送人玫瑰手有余香:為別人做10件美好的事兒

Although it's good to focus on your own happiness, it's always beneficial to spread the joy around. In fact, studies have shown that people who perform kind acts see a boost in mood. You can start today by doing some nice things for people . . . just because.

雖然專(zhuān)注于自己的幸福也不錯(cuò)，但是把快樂(lè)傳播出去則更加有益。事實(shí)上，研究表明，人們做好事時(shí)人心情會(huì)變好。從今天開(kāi)始，幫他人做些好事兒吧。

Send a postcard. Send a postcard to a friend or family member who doesn't live in the same city, updating them on your life and telling them that you're thinking of them.

寄張明信片。給和你不住在一所城市的朋友或家庭成員寄張明信片，讓他們了解你現(xiàn)在的生活，并告訴他們你想他們。

Give affirmation. Praise someone about a quality that they have that you really appreciate. Make sure it's true for you or it won't sound genuine!

給予肯定。如果你欣賞別人的某一品質(zhì)，那就加以贊美吧。確保這是來(lái)自你的內(nèi)心，否則會(huì)顯得不真誠(chéng)。

Help someone with their belongings. If you see an elderly person struggling with their belongings or even groceries, offer to help carry them. Perhaps you can help them load the bags into their car, or if you live in the same neighborhood, you can drop them off at their door.

幫別人拿東西。如果你看到一個(gè)老人費(fèi)力地拿著東西或雜物，可以主動(dòng)去幫他們拿。你可以幫他們把包提到他們的車(chē)?yán)?。如果你和他們住在同一個(gè)小區(qū)里，你可以把他們送到門(mén)口。

Aid someone with their job search.Take some time out of your day to help an unemployed friend or family member. Go through job listings and send her a list of suitable jobs, offer to edit her resume and to prep her for interviews.

幫助他人找工作。抽點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間，幫助失業(yè)了的朋友或家庭成員找找工作。研究一下招聘信息，給她發(fā)送一張適合她的工作清單，并主動(dòng)提出幫她修改簡(jiǎn)歷或準(zhǔn)備面試。

Clean your home. If you live with roommates or a partner, clean the home and do all the chores without any prompting.

把家收拾干凈。如果你和室友或另一半住在一起，不用他們加以提醒，就把家里收拾干凈并做完所有的家務(wù)。

Offer to babysit. If someone you know has been looking like they need some time off, offer to babysit their kids so they can take a night off to enjoy.

主動(dòng)幫忙看孩子。如果你認(rèn)識(shí)的某個(gè)人看起來(lái)需要點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間休息，你可以主動(dòng)幫忙看孩子，這樣他們就可以享受一晚了。

Smile at a stranger in the elevator. Oftentimes, we have too many things on our mind and we forget about the little courtesies. Smile and say "hi" to a stranger in the elevator, because it's nice to be acknowledged.

在電梯里對(duì)陌生人微笑。有時(shí)，我們頭腦里的事情太多了，都忘記了細(xì)小的禮節(jié)。在電梯里對(duì)陌生人微笑并打招呼吧，因?yàn)楸蝗苏J(rèn)可的感覺(jué)很不錯(cuò)。

Pick up litter. Be good to the environment and help to pick up litter while you're walking home. You can pick it up with a plastic bag so you won't dirty your hands.

撿垃圾。 愛(ài)護(hù)環(huán)境，在回家的路上順便撿撿垃圾。你可以用塑料袋撿，這樣就不會(huì)弄臟你的手。

Introduce friends. If you have a friend who just moved to a new city, introduce her to friends you have in the same area. If you just met someone who just moved to your city, do your best to make her feel included by inviting her to some of your weekend activities.

介紹朋友互相認(rèn)識(shí)。如果你的朋友剛搬到一所新的城市，你可以把你在那里的朋友介紹給她。如果你遇到一個(gè)人，剛剛搬到你所在的城市，你可以邀請(qǐng)她來(lái)參加周末的活動(dòng)，盡量讓她感到她也是你們中的一員。

Forgive someone. If someone has wronged you in the past, try your best to forgive them and to just let it go. Doing so is a nice thing to do for yourself and for those closest to you as well. Resenting someone may cause you to vent your frustrations to other people, which spreads your negativity.

原諒他人。如果有人過(guò)去做了對(duì)不起你的事，盡量原諒他們并放手。這樣做不僅對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)是件好事，對(duì)親近你的人們也是好事兒。怨恨他人可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致你向他人發(fā)泄，那樣會(huì)傳播負(fù)面情緒的。