當(dāng)我真正開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，
我才認(rèn)識(shí)到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，
都只是提醒我：活著，不要違背自己的本心。
今天我明白了，這叫做
『真實(shí)』。
As I began to love myself
I found that anguish and emotional suffering
are only warning signs
that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know,
this is AUTHENTICITY.
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當(dāng)我真正開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，
我才懂得，把自己的愿望強(qiáng)加于人，
是多么的無(wú)禮，就算我知道，時(shí)機(jī)并不成熟，
那人也還沒(méi)有做好準(zhǔn)備，
就算那個(gè)人就是我自己，
今天我明白了，這叫做
『尊重』。
As I began to love myself
I understood how much it can offend somebody
as I try to force my desires on this person,
even though I knew the time was not right
and the person was not ready for it,
and even though this person was me.
Today I call it RESPECT.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，
我不再渴求不同的人生，
我知道任何發(fā)生在我身邊的事情，
都是對(duì)我成長(zhǎng)的邀請(qǐng)。
如今，我稱(chēng)之為
『成熟』。
As I began to love myself
I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything
that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it MATURITY.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我才明白，我其實(shí)一直都在正確的時(shí)間，
正確的地方，發(fā)生的一切都恰如其分。
由此我得以平靜。
今天我明白了，這叫做
『自信』。
As I began to love myself
I understood that at any circumstance,
I am in the right place at the right time,
and everything happens at the exactly right moment,
so I could be calm.
Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我不再犧牲自己的自由時(shí)間，
不再去勾畫(huà)什么宏偉的明天。
今天我只做有趣和快樂(lè)的事，
做自己熱愛(ài)，讓心歡喜的事，
用我的方式，以我的韻律。
今天我明白了，這叫做
『?jiǎn)渭儭弧?/p>
As I began to love myself
I quit steeling my own time,
and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness,
things I love to do and that make my heart cheer,
and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it SIMPLICITY.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我開(kāi)始遠(yuǎn)離一切不健康的東西。
不論是飲食和人物，還是事情和環(huán)境，
我遠(yuǎn)離一切讓我遠(yuǎn)離本真的東西。
從前我把這叫做“追求健康的自私自利”，
但今天我明白了，這是
『自愛(ài)』。
As I began to love myself
I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health-
food, people, things, situations,
and everything the drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我不再總想著要永遠(yuǎn)正確，不犯錯(cuò)誤。
我今天明白了，這叫做
『謙遜』。
As I began to love myself
I quit trying to always be right,
and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is MODESTY.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我不再繼續(xù)沉溺于過(guò)去，
也不再為明天而憂慮，
現(xiàn)在我只活在一切正在發(fā)生的當(dāng)下，
今天，我活在此時(shí)此地，
如此日復(fù)一日。這就叫
『完美』。
As I began to love myself
I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future.
Now, I only live for the moment,
where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day,
and I call it FULFILLMENT.
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當(dāng)我開(kāi)始真正愛(ài)自己，
我明白，我的思慮讓我變得貧乏和病態(tài)，
但當(dāng)我喚起了心靈的力量，
理智就變成了一個(gè)重要的伙伴，
這種組合我稱(chēng)之為，
『心的智慧』。
As I began to love myself
I recognized that my mind can disturb me
and it can make me sick.
But As I connected it to my heart,
my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART.
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我們無(wú)須再害怕自己和他人的分歧，矛盾和問(wèn)題，
因?yàn)榧词剐切怯袝r(shí)也會(huì)碰在一起，
形成新的世界，
今天我明白，這就是『生命』！
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations
or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.
Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS "LIFE"!
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