幸福不仅仅是快乐:四步带你找到真正的幸福Twomonthsagoanewcliententeredmyofficeforherfirstcoachingsession."AllIwantistofeelhappy,"shesaid."I'mmiserableandIfocusonthatmiseryalldaylong."两个月前,一个新客户来到我的办公室参加她的第一次辅导课。“我要的是感到高兴,”她说,“我很痛苦,而且我整天专注于怎样把自己从痛苦中解救出来。”Itseemedlikeafairlysimplerequest,sowewenttowork.这似乎是一个非常简单的要求,所以我们就开始了。WeekafterweekIwitnessedthesmileonmyclient'sfacebecomingmoreconsistent,moreauthentic.Soonshebegantalkingaboutthelaughterandpleasantactivitiesthatnowfillherdays.SoIaskedwhethershethoughtthatwehadachievedherhappinessgoal.Iwassurprisedwhenshesaid"no."几周过后,我亲眼目睹了我的客户脸上露出坚定真诚的笑容。因此她开始谈论每天充斥在身边的笑料和愉快的活动。因此我问她是否认为我们已经达到了她的幸福目标,但我很惊讶的是她说“没有”。WhatIlearnedisthatthisvibrantwomanbelievedthatinordertocharacterizeherselfashappyshecouldneverfeelsad.Toher,sadnessandotherunpleasantfeelingsarenotallowedinthelifeofsomeonewhodefinesthemselvesasahappyperson.Butthatisnotwhatthehumanexperienceisactuallyabout.我了解到的是,这个充满活力的女人认为,为了让她看起来很幸福,她不能觉得悲伤。对她来说,悲伤等不愉快的情绪在生活中是不允许出现在一个幸福的人身上的。但是这不是真正的人生体验。Ifwedon'tallowanaturalprogressionoftheresultingunpleasantfeelingswewillneverfullyexperienceandembracethejoyinlife.That'sright;wherethereisblack,thereiswhite,it'sjusthownatureworks.Therearetwocomplementaryforcesthatmakeupallaspectsoflifeandwemustallowandaccepttheirbalance.如果我们不允许一个不愉快情绪的自然的产生,我们就无法体验和拥抱生活的乐趣。正是这样;当有黑暗的地方就有光明,这才是自然的。生活的各个方面都有两个互补的力量,我们必须允许和接受它们的平衡。Thisistheunderstandingthatmyclientwasmissing.这是我的顾客对生活漏掉的领悟。Anditbegsthequestion:Happiness--whatisit,really?它引出了一个问题:幸福——到底是什么?Insimplestform,happinessisastateofbeing.Sure,ourcircumstancesinfluencethelevelofhappinesswecanaccess,buthappinessiswithinus,notaroundus.Weallhaveit,butweeachdefineitdifferentlyandhavevaryingexpectationsofourselvesandourownabilitiestobehappy.Andthatiswhatcausestheconfusion.在最简单的情况下,幸福是一种状态。当然,我们能接触到的环境会影响幸福的水平,但是幸福在我们心里,而不是在我们周围。我们都拥有它,但是我们每个人的定义不同,我们有不同的期望,我们想要幸福。这就是造成混乱的原因。It'sperfectlyOKtohavemomentsordaysoffeelingbad,ratherthangood.Whenweresistthefeelingsthatwecategorizeasunpleasant,itsimplycausesmoreresistance,leadingtogreaterunhappiness.Let'sdebunkthehappinessmyth.Thesestepsmightjusthelpyoudevelopahealthy--and,dareIsay,happy--lifebalance.因此完全可以有不开心的时间。如果我们抵触那些被列为不开心的事情,这会导致更多的阻力,也就会导致更多的不开心。让我们来揭穿幸福的秘密。这些步骤可以帮你养成一个健康而且幸福的生活平衡。1.Buildasolidfoundation.打好基础。MartinSeligmanisoneoftheleadingresearchersinpositivepsychologyandauthorofAuthenticHappiness.Seligmandescribeshappinessashavingthreeparts:pleasure,engagement,andmeaning.Pleasureisthe"feelgood"partofhappiness.Engagementreferstolivinga"goodlife"ofwork,family,friends,andhobbies.Meaningreferstousingourstrengthstocontributetoalargerpurpose.Seligmansaysthatallthreeareimportant,butthatofthethree,engagementandmeaningmakethemostdifferencetolivingahappylife.马丁·塞利格曼是积极...