Crystal shoes of Cinderella
"Hi! John." Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, "I'm gonna have a dance performance tonight. I hope you'll come. Here is the ticket. Don't forget!" She left in a hurry, disappearing in the t
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Today I begin a new life 3
And I make a solemn oath to myself that nothing will retard（延迟） my new life's growth. I will lose not a day from these readings for that day cannot be retrieved nor can I substitute another for it. I must not, I will not, break this hab
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Is packing important to you?
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.As Graduation Day approach
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Celebration of Life
On my way home from coaching basketball yesterday, I was listening to WGN, my favorite talk radio station out of Chicago. I could tell right away that there was something wrong by the somber（忧郁的） mood of the speaker.There had been a pl
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I will live this day 2
I will live this day as if it is my last. I have but one life and life is naught（无价值的） but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life. Therefore, each hour of this
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A Chilling Thrill
My new school's ski trip seemed like a good idea to my mom, who was holding up the slick new ski jacket she'd just bought for me. Mom must have imagined me-her seventh-grade daughter, Carly—and my new rosy—cheeked friends sipping hot choc
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A Father's Influence
The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis（渗透） than lectures. Pinning down a dad's influence to one true thing is like saying that the final inning is all that matters in a baseball game—when in real
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A Friend's Prayer
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no other recourse than to pray to God.How
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Paradox of Our Times
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.We spend too re
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Loving with an Open Hand
The other day as I talked with a friend I recalled a story that I heard this summer. "A compassionate（慈悲的） person, seeing a butterfly struggling to free itself from its cocoon（茧） , and wanting to help, very gently loosened the filam
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Keep on Singing
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day
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Rain of Seattle 2
It's a sin around here to not thoroughly enjoy every moment of every golden day. It's embarrassing to answer, "Did you get out and enjoy the sunshine this weekend?" with "No, I stayed inside." Co-workers frown and exchange su
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Rain of Seattle 1
I've got a deep secret few people understand and even fewer will admit to sharing. It's time to tell the truth: I love the rain, deeply and passionately and more than the Sun. At least I live in the right place, famous for its damp weather
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Selling My Mother's Dresses
I like to think that a bit of her laughter, sense of wonder and fun travels with them and that any tears or sadness are long since washed away.I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2004, just in time to watch my mother die. That wasn'
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Free to fly with the wind
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting（突进，投掷） and dancing. As the strong winds gust
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Peeling Away Artifice For the Pure Original
Sarah came running in. "Look what I found." Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy（易碎的） , crumbling long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes."Isn't it be
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Words To Life 2
Find time for yourself.Life will change what you are but not who you are;Remember that silence is golden;Read more books and watch less television;Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your
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Challenges to a Lasting Relationship
People who are married or in committed relationships are healthier, wealthier, and happier. So why do more than 60 percent of marriages end in divorce? Why has the national divorce rate climbed more than 200 percent in the last thirty years
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Letting Go of Yesterday
On Saturday, February 12 two thousand, two things happened that changed everything in my life. The first was that on this day my baby sister was married. She was twenty-six this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister. I suppose tha
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坚持你的方向
What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up. However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your goal. On your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guiding
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