6. Follow your own path—live a life true to you

　　听从内心——过自己的生活

　　Stop comparing yourself to others and stop striving for perfection. Life is not a masquerade ball—take off the mask, be yourself! If people don’t like it, then maybe it’s time to find a new party. Doing or being any other way will leave you feeling lonely, depressed and hopeless. Stop living a life based on the expectations of others.

　　停止与他人攀比，停止追求完美。生活不是一场化装舞会——摘掉面具，做回你自己吧!要是别人不喜欢，那就换个环境。有悖自我只会使你感到孤独、沮丧甚至绝望。不要再为了他人的期望而生活了。

　　7. Stop living in the past

　　停止活在过去

　　Right now you need to throw away regrets of the past. It’s gone, there is no point dwelling on what could of been, doing so will only rob the present moment of joy.

　　从现在开始，你应该抛开对过去的悔恨。既然已经过去，后悔不仅于事无补，反倒会掠走当下的快乐。

　　The past doesn’t exist except as a memory, it’s a mental story and it can’t be changed. Why not tell the story of your past in a way that enhances your present moment and future.

　　过去除了回忆一无所有，而回忆只是一则无法改变的故事罢了。既然如此，何不以积极的方式讲述过去的故事，从而为当下及将来提供正能量呢?

　　8. Accept the things you cannot change

　　接受无法改变的事情

　　When you fight against reality, you get bloody in a battle of what ifs and denial. Whether your reality is that you should have married someone else, said something you needed to say, or are dealing with an illness, the reality is you can’t change any these things. Dwelling or worrying is only robbing your present moment of all joy.

　　在与现实的斗争中，你不断假设又不断碰壁，撞得头破血流。不论你是在后悔错过该嫁的人、说了不该说的话，或正身患疾病，现实都无法改变。一味沉溺其中或忧愁焦虑只会丧失当下的快乐。

　　What you can do is re-evaluate your life now and take the necessary steps to make the appropriate changes. Follow your instincts, they will tell you when you have veered off the path of where you should be, whether it be your relationship or career. Tune into your inner compass it will guide you in the right direction.

　　你能做的是从现在起重新审视自己的生活，采取必要措施作出恰当改变。听从直觉的指引。不论是感情还是职业，请让内心指引你到达正确方向。

　　Take “what if”, “should have” and “why me” out of your story. Move on.

　　把“假如”、“本应该”及“为什么是我”从字典里删除。然后，继续前行。

　　9. Practice mindful living

　　试着用心生活

　　Mindful living will in fact slow down time; it will enhance the present moment and fill otherwise mundane days with awe and joy.

　　用心生活能放慢时间、彰显当下时光并使平凡的日子充满惊喜与快乐。

　　Ten years from now you might think, Where did my life go? When we live mindfully we immerse ourselves in moments. These are the moments that make up our lives. If you don’t practice mindfulness you run the risk of having these precious moments of your life lost to a string of foggy over-thinking. Rest in the spaces in between the major events, these spaces are your life.

　　十年后你可能会问：我这辈子是怎么过来的?如果用心生活，你会尽情过好每分每秒，而正是这些分分秒秒构成了全部生活;要是麻木生活，你会错失生活中美好的瞬间，以后只留下一抹模糊的掠影。享受里程碑间的间歇时光吧——这些就是你的生活呵。

　　10. Stop chasing money, fame, and possessions

　　停止追逐金钱、名利和财富

　　We crave wealth, prestige, fame and popularity, we crave material things and beautiful people. We mistakenly think that happiness is going to arrive when we meet these goals. Instead of enjoying our life, we are in a constant pursuit of something other than where we are right now.

　　我们渴望财富、声望与名利，我们渴望物质和俊男美女。我们错误地以为，只要得到这些，幸福就会降临。我们忘了要享受生活、忽视当下时光，转而乐此不疲地追求其他东西。

　　At the end of your life, your expensive BMW will not be what’s flashing through your mind. You will more likely smile at the memory of your loyal dog. Stop chasing material possessions, there is no real happiness there, only an endless pursuit.

　　咽气之际，你脑中闪现的或许不是宝马汽车，而是让你微笑的忠诚老狗。停止追逐物质财富吧。物质并不能带来真正的快乐，只会招来永无止境的贪婪。