素材1：8 Ways to Stay Thankful in Hard Times 艱難歲月仍心懷感恩的八種方式
Being thankful is especially valuable in challenging times. Gratitude is actually medically proven to lift our spirits and improve our health. Discover how a little gratitude can create a lot of happiness in our lives.
在艱難的歲月里還能懷有一顆感恩之心就顯得越發(fā)彌足珍貴。感激之情其實(shí)也是一劑良藥，能幫我們提高情緒增強(qiáng)健康。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)生命中的小小感激也能創(chuàng)造大大的幸福：
1. Find What You're Grateful For 想想讓你感激的人或事
The real uncertainty we face about our economic future can make us quite fearful and sad. Locating those things for which we can still be grateful, brings joy even in the face of those challenges without pretending they are not real.
我們所面臨的經(jīng)濟(jì)生活不穩(wěn)定會(huì)讓我們很擔(dān)心很難過，找到那些讓我們心存感激之情的人或事，會(huì)給我們帶來歡樂，就算有困難挑戰(zhàn)也無所謂，我們有足夠勇氣面對，不用假裝它們不存在。
2. Articulate It 說出你的感謝
Tell a friend or loved one a story about something for which you are grateful. Don’t be surprised to find yourself smiling by the end of that story.
跟朋友或者愛人說說你感激的故事，說完你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在微笑，別驚訝，這就是感激的魔力。
3.There's Always More to Be Grateful For 總是有很多值得感謝的人或事
Consider the difference between wealth and value. While material wealth is important, it is not the only source of real value in our lives. We can all celebrate value, even when the material wealth in our lives is taking a beating.
想想財(cái)富和價(jià)值之間的差異。物質(zhì)財(cái)富很重要，不過它并不是我們生活中真正價(jià)值的唯一來源。就算生活中的物質(zhì)財(cái)富遭受了打擊，我們也還能慶祝生命的價(jià)值。
4. Wealth Begins Within 我們其實(shí)很富有
An ancient rabbinic teaching reminds us that we are wealthy when we are happy with what we possess.
古老的諺語提醒著我們，因?yàn)樗鶕碛械臇|西感到快樂，我們也可以很富有。
5.Happiness and Satisfaction Are Different 快樂和滿意不一樣
We can want more than we currently have and still be happy with what we've got. Wanting more does not have to get in the way of enjoying what we already have. If it does, we will never have enough.
我們現(xiàn)在擁有，我們想要的更多，我們也會(huì)因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在的擁有而感到快樂。想要更多，并不會(huì)阻礙我們享受現(xiàn)在已有的東西。如果你無法享受現(xiàn)在的擁有，那你永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)滿足。
6. It's All Relative 一切都是相對的
A person who lives in a $100,000 house in a neighborhood of $75,000 homes experiences living in a mansion. The same house in a neighborhood of $500,000 homes may feel like a hovel.
在7.5萬美元的小區(qū)里，住著10萬美元房子的人會(huì)覺得自己住的是別墅;同樣的房子換到50萬美元的小區(qū)里，他會(huì)覺得自己住的是茅舍。
7. Help yourself by Helping Others 幫助別人其實(shí)也是幫助自己
The holidays are a great time to reach out to other people in need. And helping others address their needs is one of the best ways to relieve the anxiety we may feel about our own.
節(jié)假日是向其他需要幫助的人伸出援手的好機(jī)會(huì)。幫助他們，滿足他們的需要，也是緩解我們自身焦慮最好的方法之一。
8. We All Have Something to Give 我們總是有東西可以給予
No matter how difficult our circumstances may be, we can all offer support to those around us. Whether it’s a penny, a dollar, or much more, the act of giving always makes us feel as if we have more than we thought we had.
也許我們的境況很艱難，可是不管怎么樣，我們都還是能支持身邊的人，也許只是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)錢，可是這樣給予的過程會(huì)讓我們感到，我們其實(shí)擁有很多。
素材2：我終于學(xué)會(huì)了感恩
當(dāng)你知道媽媽含辛茹苦把你養(yǎng)大時(shí)，你感恩了嗎?當(dāng)爸爸不顧疲憊幫你做晚飯時(shí)，你感恩了嗎?......多么普通的兩個(gè)字啊，卻凝聚著一片心“謝謝”，你是否說出口了·小時(shí)侯任性的我卻忽視了它。
那時(shí)侯，媽媽幫我找衣服穿，我拿到衣服便脫口而出：“你快走，我要換衣服了。”可又有誰知道，媽媽轉(zhuǎn)身離去的一剎那，眼淚在她的眼眶里打轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn);我生日那天，爸爸媽媽從百忙之中抽空來請我吃麥當(dāng)勞的朋友餐，我卻顯露出不合胃口的樣子，爸爸知道我想吃家庭餐，但是貴啊，爸爸嘆氣道：“這孩子......”我聽了還不樂意了，小聲說：“本來就是不好吃嘛，這還要嘮叨嗎?”
六一節(jié)晚上，我們院子里的小朋友開party，帶上自己的零食。我從冰箱里拿出凍了好幾天的棒棒冰出來吃，他們一看見我的東西就嘴讒，“我拿薯片和你換”、“我拿可樂和你換”......東西全在我手上了，我卻改變主意：“不給你們吃!”剛說完就跑回家了。我還暗暗高興呢，結(jié)果，晚上他們?nèi)空疑祥T來，“我們和你斷絕朋友關(guān)系!”，“媽媽，他們不和我玩了，嗚嗚......”
如今，媽媽做一次好菜，“謝謝媽媽。”;爸爸教我寫毛筆字，“謝謝爸爸。”;朋友借東西給我，“謝謝XX。”同學(xué)夸我好伙伴，街坊鄰居夸我好孩子，感覺真幸福!
在美國有感恩節(jié)，有首歌曲叫“感恩的心”，愿天下所有的人都懂得感恩，讓全世界的爸爸媽媽都能開開心心每一天!