Finding Stillness & Meaning

By Leo Babauta

Once you’ve filtered out the noise, you are left with a few interesting problems:

一旦你過濾掉噪音，將會剩下幾個有趣的問題

1. Changing your habits of busyness and constant movement.

改變你忙碌的習慣和頻繁的活動

2. Figuring out what’s meaningful.

想出有意義的事情

3. Learning to stop and stay still.

學會停止和保持靜止

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.

我想這些是需要面對的美妙的問題， 大多數人甚至從來沒有考慮過，

我們應該感激因為我們已經在考慮這些問題

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.

花一些時間來注意你頻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- 你在排隊，你獨自在餐桌前，當你的朋友去浴室的時候，你坐在沙發上 ，出于習慣你會做什么呢？

這就是你忙碌和活動的模式

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.

現在看看如果你能放開這些模式。發現自己， 而不是選擇安靜和靜止。試著僅僅坐在那里并且注意你周圍的環境。 完全沉浸其中， 盡情享受此刻。 冥想呼吸。 反思你的一天。 自問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.

開始建立新的安靜模式， 例如， 嘗試早上坐享（冥想），即使每天只有幾分鐘，嘗試早上或者傍晚練習，不帶手機 。嘗試關掉手機，僅僅看報紙

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.

開始尋找更加有意義的活動， 這些不需要在一天內做完。 你可以慢慢開始試驗嘗試找到對你有意義的事情。 你可以開始寫一本書或者劇本。 比如， 照相或者繪畫或者創作音樂。 你可能決定開始某項生意或者慈善活動來改變世界。 你可以開始學習一些有意義的東西。 或者教別人。

找到其他的途徑去幫助別人或者讓世界變得更加美好。 報紙，冥想，練習、做健康的食物，整理， 跟重要的人約會

When you notice yourself running to busyness and distraction, pause. Turn instead towards stillness and your meaningful activities.

當你意識到自己開始忙碌或者分散注意力的時候， 停止。 轉換做安靜或者對你有意義的活動

Build a life around stillness and meaning, and notice the difference it makes in you.

建立寧靜并且有意義的生活，從而讓你注意到差別。