August 12

【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶

You cannot do all you should be doing when you are strained. Take time to be alone, and do something simple, something you enjoy doing, but let it be of your own choosing, not something someone else has suggested. As you do it, you will find yourself able to see everything from a different level of consciousness. The weight will be lifted, and you will find you will be able to do far more. Also, never try to look too far ahead; that in itself can cause great strain and distress. You can only take one step at a time, so take that one step, and the next will follow at exactly the right time. Let life unfold, and do not try to manipulate it. Do not get annoyed and impatient when things do not work out quite as you had expected they would. Instead, look for and see the purpose and plan running through all that is taking place, and realise that all is for the very best.

　　當我處於壓力中時，我就無法做到我本應去做的。花時間跟自己相處，並且做一些簡單的事情，一些我享受去做的事情，但讓它是我自己的選擇，而不是其他人所建議的。當我這樣做時，我會發現自己能夠從另一個意識層面看待一切事物。重擔會被舉起，而我會發現自己能做的更多。

　　同樣，永遠不要試圖去看得太遠，這本身就會導致巨大的壓力與緊迫感。我每次只能走一步，因此去走那一步，然後，接下來的一步，就會在正好對的時機到來。讓生活展開，並且不要試圖操縱它。不要變得不耐煩和失去耐心，當事情沒有按照我所期望的那樣發生時。而是，尋找並看見所發生的一切背後的目的與計劃，意識到一切都是為了最好的。