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美国人写的Nice作文(501-600).501.FindingYourPinnacleMountainMeditation\Throughouthistory,humankindhasstoodinaweofmountains.Thestrengthandsturdinessevidentintherockycragsandsmoothslopesofpeaksaroundtheglobehavefromtimeimmemorialinspiredcreativityandkindledcourage.Mountainshavebeenveneratedbymanycultures,whichworshippedgreatsummitsasgodsandsacredbeings.Intheirloomingpresence,humanityhasseenpower,steadfastness,andresolve.Yetyouneedn’tlivenearamountaintotapintothisvastenergyofcommandinggrandeur.Conversely,sincemountainsareasuniqueinformashumanbeings,yourlocalemayexistundertheunwaveringgazeofasmallmountainwithoutyourknowingit.Asyoupracticemountainmeditation,thepowerthatlurksintheheartofallmountainswillflowintoyouwhiletheiressentialbeautyremindsyouthatyou,too,areacreatureoftheearth.Iftherearemountainsinyourarea,plantospendsometimeenjoyingthepeacefulembraceofMotherNature,whichcanbeapotentmeditationaid.Likewise,graspingarockorstoneinyourhandwillenableyoutoeasilytapintoearthenergy.Ifyouarepreventedbycircumstancefromvisitingamountain,however,beginbyvisualizingyourselfatthebaseofatoweringsummit.Holdingarockcanbehelpfultotuneintomountainenergy.Youmayfindyourselfpicturingasteepandmajesticsnowcappedpeakoralush,tree-coveredmassthatrisesgentlyfromtheearth.Sitorimagineyourselfsittingatthemountain’sbaseandspendafewminutessimplycoexistingwithit.Whenyoufeeltranquil,expressyourintentiontocommunewithyourmountainandasktoreceiveitsenergy.Projectyourconsciousnessontothemountain’speak,andlookdownupontheflatlandsoverwhichitstandsguard.Sendlighttothefloraandfaunathatcallthemountainhome.Youmaydiscoverthatyoufeelwonderfullyimmenseandunshakableasyoudelvedeeperintothemeditation.Finally,askthemountaintoserveasaguideandgiveityoursincerestgratitude.Ifyouhaveliterallyvisitedaplateauorsummit,passtimewiththemountainbycamping,hiking,orpicnickinguponit.Or,ifyourjourneyhasbeenaspiritualone,useyourimaginationtosurveythesights,sounds,andscentsofyourmountain.Asyourexplorationsprogress,youwillbecomeevermoregrounded,growinggraduallyintoyourpersonalpower.Whenyouarefinishedmeditatingwithmountainenergy,givethankstothisstrongandpowerfulenergyforsharingtimewithyou.502.OwningYourTendenciesUnderstandingAllSidesWheneverweexamineourlives,weexaminethemfromaparticularsideorangle.Mostofustendtofavoronesideovertheothers.Forexample,wemaytendtolookatthingsfromanemotionalperspectiveratherthanafinancialperspective,orwemayprefertothinkintermsofdetailsratherthanthebigpicture,orviceversa.Toacertaindegree,thisisnotaproblem,andthesetendenciesaddcolortoourindividualpersonalities.However,theycanalsomakeusone-sided,blindtothemanyotherwaysoflookingatoursituation.Evenifwehavedecidedthatwearemosthappywhenwefocusononeparticularsideofthings,itisalwaysworthexploringtheothersides.Whenwedo,webecomewellrounded,moreunderstandingofotherviewpoints,andevenmoresolidinourown.Perhapsyouareapersonwhotendstoseeyourlifeintermsofyourspiritualwell-being.Asaresult,otherconcernssuchasfinancialcomfortorsocialstandingmaynotbeprominentinyourmindasyoumakedecisions.However,takingjustamomenttoconsiderthoseangleswillhelpyouinseveralways.One,itwillenableyoutoseemoreclearlywhatyourprioritiesareandhowtheyinfluenceyourlifesituation.Two,itwillenhanceyoursenseofconfidence,becauseyouwillseeyoursituationfromallsides,evenasyouchooseone.Andthree,itwillhelpyoucommunicatewithothersaboutwhoyouareandwhatyouaredoing,becauseyouwillcomefromaplaceofunderstandingthatyourownbiasesandtendenciesareuniqueasaretheirs.Mostofusinstinctivelycomeatthingsfromaparticularangle,andinmanycasesthisistherightwayforus.Still,understandingtheotheranglesonlystrengthensus.Whenwelookatourlivesfromallsides,weshedlightonthebigpicture,givingourselvesaccesstomanypointsofviewandhighlightingmoreclearlytheonewehavechosentotake.503.WhereYouNeedToBeTimingCanBeEverythingSincehumantimetablesquiteoftendonotcorrespondwithuniversaltimetables,it’scommonforpeopletofeelthatlifeisprogressingtooslowlyortooquickly.Wedraftcarefullycomposedplansonlytofindthattheyfallintoplacewhenweleastexpect.Or,conversely,wearethrustintoroleswebelievewearenotpreparedforandwonderhowwewillsurvivethedemandsimposeduponusbyunfamiliarcircumstances.Whendelaysinourprogresskindlepangsofdisappointmentwithinusorthepaceoflifeseemsoverwhelming,peacecanbefoundinthesimplefactthatweareexactlywhereweneedtobeatthismoment.Everypersonfulfillstheirpurposewhenthetimeisright.Ifyouhavefast-trackedtosuccess,youmaybecomedeeplyfrustratedifyoudiscoveryoucannolongersatisfyyourdesiresasquicklyasyoumightlike.Yetthedelaysthatdisappointyoumaybelayingthefoundationforfutureaccomplishmentsthatyouhavenotyetconceived.Ortheuniversemayhaveplansforyouthatdifferfromtheworldlyaspirationsyouhavepursuedupuntilthispoint.Whatyoudeemapostponementofprogressmayactuallyrepresentanauspiciousopportunitytoprepareforwhatisyettocome.If,however,youfeelasthoughtheuniverseispushingyouforwardattoofastaclip,youmaybeunwittinglyresistingyourdestiny.Youruneaseregardingthespeedofyourprogresscouldbeasignthatyouneedtocultivateawarenesswithinyourselfandlearn