We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step：being friends of ourselves．　　1　　．How can we have good relationships with others if we don’t even have good relationships with ourselves?

　　The problem might be worse than we expect．Maybe we don’t like ourselves without realizing it．Here is a simple checklist：Is there anything you don’t like about yourself from these lists?

　　Your past：Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about．　　2　　．Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself．

　　Your background：You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background．　　3　　．They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background．

　　Your personal traits(特点)：You might have some personality traits that you don’t like．For example, you may be an introvert(内向的人)and you don’t like it; you wish you were an extrovert．

　　Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them．　　4　　．Is there anything that resonate(产生共鸣)with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself．That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself．

　　　　5　　．Here are some tips：

　　Forgive yourself．

　　Accept things you can’t change．

　　Focus on your strengths．

　　Write your success stories．

　　Stop comparing yourself with others．

　　Always be true to yourself．

A．That is the crucial(关键的)first step if we are to have good relationships with others

B．You might then think that it’s because you are not smart enough or don’t have enough talents

C．You can do something to improve the relationships with others

D．Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation

E．You might be disappointed with yourself on why you make such mistakes

F．Sometimes you might not believe yourself

G．Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others

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　　We often hear that children wish they were grown-ups, and that old people wish they were young．　　1　　 The happiest people enjoy what each age gives them without wasting their time in useless regrets．

　　　　2　　 A child is fed, looked after and loved by all grown-ups like parents or grandparents．　　3　　 However, for older people they often lose their interest in those things．

　　On the other hand, a child may also have some pains with him．　　4　　 He is often told not to do something．He will certainly be shouted at for doing something wrong．

　　When a child grows up, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, clothes and many other things．　　5　　 If he still spends most of his time playing as he used to in childhood, he will go hungry．If, however, he works hard and has no trouble, he can build up his own position in society with great happiness．

A．What’s more, life is always giving new things to him．

B．He enjoys his life very much．

C．And if he wants to live comfortably, he has to work．

D．He is not so free to do what he wishes to do．

E．Life is always sad for old people．

F．Each age has its own pleasures and its own pains．

G．Childhood is a time when there are few duties．

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　　We often find many people are complaining about their work around us．It's clear that we can not deal with the pressure caused by work at all．So how can we have a happy working day? 　　1　　

　　Make yourself energetic every morning．It means you should not stay up too late．You should take a comfortable shower and go to bed before 22：00 every night．　　2　　

　　Keep smiling once you open your eyes．When getting up from your bed, you should always keep a smile on your face．　　3　　 And you can listen to some soft music you like with your headset on the way to yoru company．

　　　　4　　 Before you get down to work, you can make a list of the work that you are going to finish today．You will find out what are the most important things to do and what are the less important ones．

　　Improve your relationships in the office．Make a habit of saying hello actively to your colleagues, as a gesture of friendship．You will be happier if you can get along well with your colleagues and your life will go more smoothly．

　　　　5　　 The key is whether you have a possive attitude．The above are my suggestions．Hope they can help you to have a great day!

A．In short, we create real happiness for ourselves．

B．In fact, it's not so difficult if we can do as follows．

C．List out what you are going to do in the office today．

D．Therefore, we should stop complaining about our work．

E．Say hello to your family members and friends on the road．

F．Have the right attitude towards work and the people around us．

G．Plenty of sleep is healthy and it can offer you a whole day's energy．