雙語 ● 自我發現和自我強大的16步 16 Steps to Self-discovery and Self　Empowerment

自我發現和自我強大的16步 16 Steps to Self-discovery and Self　Empowerment

◎ Charlotte Kasl

1. We affirm that we have the power to take charge of our own lives and to stop being dependent on substances or other people for our self-esteem or our security.

（1） 我們確有能力去負責我們自己的生活，不再依賴物質和他人來維護我們的自尊和安全。

2. We come to believe that our emerging self will reveal to us the healing wisdom that lives within us all when we are ready, willing and able to open ourselves up to the healing process.

（2） 我們相信，當我們準備就緒，樂意且有能力敞開心扉，接受恢復過程時，一個全新的自我會賦予我們此刻所需的智慧。

3. We make a decision to become our authentic① selves and trust in the healing power of the truth.

（3） 我們下定決心要展現真實的自我，相信真理的力量。

4. We examine our beliefs, our addictions, and our dependent behavior in the context of living in a hierarchical, patriarchal culture.

（4） 我們要在這個輩分分明的文化背景下，不斷地審視自己的信仰、行為癖好以及依賴性行為。

5. We share with another person and our emerging self all those things inside of us for which we feel shame and guilt.

（5） 我們要將羞愧和內疚的事與他人和全新的自我共同分享。

6. We affirm and enjoy our strengths, our talents, and our creativity, striving not to hide these qualities to protect others’ egos.

（6） 我們要對自己的優點、天賦和創造力予以肯定和贊賞，不要為了保護他人的自我而試圖掩藏這些優點。

7. We become willing to let go of our shame, our guilt, and any behavior that keeps us from loving ourselves and others.

（7） 讓我們的遺憾、自責順其自然地發生吧，用實際行動大膽地去愛自己和他人。

8. We make a list of people we have harmed and people who have harmed us, and take steps to clear out negative energy by making amends and sharing our grievances; both in a respectful way.

（8） 列一張清單，寫下我們傷害過和傷害過我們的人，并通過道歉和訴苦來減輕苦痛或減輕負面影響。當然，我們要用尊重的方式和態度。

9. We express love and gratitude to others, and increasingly appreciate the wonder of life and the blessing we do have.

（9） 向別人表達愛意和感激的同時，要不斷贊賞生命的驚奇和我們所擁有的幸福。

10. We continue to trust our reality and daily affirm that we see what we see. We know what we know, and we feel what we feel.

（10） 繼續相信現實，對我們每天看到的一切、感知到的一切給予肯定。

11. We promptly② acknowledge our mistakes and make amends when appropriate, but we do not say we are sorry for things we have not done and we do not cover up, analyze, or take responsibility for the shortcomings of others.

（11） 要及時承認自己的過錯，并在恰當的時機予以彌補，但不要為我們未做過的事道歉，不掩蓋和分析他人的缺點，更不對其負責。

12. We seek out situations, jobs, and people that affirm our intelligence, perceptions, and self-worth and avoid situations or people who are hurtful, harmful, or demeaning③ to us.

（12） 找尋能對我們的智力、觀察力和自我價值予以肯定的環境、工作和人群，遠離那些無益環境和有害人群。

13. We take steps to heal our physical bodies, organize our lives, reduce our stress, and have fun.

（13） 必須采取措施恢復我們的體能，使生活井然有序，使壓力減少，讓生活充滿歡樂。

14. We seek to find our inward calling, and develop the will and wisdom to follow it.

（14） 尋找心靈的共鳴，培養毅力，啟迪智慧，以回應內心的呼喚。

15. We accept the ups and downs of life as natural events that can be used as lessons for our growth.

（15） 接受人生的起起落落，將它視為自然事件，當做成長中的教訓。

16. We grow in awareness that we are interrelated with all living things, and we contribute to restoring peace and balance on the planet.

（16） 我們逐漸意識到，我們與萬物之間的關聯永遠相通。因而，我們應為人類的和平和生態的平衡作出應有的貢獻。

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