To be more grateful in life means that you are also allowing yourself to be happier, more contented and more satisfied with everything that has been going on around you. But with all the stress, all the disappointments and all the anxiety around you, I bet you ask yourself this question all the time:

在生活中更加感恩意味着你同时也让自己更快乐、对周围的事情更满足。但你被各种各样的压力、失望和焦虑所围绕，我相信你一定总是问自己这个问题：

“How exactly can I be more grateful with my life?”

“我到底该如何让自己更感恩呢？”

Well, my dear friend, I think I have ten tips to help you with this particular concern. Here they are:

我亲爱的朋友，我想这10个小贴士可以帮助你解决这个疑惑。它们是：

1. Learn to live in the moment

学会活在当下

Life is a wonderful adventure filled with enriching experiences and endless possibilities. Don’t just go through the motions of repetitive activities and boring tasks. No! Being a mindless zombie can make you more likely to take things for granted. Instead of doing something just for the sake of doing it, actually make an effort to savor the experience. You’re supposed to attend a conference? Absorb it. Babysit your niece? Savor the moment. Eat a 15-minute lunch? Taste each bite.

生活是一段奇妙的历险，充满了丰富的经历和无尽的可能。不要只是经历那些重复的活动和无聊的任务。不要这样！像一个没头脑的行尸走肉一样让你更容易忽略事情。不要只是为了做某件事而做这件事，而要努力去享受这段经历。你要去开会？好好吸取内容吧。要照顾你的侄女？享受这一刻吧。吃一顿15分钟的午餐？品尝每一口的滋味吧。

2. Make an Oath of Gratitude

立誓感恩

Being aware of your goal to be more grateful can help you look for things to be really more grateful for. Gratitude is a conscious decision. You have to practice it consistently.

明确你要更加感恩的目标，有助于你寻找那些真正更加值得感恩的东西。感恩是一种有意识的决定。你必须要不断实践。

3. Immerse yourself with inspirational thoughts and motivational quotes

让自己沉浸在鼓舞人心的想法和话语中

Your feeling of gratitude is a direct manifestation of your environment. If you feel more driven, more passionate, and more alive, you are also bound to appreciate more, live more, and be more content.

你的感恩之心是你所处环境的直接表现。如果你感到更有动力，更有激情，更有生气，那么你一定会更加感谢，更加精力充沛，也更满足。

4. Make your own Gratitude Board

制作你自己的感恩板

You’ve heard of Motivation Boards, Disaster Boards and Dream Boards, so why can’t you have Gratitude Boards as well? Instead of posting your dreams and your disasters, it’s better for you to post the ideals that you feel grateful for. Just a hint: focus more on people and experiences rather than on materialistic stuff that don’t necessarily last very long.

你已经听说过“动力板”、“灾难板”和“梦想板”，那为什么不能也做一块“感恩板”呢？在这块板上你不用发布自己的梦想和灾难，而是那些你想要感恩的理想。小提示：更多地关注与人和经历，而不是那些不能持久的物质的东西。

5. Control your thoughts

控制你的想法

Of course you have the power to control what you’re thinking of! Consider this exercise, for example: if you find yourself thinking more and more self-entitled, stop. If you find yourself repeating negative junk, stop. And if you find yourself comparing yourself to other people, stop. You are given consciousness. Make use of it wisely.

你当然有能力控制自己的想法！比如说这个练习：如果你发现自己的想法越来越自我感觉良好，打住。如果你发现自己正在重复负面想法，打住。如果你发现自己正在拿自己和别人比较，打住。你是有觉悟的，要聪明地利用它。

6. Always resist the temptation of comparing yourself with other people

永远要抵制拿自己和他人做比较的诱惑

As humans, we have the natural tendency to compare ourselves with others with the hope of attaining satisfaction. Right now, I’m telling you that this activity does not help you feel to be more grateful in life. It does the opposite! You will always be meeting someone richer, more attractive, more successful and more intelligent than you are. Comparison will just rob you off your self-worth and make you feel inferior to others! Don’t do it, please.

作为人类，我们有本能把自己和他人进行比较，以求获得满足。现在我告诉你，这种做法并不会帮助你在生活中更加感恩，而且恰恰相反！你总会遇见一些比你更富有、更迷人、更成功、更聪明的人。这种比较只会剥夺你的自我价值感，让你感到不如别人。请不要这样做。

7. Watch your words

注意你的用语

You can feel more grateful in life if you are using more positive and more enlightening words. Words that stress you and make you feel worthless should definitely be eliminated.

如果你能用一些更加积极、更具启发性的词语，你在生活中会更加感恩。那些让你感到压力、降低价值感的词语毫无疑问应该被去掉。

8. Appreciate what you have right now

感谢你现在所拥有的

The happiest people are those who are contented with what they currently have, not with what they lack. Apply an abundance mindset in your way of thinking – every action begins with the mind, after all.

最快乐的人是那些满足于眼前所拥有的，而不纠结于所缺的。在你的思维方式中加入一种富足的心态——毕竟所有行动都从这种心态开始。

9. Acknowledge the past, but move on

承认过去，继续前行

I’m not saying that you should ignore the past, naturally. That’s impossible. What I’m saying is that you should be aware of your past mistakes, past heartbreaks, past failures and past frustrations. Use them as stepping stones. Acknowledge the fact that they did happen in the past and utilize the lessons you learned from them in the present so that you won’t experience them in the future. Be more grateful of the bad as well!

我不是说你应该无视过去。这不可能。我的意思是你应该明白过去的错误，过去的心碎，过去的失败和挫折，把它们当做垫脚石。它们在过去确实发生过，承认这一事实，并在眼前利用你从其中学到的经验，这样今后你就不会让事情再次发生。对那些坏事情也要更加感恩！

10. Help other people and touch their lives meaningfully

帮助他人，让他们的生活发生有意义的改变

There really is nothing more rewarding in this world than helping other people improve their lives. This activity doesn’t only make you feel great about yourself – it also makes you value what you have in your life. Go on and sponsor a child’s education. Give your old clothes and books to a charitable institution. Donate your time and offer to teach children for free once a week. Hold feeding programs with non-profit organizations.

帮助他人改善生活——在这个世界上没有什么比这更值得的事了。这不仅让你自己感觉很棒，也会让你重新审视生活中所拥有的。去资助一个孩子的教育。把你的旧衣服和旧书捐给一个慈善机构。奉献出你的时间，每周给孩子们免费上一次课。和非营利组织一起开展供养项目。

Every little thing counts. You have the ability to make yourself feel to be more grateful in your life – never let anybody tell you different.

每一件小事都有意义。你有能力让自己在生活中更加感恩——永远不要让其他人来告诉你这一点。