11-Time for Sunshine

Having spring around makes you feel different after such a long

winter journey. How well do you feel when you have a little bit of

sunshine in your life? What effect does it do have on our psyche¹? The

power of sunshine brings us a lot of comfort, optimism², self-

confidence and of course a smile. Imagine how great if would be if we

were so positive all year round!

Living like this is possible if you really think about it. In order

to exist in such a state of happiness though, we must have sunshine

radiating³ from within ourselves, shining from our hearts, our minds

and from our souls. I bet⁴ many of you are reading this now and saying

"Yeah that is easier said than done!" And what do we say to that

well, in the end that's your choice and if you think that way then

your own life will reflect that attitude of yours!

In order to make 'sunshine' or rather, 'light' a part of our being It

is so important that you watch your thoughts, your words and your

actions so that you do not contradict⁵ what you really feel you'd like

to create in your own life. Watch your thoughts and really become

aware of how many negative thoughts pass through your mind about

yourself and other people around you. Watch to see how often you

gossip⁶ about other people and when you become aware of it you will

see how often it is actually attached with feelings of jealousy⁷, envy

and insecurity about yourself.

You should also take a close look at your 'intention'. How many of

you do something for another person without expecting to receive

something in return? It might not even have to be a material or

physical thing you expect, expecting recognition⁸ or acknowledgement

for what you have done is enough to create conditions on your

intention. Think about it! We may not always pay attention to what

our true intentions are behind our words thoughts and actions because

many of us are not aware of the power and effect they have when it

comes to creating our lives.

Putting all of what I have said together, it seems that most of us

are creating monsters inside of us just by simply talking, thinking

and not putting our heart out with the right intention towards

helping⁹ someone else. All of these things are born from a 'negative'

attitude and will not help us in any way at all when it comes to

bringing a brighter 'sunshine' into our lives. If you took all your

negative attitudes in one hand and measured your need to feel

'sunshine' in the other, you would see how both these elements really

contradict each other.

Be brave and break your patterns and your habits this spring and by

doing so you will allow the true sunshine to take place by radiating

out from your heart and into your life and the lives of the people

who are around you!

1 psyche   

n.精神；灵魂

参考例句：

• His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。

2 optimism   

n.乐观，乐观主义

参考例句：

• Don't pour cold water on their optimism.别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水。
• Optimism made him alive through the hard days.乐观主义使他在艰难的岁月里活了下来。

3 radiating   

发射出（光、热等）( radiate的现在分词 )； （使品质或情感）显出，流露； 射出，向四周伸出； 散热

参考例句：

• Aunt Zhang, her face radiating happiness, stood at the door waiting for her daughter-in-law who was coming from town. 张大娘春风满面地站在大门口，等待从城里来的儿媳妇。
• The rice-size pellets will remain there permanently, radiating his tumor from inside. 那些米粒大小的弹丸将永久留在前列腺内，对肿瘤进行放射治疗。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 癌症与艾滋病

4 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

5 contradict   

vt.反驳，否认...的真实性，与...发生矛盾

参考例句：

• Young children should never contradict what their parents say.孩子们绝对不应顶撞父母。
• They contradict each other all the time.他们总是相互抵触。

6 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

7 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

8 recognition   

n.承认，认可，认出，认识

参考例句：

• The place has changed beyond recognition.这地方变得认不出来了。
• A sudden smile of recognition flashed across his face.他脸上掠过一丝笑意，表示认识对方。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。