there is only love / 就抱著愛吧！

最近在讀「這一年過得還不錯」，作者為一年十二個月份訂了不同主題，每個月針對一個主題自我改善，提高快樂感，在第二章的婚姻關係，她提到有位朋友雖然老闆很難搞，但朋友的心態是：就抱著愛吧！因為這樣的出發點，少掉了很多抱怨。

I've been reading The Happiness Project. The author Gretchen Rubin made a chart for twelve months, in each of which she had to tackle different subjects to improve herself and enhance the sense of happiness. In the second chapter on marriage, she mentioned a friend who had a difficult boss, but she convinced herself, "There is only love." Because of her mindset, she didn't complain.

今天收到溫迪從倫敦寄來的訊息，說她正在聽昆丁布雷克和陳志勇的演講，身邊還圍繞著出版商，只是讀她簡單地幾句話，我也覺得開心，雖然我已經不活在那個空間裡。但是過去的這一年很多時候畫畫的動機不是想讓別人印象深刻，就是想要得到書商的青睞，好不容易這一個月可以只是因為高興而畫圖，對我來說我也再度有所得。

Today I received a message from Wen Dee in London. She was listening to a talk given by Quentin Blake and Shaun Tan, surrounded by publishers. The short message elated me, though I no longer live in that world. During the past year, I drew because I wanted either to impress others or to win a book contract. Finally I can draw again simply because I feel happy. For me, I feel I have regained something I lost.

其實「就抱著愛吧！」看似沒有企圖心，但這是所有成功背後的最大動力啊！

The starting point "there is only love" seems insignificant, but it is actually the biggest impetus behind all sorts of success!