It’s not always easy. A few loads of laundry, and a pile of dishes can take an entire day; but then I don’t push myself a lot. So, I forget to make the bed, as I watch the rosy glow of dawn meet the rising sun. I have time to walk our little, wooded acre with my little 15)dachshund 16)straining at the 17)leash. I get to read the “signs,” with my Happy Dog, sniff the air, and gaze out at nowhere, studying the sky, with the same intensity that my little dog studies the ground.
这并非总那么容易。几堆要洗的衣服和碟子可以耗掉一整天的时间，但那以后我不再那么强迫自己了。于是，早上当我看着玫瑰色的晨光迎来旭日初升时，我就忘了整理床铺。我有时间带上我那只小达克斯猎狗在我们附近那片小树林里漫步，小狗直往前奔，狗绳被它扯得紧绷绷的。我学会了“观天察地”，和我的快乐小狗一起呼吸空气，漫无目的地凝视，观察天空，像我家小狗研究地面时那么专心。
I get to meet the day, every day. I get to say “good-night,” to the sunsets. I’ve studied a lot of sunsets, in the last five years, and I’ve never seen two that were alike. And I’ve gotten to make my mind up, about the mysteries of life; and I have grown certain, that all this was no accident.
我学会了迎接崭新的每一天。我学会了对日落说“晚安”。在过去的5年里，我观察了无数次日落，从未见过有哪两次日落是一模一样的。我还参透了生命的奥秘。我开始确信，所有的一切都是冥冥中注定的。
I feed the birds, and I take great delight in their multicolored 18)hues, especially in the spring. I drag a chair to stand on, so that I can fill the feeders to the brim, myself. I say a little prayer, as I 19)wobble, a little 20)cock-eyed on the chair, and I laugh, at myself, and all the pretensions of my younger life. I take great delight in my life. I thank God for all the precious little things of every day. Friends. Family. Neighbors. And health. A health of the soul. For I have come to understand what real health is, and when you have REAL health, then you truly have everything.
我喂养鸟儿，看着它们那七彩的羽毛，我感到相当欣喜，尤其是在春天。我拖了张椅子站上去，那样我就能亲自往进料器倒满饲料。站在椅子上的我左右摇晃着，我会祈祷几句，然后大笑，笑自己，也笑自己年轻时的种种做作的行为。我对于自己的人生感到欣喜。我感谢上帝在每一天里赐予我的所有珍贵的小宝物——朋友、家人、邻居、健康的体魄和心灵。因为我已经明白到真正的健康指的是什么。而当你拥有了真正的健康，你才真的拥有了一切。
