John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, 1 what might happen if he opened his mouth.

    One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he 2 in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted 3. "Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that."

    The boy was 4. He forgot his shyness and asked, "Who screamed?"

    "Is there anyone else here?"

    The boy looked around. They were 5.

    "6 I never say anything," he replied, trying to 7 himself. "How can I shout without opening my mouth?"

    Then the elf's 8changed from anger to surprise. "Don't you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body 9 all the time?" The elf began to 10 that each part of the body speaks its own 11 and does so without stopping and how each 12 we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his 13 and told him, "Now, you'll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth."

    It was 14. He could hear how everyone 15 two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud 16. "I don't want to be here! I don't want to play with anyone!"

    John wet the girl's ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to 17 which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they 18 that smiling, looking into people's eyes and 19 saying "Hello" meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became 20 children.

    As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a1, including all his struggles.

    One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a2desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last3from the grocery shore. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which4took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn't5quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we6needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and7. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad8“Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're9. ” Such is Dad—whatever problem he10he never gives up.

    11the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone,12Dad remained optimistic. He13to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to14Dad and his faith guided us through the hard times.

    Dad is also a living example of real15From dawn to dark, he works countless hours to16our family. He always puts our happiness17his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games18his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and19, putting others first.

    Dad, the life20I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

    I was sitting in the far back in a pizza house when I noticed the man, about thirty years old, carrying a pizza box. He sat down at the table to my right and then 1 his large dirty paper bag of clothing down on the floor. Obviously, this man was homeless and 2 a bath. He picked up the one small slice（薄片）of pizza and very slowly, very carefully, he began to eat, taking very little 3.

    He finally finished his meal and did something that I would never 4. He turned the box on its corner and slid the few5bits into one corner. Then he 6 his index finger（食指）and tried to pick up the small bits.

    Oh, how much it hurt me once again to see myself 7 I was thirty years ago. No food, no 8, and no clean clothes. Most of my past life had always been 9 to that of the young man and it all came back to me 10. The muscles in my neck began to tighten and my eyes began to burn and water up. I coughed a bit, trying to clear my 11 and get myself back together.

    I got four large slices of pizza from the counter and sat them down on his table, saying, “I thought you 12 like to have a few slices.”

    I did not stop at all but walked around behind him. As I passed him, I reached out and13him on the back, just one time, very softly with my hand. I hope that man knows that someone, someplace,14 him as a human being. And I am so 15 that I have never forgotten what it feels like to be down, out, dirty and hungry.

    The universe has a way of sending help from even the most unlikely of places.

    When Tony received a wrong-number message on his mobile phone, he could have just 1 it. Instead, he gathered five of his six children and 2 a picture to send to Syd, the girl on the other end of line, just to give her a little 3 However, he had no idea that replying to this random message would 4 his family's life.

    The message was from Syd, who was dress shopping when she decided to get a second 5. So she took a picture of herself in the new dress that she had chosen and sent the message to who she thought was her friend.

    Tony sent her a message 6 right away, but he also wanted to let her know that her pretty picture hadn't ended up in the 7 hands, so he included a picture of his kids giving a big thumbs-up. “I figured that the children's 8 would be far better than some middle-aged man!”

    Syd's friend Mandi was deeply touched by the 9 that she posted it online, where it quickly went viral. Not only is it just a sweet 10 of kindness on Tony's part, but look at those cute kids of his!

    Once the story 11 the web, people discovered that one of Tony's children was 12 from the picture. The youngest child, Kaizler, wasn't home at that time 13 his mom had taken him to his chemotherapy (化疗) appointment.

Once Mandi read about Kaizler's cancer diagnosis, she shared his GoFundMe page, which snowballed into a widespread 14 of giving. Thousands of people have donated to the little boy's page.

    Kaizler's mom says she can't express how 15 her family is for the financial help, and no one can believe this rush of good fortune 16 from a simple wrong-number message!

    “It is so refreshing to be 17 that there are good people in the world who still care about others and are quick to be 18 and kind to others,” she stated, “I would also like to thank EVERYONE from bottom of my heart 19 all the kind words, all the donations, all the love and support. We honestly would never have been able to 20 it this far in our journey without every single of you!”

Cali Scores a Goal

    It was the last game of the season. Cali had been playing soccer all summer. She really enjoyed 1 around with the other players in her blue uniform, chasing the black and white ball across the grassy field. As much as she tried, 2, Cali still had not scored one single goal.

    "Don't give up," said her coach. He showed Cali and her team how to pass the ball to each other and take shots at the goal. Cali was pretty good at passing the ball, but she couldn't kick the ball 3 the goalkeeper. She wondered if she should 4 soccer.

    "Don't give up," said her teammates. "You just need to keep trying and you will get 5 ." So Cali stayed on the team and did her best.

    "Don't give up," said Aunt Lisa. But it was half-time, and Cali was feeling 6 . She was trying! Every time she got a(an) 7 to kick the ball, it would go in the 8 direction or a player from the other team would take control of it.

    The break was over and the referee(裁判) blew her whistle to 9 the game again. The two 10 walked back onto the field, both 11 to win. Cali heard her aunt whisper in her ear. "Look for an opportunity to get the ball. You can do it."

    Cali took a deep breath. 12 she didn't get one goal all summer, she knew that she had tried her best. She dreamed she'd leave her team after the game was over. Suddenly, she was woken by some 13 that was the sweet, happy jingle of the ice cream truck. It was driving right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract 14 .

    The players on both teams turned to 15 at it. A few girls pointed to it and cheered. The soccer game had nearly stopped. Cali looked around and saw the soccer ball close by, 16 by the nearest player from the other team. Cali dashed over to the ball. She dribbled(带球) it between her feet, moving forward toward the net of the yellow team. By the time the other girls had 17 , Cali was positioned right in front of the net. The goalkeeper was 18 to one side, looking at the ice cream truck. She turned back 19 to guard the net as Cali kicked the ball hard.

    The keeper 20 out her gloved hand. The ball touched the tips of her fingers as it swooshed past, right into the net. "Goal!"

While conquering the world's swimming pools in the late 1990s and the 2000s, Amanda Beard had already included breathing exercises in her training. Several years after the end of her athletic career, she discovered walking meditation. Today the seven-time US Olympic medalist practices walking meditation in nature, around the house, or while walking the dog. It's a daily practice with the focused mindfulness of meditation that contributes positively to every aspect of her life, she says. 

You don't need equipment or a designated space to start. The idea of a walking meditation is to pay attention to the way your body feels, noticing things like the sky, trees, tuning into all of your senses. This means you can meditate "on the go" in the countryside, in the city, in your backyard, and virtually anywhere. A simple, 10-minute walking meditation for beginners requires that you just start at ease. Consider what you hear, smell and see. Think about how your feet touch the ground. Fully focus on these feelings. 

A report in Health Promotion Perspectives also found that walking meditation can improve your balance, adjust your heart rate, boost your mental focus, and help you battle anxiety and depression. "The benefits of meditation are many," says Dr. Schramm, a board-certified family physician and meditation teacher. "When we do this over and over again, we train the brain to focus on only one thing at a time and this increases both our blood flow and actual neuronal (神经元) changes within our brains. "

"The magic of meditation is to be able to help you connect with yourself; meditation shouldn't feel a certain way," says Tara Stiles, a yoga and wellness expert. It's a common mistake in meditation: People fear a wandering mind. "A wandering mind is completely normal," Stiles says. "Even experienced meditators aren't sitting there never having a thought, but when they have the thought they choose to guide themselves back to their breath instead of getting frustrated.