Finding Stillness & Meaning
By Leo Babauta
Once you’ve filtered out the noise, you are left with a few interesting problems:
一旦你过滤掉噪音，将会剩下几个有趣的问题
1. Changing your habits of busyness and constant movement.
改变你忙碌的习惯和频繁的活动
2. Figuring out what’s meaningful.
想出有意义的事情
3. Learning to stop and stay still.
学会停止和保持静止
I think those are wonderful problems to be faced with. Most people never even consider them. Find gratitude that you can work on this at all.
我想这些是需要面对的美妙的问题， 大多数人甚至从来没有考虑过，
我们应该感激因为我们已经在考虑这些问题
Take some time to notice your constant need for busyness or distraction. For example, if you have a moment where you’re not doing anything — you’re waiting in line, you’re alone at your restaurant table while your friend goes to the bathroom, you’re sitting on your couch — what do you try to do out of habit? This is your pattern of busyness and movement.
花一些时间来注意你频繁的忙碌需要和分散注意力。比如，如果你有一刻你不干任何事情- 你在排队，你独自在餐桌前，当你的朋友去浴室的时候，你坐在沙发上 ，出于习惯你会做什么呢？
这就是你忙碌和活动的模式
Now see if you can let go of those patterns. Catch yourself, and instead opt for stillness and quiet. Try to just sit there and notice your surroundings. Soak it all in. Savor the moment. Meditate on your breath. Reflect on your day. Ask yourself what you’re grateful for right now.
现在看看如果你能放开这些模式。发现自己， 而不是选择安静和静止。试着仅仅坐在那里并且注意你周围的环境。 完全沉浸其中， 尽情享受此刻。 冥想呼吸。 反思你的一天。 自问自己此刻感激的事情。
Start building new patterns of stillness. For example, try morning meditation on your breath, even if just for a few minutes every day. Try going for a morning or evening walk, without your phone. Try turning the phone and computer off and just journal.
开始建立新的安静模式， 例如， 尝试早上坐享（冥想），即使每天只有几分钟，尝试早上或者傍晚练习，不带手机 。尝试关掉手机，仅仅看报纸
Start finding activities that are more meaningful to you. This doesn’t have to be done in one day — you can slowly experiment to figure out what’s meaningful to you. You might start writing a book or screenplay, for example, or taking photos or drawing or making music. You might decide to start a business or charity that changes the world. You might start to learn something that’s meaningful, or teach others. Find ways to help others and make the world a better place. Journal, meditate, exercise, make healthy food, declutter, make dates with people who are important to you.
开始寻找更加有意义的活动， 这些不需要在一天内做完。 你可以慢慢开始试验尝试找到对你有意义的事情。 你可以开始写一本书或者剧本。 比如， 照相或者绘画或者创作音乐。 你可能决定开始某项生意或者慈善活动来改变世界。 你可以开始学习一些有意义的东西。 或者教别人。
找到其他的途径去帮助别人或者让世界变得更加美好。 报纸，冥想，练习、做健康的食物，整理， 跟重要的人约会
When you notice yourself running to busyness and distraction, pause. Turn instead towards stillness and your meaningful activities.
当你意识到自己开始忙碌或者分散注意力的时候， 停止。 转换做安静或者对你有意义的活动
Build a life around stillness and meaning, and notice the difference it makes in you.
建立宁静并且有意义的生活，从而让你注意到差别。
