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.

當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己，我才意識到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，僅僅是在提醒，我的生活背離了真實的自己。

今日，我明白，這叫做「真實」。

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.

當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己，我才懂得，當(dāng)我將自己的意愿強加于人時，是多么的冒犯無禮，即使那時我知曉時機尚未成熟，那個人也并未做好準備，即便那個人就是我自己。

今日我明白這叫做「尊重」。

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.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我不再苛求不一樣的人生，我明白任何發(fā)生在我身邊的事，都是對我成長的邀約。

而今，我稱之為「成熟」。

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.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我才明白在任何情況下，我其實一直處于恰好的時機、恰好的地方，而每件事的發(fā)生也都恰如其分。由此，我得以平靜。

今日，我稱其為「自信」。

As I began to love myself I quit stealing 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.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我不再揮霍自己生命和時間，不再去擘畫波瀾壯闊的未來。今天的我，只做能為我?guī)硐矏偤托腋５氖?，做那些我所熱愛，且能鼓舞我心的事情，用我特有的方式，按照我自己的?jié)奏。

今日我知曉這叫做「簡單」。

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.

Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我開始遠離所有不健康的東西，不論是飲食、人物、事情亦或環(huán)境，遠離拖累我、讓我背離了真實自我的一切。從前的我稱呼這為“有益健康的利己主義”。

今天我知道，這其實是「自愛」。

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.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我不再總想做到永遠正確，從那時起，我犯錯的時候反而更少了。

現(xiàn)在我發(fā)現(xiàn)那就是「謙遜」。

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.

當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，我不再繼續(xù)沉溺于過去，也不再為明天而憂慮。如今，我只活在這一切正在發(fā)生的當(dāng)下。

今天，我活在此時此地，如此日復(fù)一日，而我稱這為「圓滿」。

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.

當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己，我明白，我的思慮擾亂了自我，使我變得了無生趣。但當(dāng)我與本心相連，心靈的力量就成為了我堅實的后盾。

今日我稱這種連結(jié)為「心靈的智慧」。

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!

我們無需再害怕生命中的爭論、沖突，或是任何出現(xiàn)在與我們自己或與其他人之間的問題。因為即使是星星也會有碰撞在一起的時候，而從它們的撞擊中，新的世界將會誕生。

今天我知道，這，就是「生命」！