I sit outside of my daughter's nursery school classroom, patiently waiting for her. When the door opens, my daughter runs out with a broad smile. She 1 the excitement of school .

    “How was your 2?”I ask casually, while 3 wanting to hear every single detail. “It was so good, Mommy!” my daughter replies. That's it. That's all I 4.

    On the car ride home, I ask her a lot of questions. She answers me with a few words, but never goes into much 5. Usually she tells me that she wants to 6something else.

    It has only been a few weeks, but I still find it so 7 that my daughter has a whole morning in school without me. I 8 ask the teachers for details and I am often provided with the same 9 answers that my daughter gives.

    Now, three mornings a week, I close her classroom door behind me and she has her own 10. I am given some 11 of her days like apples glued onto paper trees and paint dirt under her fingernails.

    I know she 12 this privacy and the time to 13 a new environment and meet different kids. 14, I can't help but want to know about the details of her days. The ride home is the 15 time that she will provide me with some 16 about her morning.

    When we pull into the driveway, I change the 17 to something else. I am sure that my constant questions annoy her, so I try to 18 them to the car ride after school.

    I am 19 that my daughter doesn't quite know our driving route yet; she can't tell that I sometimes take the long way home, 20 we have those few extra minutes together.

The Change of Bossy (好指挥人的) Lily

    I am a helpful person. However, my classmates used to call me “Bossy Lily”.

    One day, the class shouted again, “Bossy Lily, bossy Lily!” My teacher, Ms. Flora sent me to sit in the 1 for a while to quiet the class. I didn't understand why the class got 2 when I tried to show Mike how to handle the record player. I was only trying to 3 I also couldn't understand why the teacher had sent me to the corner. I was taught to always help my 4if they didn't know something. I thought the class was 5 in their judgment of me. I thought the teacher was wrong in 6 with them.

    When everyone was excused for break, Ms. Flora kept me in. I 7 I was in serious trouble, but I still didn't understand how my 8 could have caused the teacher to react like this.

     “Why am I here and not at break?” I asked Ms. Flora. The teacher didn't say a word.9 she placed a word puzzle in front of me. Surprised as I was, I got out my pencil and 10 to solve it. It was 11 with many words I didn't understand. I raised my hand for help, but Ms. Flora 12 me. I 13 with the word puzzle until I was about to give up. But I was not a quitter, so I stayed with the challenge. Soon I had solved the problem 14my own. I was so proud I did the puzzle by myself that I raised my hand high to get Ms. Flora's 15. Ms. Flora picked up the finished puzzle and 16.

    “I'm glad that you learned this important 17 from me.” I was 18. She hadn't done anything. Now she was taking the credit for my hard work!

    “Now perhaps you have learned to let other students make discoveries 19. After all, that is the fun of 20.”

    In that moment, I decided that I would never do anything that would cause them to call me “Bossy Lily” ever again.

Always Challenge Yourself

    I started out my career as an editor for a travel magazine. I didn't really mind the work, but I wanted something more 1. My sister sent me some details for a content management 2 with a digital reading startup（新创办的小公司）. The job was a seemingly perfect mix of my skills and interests, 3 I jumped at it.

    However, soon after I 4 the company, its model changed to focus on 5, and everything about my position changed. I was asked to6 content to teachers and train people. Although I had no 7 in sales, training and education, I knew I wanted to make a serious 8 on the company. I told myself that everything feels overwhelming（难以应对的）at first and I should 9 have a go.

    I was fortunate to be surrounded by very 10 people. My best friend reminded me I'd made huge leaps of 11 in the past. It also helped that my boss seemed to have more faith in my 12 than I did. She never asked if I thought I could do it she 13 asked if I was interested in trying.

    I spent hours 14 my company's products, asked lots of questions and spoke to so many teachers. I looked for opportunities to put in extra 15. The more I did, the better I felt.

    It was rewarding to see the company 16 and know I had something to do with its success. Sure, I 17 more than I could handle and occasionally made mistakes. But it's important to take risks and accept new 18, even when you're not 19 whether you'll do well. There is nothing worse than failing because you refuse to even20. I'm so glad I tried, and know I'll do it again.

    On Dyec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of 1with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to 2the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

    Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children3. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was 4struck by the children's lack of access to 5— their school only went through the fourth grade.

    Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one 6, Hermela. She writes:

    Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became 7and attached to me to a point where it was becoming 8for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and 9education after the fourth grade became 10and I knew I had to do something.

    That's when Nubia decided that she didn't want a traditional Sweet 16.11, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish 12grade class for Hermela and other kids.

    "The money could provide a(n) 13solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day 14of my party," Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. In short, I want Hermela to continue 15. "

    After telling friends and family her 16, Nubia set up a(n) 17page "Keep Hermela Smiling" on CrowdRise. Her 18will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

    So far, Nubia has 19＄2,781 of her ＄10,000 goal.  Nubia says that her parents have been extremely 20; they're selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

    Nubia's birthday may not have been a party, but it's truly a celebration.

    I feel that l was blessed by an Angel not long ago.1 was out in town with my husband. We live in a 1town. Because of the cold, my2shrunk, causing my anniversary ring to 3. I didn't notice this until we got home. I became 4ill ached all over. I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.

    Although it is a material item, it is yet very5 He went out and retraced our6to where we came back. I called the stores we were in and no one7it in. I thought it was8 for sure.

    Well, at around midnight last night, our dogs went mad. We have a sunroom9to our home. The door to that is usually10. But that night, we Left it unlocked. My all-terrain motor scooter(小型摩托车)was 11 out there. In its basket was a ring box-- holding my ring! Along with the ring was a diamond circle.

    There was also a 12 that told the story of this stranger13 the ring and recognizing the work, as it is a piece made particularly. The person then went to the jeweler and14 about finding the ring. The jeweler is a friend of mine so she gave her my 15 and the town is so small, we are 16 to find. The stranger who found the ring 17the ribbon(丝线)in the store in order to keep the ring around the finger when it is 18 out. And then also left a gift card for us to take our family out to the movies as a Christmas gift. The note was 19 "Santa's Elf(小精灵)". My friend is keeping her lips 20 about whom it was.

It's my dream. I'm nine years old now, but have been1competitively since I was six. I love it, because it makes me feel good. I have a lot of2to use up and I can do it by just moving my legs.

One recent Sunday morning, my mum drove me to a 5 km race in Minnesota.

The starting line was3because there was also a 10 km race. That morning, I was running confidently and feeling4. At one point, I came to a5in the course. A woman who was directing us6the route I thought I was meant to take and told me to go the other way. I was confused, but I had to follow her7.

After a while I saw route directions for a 10 km race. I was worried, thinking I was8, but had to keep going. My body started to get 9. I said to myself, "You're almost there. Just keep10."

11I saw the finish line. I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know I was running a 10 km and I had12it. I didn't do this on purpose. It was a

13. I felt happy and proud. It was my first time running such a(n) 14 .

It has made me want to do more 10 km races. I hope my story 15 other people to run, too.