A few years ago I received a postcard from a friend Jackson, who wrote, “I am skiing with abandon!” I believe he meant he was skiing skillfully, joyfully, peacefully and confidently. Although I have no hopes of ever skiing that way, I do dream of living with abandon. I believe that men and women through the ages who have led successful lives have captured these secrets of living life to the fullest.
1. Have a self you respect. This means having a deep sense of responsibility for your thoughts and actions. It means keeping your word, and being faithful to self, family and work. It means believing in what you do and working hard. It means setting your own standards, and not comparing yourself to others. It's not a question of being better than someone else; respect and integrity demand that you be better than you thought you could be.
2. Turn disappointments into strengths. Individuals who live with abandon have discovered that personal trials make them more sensitive and loving, while building character. They have learned that achievements worth remembering are stained (给...染色) with the blood of diligence and marked with the scars of disappointment.
The pages of history are filled with the heroic stories of men and women who overcame disabilities and difficulties to demonstrate victorious spirits. Raise him in extreme poverty, and you have an Abraham Lincoln. Make her blind and deaf, and you have a Helen Keller.
3. Enjoy life’s process, not just life’s rewards. We live in a goal-centered society that wants problems solved now. We want three-minute coffee, one-hour dry cleaning, and instant success. But to live with abandon, we must live one day at a time, enjoying the little victories, realizing that life is an endless journey in self-discovery and personal fulfillment.
4. Become involved in something bigger than yourself. I do not believe you will live happily if you set out to live life for yourself alone. Choose a cause bigger than you are and work at it in a spirit of excellence. It will become a part of you as you see your goals through to the end. Measure success not by what you've done, but what you could do.
Title：小题1:________ of enjoying life
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小题2:_______ yourself
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being very 小题3:_______ for your thoughts and deeds;
keeping your promise, and having faith in yourself, family and work;
having 小题4:_______ in what you do and working hard;
setting your own standards instead of comparing yourself to others.
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Turn disappointments into strengths
| People 小题5:________ with abandon believe personal trials make them sensitive and loving and are good for 小题6:________ character.
Examples of Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller in history show
小题7: ________ can be made through diligence.
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Enjoy the小题8: ________ of life
| ☆ People are eager to succeed 小题9:________ in the present goal-centered society.
☆ What we have to do is to enjoy our life journey by discovering ourselves and fulfilling our personalities.
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Set a goal bigger than yourself
| ☆ Living life for yourself alone won’t make you happy.
☆ Success is not小题10:________ by the things you have done but your abilities.
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