英语专业晨读美文-哲理篇 6 Clear Your Mental Space

[00:01.18]Clear Your Mental Space
[00:04.24]Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion:
[00:09.70]like stress, anger, or frustration¹.
[00:12.33]Were you able to think as you were going through that negativity?
[00:16.49] Today, let me show you a simply
[00:19.33] but effective exercise to deal with a negative emotion.
[00:23.16]The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time,
[00:27.75] or you feel angry or frustrated², stop！
[00:31.36]Whatever you're doing, stop and sit for one minute.
[00:35.19]While you're sitting there,
[00:37.05] completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.
[00:40.22]Allow that emotion to consume you.
[00:42.84]Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion.
[00:46.89] Take the entire minute, but only one minute,
[00:51.05] to do nothing else but feel that emotion.
[00:54.11]Once you've allowed yourself to be totally immersed
[00:57.28] in the emotion and really feel it,
[00:59.47] you will be surprised to find that
[01:01.55]the emotion clears rather quickly.
[01:03.95]If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion or a little longer,
[01:07.01] that is ok.
[01:08.44]Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.
[01:11.93]When you feel you've had enough of the emotion,
[01:14.35] take a deep breath, as you exhale³,
[01:17.08] release all that negativity with your breath.
[01:20.47]By allowing that negative emotion the space to be truly felt,
[01:25.06] you are dealing⁴ with the emotion
[01:27.25] rather than stuffing it down and trying not to feel it.
[01:30.42] You are actually taking away the power of the emotion
[01:33.81]by giving it the space and attention it needs.
[01:36.98]When you immerse yourself in the emotion,
[01:39.61]and realize that it is only emotion,
[01:42.89]it loses its control.
[01:45.07] You can clear your head and proceed with your task.
[01:48.57]Meditation⁵ is when you focus your attention to help you feel calm,
[01:52.73]relaxed and stress-free.
[01:54.70] Meditation gives you a clear consciousness about yourself
[01:57.98] as a person and a clear understanding of your life.
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1 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 exhale   

v.呼气，散出，吐出，蒸发

参考例句：

• Sweet odours exhale from flowers.花儿散发出花香。
• Wade exhaled a cloud of smoke and coughed.韦德吐出一口烟，然后咳嗽起来。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。