如何，起床、盛裝、好好表現 。
- No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
28．學會讓步 。
- Yield.
29．閱讀詩篇。它涵蓋了人類的每一種情感。
- Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
30．人生苦短，何必長期悲哀。不過充實的生活，就奄奄一息。
- Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
31．當追求你所熱愛的人生，不要接受否定的答案
- When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
32．如果你不求, 你就得不着。
- If you don't ask, you don't get.
33．人生並沒有被繫上蝴蝶結，但它仍然是一份禮物。
- Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
