弗洛倫斯·斯高伏爾·西恩/Florence Scovel Shinn
Catch up with your good!This is a new way of saying,“Before they call, I will answer.”
But how to catch up with your good?For you must have ears that hear, and eyes that see, or it will escape you.
Some people never catch up with their good in life；they will say,“My life has always been one of hardship, no good luck ever comes to me.”They are the people who have been asleep to their opportunities；or through laziness, haven't caught up with their good.
A woman told a group of friends that she had not eaten for three days. They dashed about asking people to give her work；but she refused it. She explained that she never got up until twelve o'clock, she liked to lie in bed and read magazines.
She just wanted people to support her while she read“Vogue”and“Harper's Bazaar.”We must be careful not to slip into lazy statesof mind.
Take the affrmation,“I am wide awake to my good, I never miss a trick.”Most people are only half awake to their good.
Think of the irresistible power of thought with clear vision. Many people are in a fog most of the time, making wrong decisions and going the wrong way.
Working with spiritual law, we are bringing to pass that which already is.
出奇製勝！出奇製勝從一個全新的角度來看，是指“在別人還沒有提出問題之前，你就已經知道了答案”。
不過，用什麽辦法才能做到出奇製勝呢？首先，你一定要時刻保持耳朵警惕、眼神集中，不然，機會便會瞬間消失。
有些人一輩子都是循規蹈矩，更不用說出奇製勝了。他們會辯解說：“我的一生曆盡了艱辛，我從來就沒遇到過什麽好運氣。”這樣的人實際上已經錯過了所有機會。因為懶惰，他們根本找不到出奇製勝的機會。
曾經有位女士向自己的朋友求助，她說自己已經整整三天沒吃東西了。聽到這裏，朋友們趕忙四處幫她找工作，但她不願意去工作。她解釋說：“每天不到中午十二點，我絕不會起床。我喜歡躺在**看雜誌。”
她隻希望在自己欣賞時尚雜誌和購物雜誌時，有人能讓她衣食無憂。這是多麽荒謬的想法啊！我們一定要嚴防這種懶惰的想法產生。
樹立這樣一個堅定的觀念：“為了眼前的機遇時刻作好準備，我將永遠不會錯過任何一個機會。”然而，大多數人並沒有好好利用出奇製勝的潛能，甚至隻能說是囫圇吞棗罷了。
我們要用清晰的頭腦來看待這不可抵擋的思想力量。大部分人因為長期處在一種混沌的狀態中，導致他們錯誤不斷，與成功漸行漸遠。
隻要掌握了出奇製勝的原則，我們便可以把握眼前的一切機會。
心靈小語
坐失良機，必有憂患。
W詞匯筆記
hardship['hɑ:d?ip]n.困苦；苦難；艱難險阻
例 Reading builds the mind, hardship builds up character.
閱讀培養思維，苦難磨煉性格。
laziness['leizinis]n.怠惰；無精打采
例 One of the human weakness is laziness.
人性的弱點之一是懶惰。
irresistible[,iri'zist?bl]adj.不可抵抗的；不能壓製的；極為誘人的
例 He had an irresistible desire to run away.
他一心想逃跑，無法抑製這個願望。
spiritual['spiritju?l]adj.精神的；心靈的
例 Release and relax the spiritual pressure and tension.
釋放和緩解精神上的壓力和緊張。
S小試身手
有些人一輩子都是循規蹈矩，更不用說出奇製勝了。
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我們要用清晰的頭腦來看待這不可抵擋的思想力量。
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隻要掌握了出奇製勝的原則，我們便可以把握眼前的一切機會。
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P短語家族
How to catch up with your good?
catch up with：趕上；追上；逮捕
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A woman told a group of friends that she had not eaten for three days.
a group of：一組；一群
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