高中英语 快乐是一种选择(Happiness Is a Choice)作文素材.doc

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1、快乐是一种选择(HappinessIsaChoice)　Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartandeffortsintotheirwork.Toomanyturnedtodrugsandalcohol.Untoldnumbershavelookedforitintheposse

2、ssionofexpensivecars,exoticvacationhomes,andotherpopular"toys".　　Mostoftheireffortshavearootinonecommonfact:peoplearelookingforalastingsourceofhappiness.Unfortunately,Ibelievethathappinessevadesmanybecausetheymisunderstandtheprocessandjourneyoffindingit.Ihaveheardmanypeoples

3、aythat,"l‘IIbehappywhenIgetmynewpromotion,‘or"1‘IIbehappywhenIlosethatextra20pounds."Thisthinkingisdangerousbecauseitpresupposesthathappinessisa"response‘tohaving,beingordoingsomething.Inlife,weallexperiencestimulusandresponse.Stimulusiswhenadogbarksatyouandbareshisteeth.Res

4、ponseiswhenyourheartbeatsfaster,yourpalmsgetsweatyandyoupreparetorun.Today,somepeoplethinkthatanexpensivecarisstimulus.Happinessisaresponse.Agreatpayingjobisstimulus.Happinessisaresponse.Alovingrelationshipisstimulus.Happinessisaresponse.Thisbeliefleavesusthinkingandfeeling:

5、"l‘llbehappywhen..."Ithasbeenmyfindingthatactuallytheoppositeistrue.Ibelievethathappinessisastimulusandresponseiswhatlifebringstothosewhoaretrulyhappy.Whenwearehappy,wetendtohavemoresuccessinourwork.Whenwearehappy,peoplewanttobearoundusandenjoylovingrelationships.　　Whenweare

6、happy,wemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.Happinessisnotaresponserather,itisastimulus.Happinessisaconsciouschoicewemakeeverydayofourlives.Forunknownreasonstome,manychoosetobemiserable,frustratedandangrymostofthetime.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappensto

7、usafterwegetsomethingwewant--weusuallygetthingswewantafterwechoosetobehappy.Ihavemadeonlyonesimpleruleformyownhappiness:Everydayabovegroundisagoodday.Therefore,Itendtohavealotofgood(andhappy)daysinsuccession.1