8 Ways to Stay Thankful in Hard Times
艱難歲月也要滿懷感恩之心的八種方式
Being thankful is especially valuable in challenging times. Gratitude is actually medically proven to lift our spirits and improve our health. Discover how a little gratitude can create a lot of happiness in our lives.
在艱難的歲月里還能懷有一顆感恩之心就顯得越發彌足珍貴。感激之情其實也是一劑良藥，能幫我們提高情緒增強健康。你會發現生命中的小小感激也能創造大大的幸福：
1. Find What You're Grateful For
想想讓你感激的人或事
The real uncertainty we face about our economic future can make us quite fearful and sad. Locating those things for which we can still be grateful, brings joy even in the face of those challenges without pretending they are not real.
我們所面臨的經濟生活不穩定會讓我們很擔心很難過，想想那些讓我們心存感激之情的人或事，會給我們帶來歡樂，就算有困難挑戰也無所謂，我們有足夠勇氣面對，不用假裝它們不存在。
2. Articulate It
說出你的感謝
Tell a friend or loved one a story about something for which you are grateful. Don’t be surprised to find yourself smiling by the end of that story.
跟朋友或者愛人說說你感激的故事，說完你會發現自己在微笑，別驚訝，這就是感激的魔力。
3.There's Always More to Be Grateful For
總是有很多值得感謝的人或事
Consider the difference between wealth and value. While material wealth is important, it is not the only source of real value in our lives. We can all celebrate value, even when the material wealth in our lives is taking a beating.
想想財富和價值之間的差異。物質財富很重要，不過它并不是我們生活中真正價值的唯一來源。就算生活中的物質財富遭受了打擊，我們也還能慶祝生命的價值。
4. Wealth Begins Within
我們其實很富有
An ancient rabbinic teaching reminds us that we are wealthy when we are happy with what we possess.
古老的諺語提醒著我們，因為所擁有的東西感到快樂，我們也可以很富有。
5.Happiness and Satisfaction Are Different
快樂和滿意不一樣
We can want more than we currently have and still be happy with what we've got. Wanting more does not have to get in the way of enjoying what we already have. If it does, we will never have enough.
我們現在擁有，我們想要的更多，我們也會因為現在的擁有而感到快樂。想要更多，并不會阻礙我們享受現在已有的東西。如果你無法享受現在的擁有，那你永遠也不會滿足。
6. It's All Relative
一切都是相對的
A person who lives in a $100,000 house in a neighborhood of $75,000 homes experiences living in a mansion. The same house in a neighborhood of $500,000 homes may feel like a hovel.
在7.5萬美元的小區里，住著10萬美元房子的人會覺得自己住的是別墅;同樣的房子換到50萬美元的小區里，他會覺得自己住的是茅舍。
7. Help yourself by Helping Others
幫助別人其實也是幫助自己
The holidays are a great time to reach out to other people in need. And helping others address their needs is one of the best ways to relieve the anxiety we may feel about our own.
節假日是向其他需要幫助的人伸出援手的好機會。幫助他們，滿足他們的需要，也是緩解我們自身焦慮最好的方法之一。
8. We All Have Something to Give
我們總是有東西可以給予
No matter how difficult our circumstances may be, we can all offer support to those around us. Whether it’s a penny, a dollar, or much more, the act of giving always makes us feel as if we have more than we thought we had.
也許我們的境況很艱難，可是不管怎么樣，我們都還是能支持身邊的人，也許只是一點點錢，可是這樣給予的過程會讓我們感到，我們其實擁有很多。
