Everyone goes through some form of change. Going through change can teach us about our_______. In order to move on in life we must_______change. We either accept it or_______it. I have chosen to take it on with a_______.

Before entering junior high school, I thought_______would be the same as things in my primary school. And then I began to realize it wasn’t_______—not only was there more work but there were_______friends. That also meant my old group of friends started to separate. As months went by, I realized I should_______the fact that we were all going through a big change and that it was okay to grow_______.

I have also learned we should never________ourselves for someone but rather for ourselves. It is important for me to be happy and I shouldn’t have to change myself only to________someone else. Recently, I have been able to realize that not everyone will________me or what I do or what I wear, and that’s okay.

I believe in the power of change but only if________from that person is put into it. If someone doesn’t try to change, then I think he won’t________his goal and that he could possibly________the person or thing he loves. I noticed this________a friend of mine. She________saying she was going to change, but she put no effort into it and because of this she lost many close friends.

As we get older, it becomes easier to try new things and meet new people. Our________no longer affect just ourselves but our family and friends as well. Life is based on making decisions, some of them________, and some of them bad. It’s these decisions that make us who we are. Most people are________of change, but I choose to accept it gladly.

It was a cold, rainy day. And I had no _________ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I should come to see something at the _________ of the mountain.

So here I was, _________ making the two-hour journey through fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how _________ it was near the peak, I’d gone too far to turn back. Nothing could be worth this! I thought as I _________ along the very dangerous highway.

After picking her up and lots of extra miles, we turned down a narrow track. We _________ the car, got out and walked along a path thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens _________ over us. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place _________ us.

Then we turned a corner and stopped. I took a deep breath in _________ : from the top of the mountain, for several acres across the valleys, rivers of daffodils (水仙花) were in brilliant bloom. It looked __________ the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. __________ filled my mind. Who created such beauty? How? When?

As we __________ the house that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign that __________, “Answers to the Questions I know You Are Asking.” The first answer was “One Woman, Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was “One at a Time.” The third, “__________ in 1980.”

As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen. I could __________ speak. “She __________ the world,” I finally said, “one at a time. She began almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of a(n) __________, but she kept at it.”

The wonder of it would not let me __________. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have __________?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “ __________ yet, start today.”

I remember when I was young, people often asked me, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”

However, for many people, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our ______. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative(亲属) , or a friend, but the ______ thief is usually ourselves.

We find ______ just about reaching the top, and a “small” ______ inside says, “ You’ll never make ______.” “ You can’t possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts (预示) our ______. Failure, ______ is one of the most important tools we have, may teach us valuable ______. When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ______ success.

I always tell my children that you are ______ to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is ______ to a willing heart.” There is ______ “overnight” success, but with determination, it will come. Imagine ______ a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.

So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone ______ it from you — especially yourself.