【推荐1】As a writer I can always tell that life has a sense of humor too，because my best inspirations often come at the most _________ times when I have nothing to write them down on. I can remember once years ago when I was _________ around a lake in the summertime. I smiled and _________. That was when the idea for a new story _________ appeared in my mind. I was still a half-mile away from my car, so I took my pen out of my pocket and started writing it down on my _________.

Later after I had transferred the _________ to paper and was washing the _________ off my hand, I laughed and asked “Life” why he always seemed to speak to my _________ at the strangest times. As soon as I said it, I _________ in my mind: “Because that is the only time you are listening!”

Life speaks to us in the __________ of our souls. Life __________ to us in the quiet of the storm. If you want to hear Life’s inspiration and __________ in your heart and mind, you have to __________ your own noise.

Life is forever ready to love us, inspire us, lead us, and help us to __________ into the people we were meant to be. All we have to do is open our hearts and close our __________. All we have to do is listen.

【推荐1】When I was young, I wondered why neighborhoods didn’t plant fruit trees to build community. Later, my husband and I decided the right way to answer this question was to do it ourselves, so we set about ________ our front yard with fruit trees, such as strawberries, pomegranates (石榴) and oranges.

Every crop brought us ________ to neighbors and strangers. The food was a(n) ________ to communicate. Kids in the neighborhood, including our sons, learned patience and gentle timing. When we had extra, we’d ________ it. Then, we received a ________ lesson: a gift hidden as a loss. Our first ever crop of pomegranates had ripened, ________ at harvest, they were all gone, ________ in the middle of the night. We were shocked, sad and ________. One of my friends had fun suggesting we post a ________ to curse (诅咒) the thieves.

________, we made a decision that we really need a sign, but our sign would encourage sharing and community. Last fall, we had a larger crop of pomegranates. We posted a sign that ________, “If you’d like one, please knock and introduce yourself and we’d be happy to cut one ________ the tree for you. Cutting ________ the branches and is good for future growth so we can continue to share with new friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. ”

Today, I am happy to role model ________ for my young sons and to have been blessed with the opportunity to _________ an edible (可食的) front yard for others.

【推荐3】It was June a few years ago right around the Summer Solstice(夏至). The first fireflies (萤火虫)had appeared, _________ on and off in the woods around my house. What a (n) _________ it was to see them again! How amazing was the natural life! Their small light made me smile, and I couldn’t help but feel grateful to _________.

As the daylight _________, I saw some children trying to _________ the fireflies in the dark .A girl went inside and came back with a clear glass bottle. After several _________ attempts, she went to run after another one _________. Anyway, she was very happy.

All the other children including me were very _________. We gathered around, desiring to watch the fireflies’ light inside the bottle. Soon the girl’s mom walked to us and told us it was time to set the fireflies _________. One of the children didn’t __________. But the girl’s mom __________ that the fireflies would die if left in the __________. Then she said something that still stays in my __________ to this day, “Let them go so they can share their __________ with the rest of the world!” Finally, we knew the meaning of life.

I __________ in our childhood, we used to sing the song, “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine!” But as adults we find it __________ to do so. We often forget to share.

Don’t __________ your “light”. Don’t keep it in a “bottle”. Share your “light”, no matter how __________ it may be. Let __________ light up your heart and then give it to the whole world. Let the “light” within you __________ the darkness away. Learn from the lightening fireflies. Be loving and willing to share!