IhavebeeninlovewithYogaformanyyears.ThepracticeofYogacanleadtoa________betweenmindandbody.Inthetraining,thereisa________motionthathasbeenoneofmyfavoriteposes.EachtimeIparticipateinthispractice,Ifeeladeepsenseof________withallthoseinthegroup.
Insteadofstandingalone,theclassstandsina________closeenoughforustoholdhands.Eachofusgivesand________trustandsupportfromonetoanother.Asaunitweshiftour________toonefoot,restingtheotherfootagainstourankleorourlegmuscle.Slowlywe________thehandpositionsothatwearepalmtopalm.We________ourarmsandcreateacrown(王冠)ofhandsaboveourheads.
Aslight________maystartandsoonwerealizewehavethe________ofeachpersoninthecircle,trustingthemtoprotectusfrom________.Wefeelasenseofsecurity,closingoureyesknowingweare________.Intimewereturntostandingontwofeetbeforeshiftingto________ontheotherfoot.
Aswefinish,thereisamomentofsilenceforusto________absorbtheloveandsupportwehavereceived.Balancewithsupportmakesstandingtogether________incommunity.Somuchbetterthanstandingalone.
Ihadreachedtheageoftwentyeight.Still,I________whethertheletterfrommypastwouldmakeittome,alltheseyearslater.ItwasacreativewritingtaskfromwhenIwaseighteen.Theteachercollectedourletterstoour________selvesinself-addressedenvelopewithstampsandpromisedto________themtenyearslater.Butsincesomuchtimehadpassed,wouldheeven________
Thinkingbackonthe________,Irecalledgivingmyfutureselfsomeadvice.Whenyou’reeighteenyearsold,twenty-eightseemslikea________age,butIwasn’tfeelingasmatureasIbelievedmyyoungerselfhad________metobe.
Whentheletterfinallyreachedme,Iopenedit________.Itbegan,“Howmuchdoyoubetthisletterwillnevergettoyou”ItcontinuedtogreetmecasuallyasifwewerehavinganIM(instantmessaging)chat.Asaseniorinhighschool,facingthe________importantexamsandcollegeapplication,myeighteen-year-oldselfwasso________!ShewasapparentlynotquitehappyandhopedIwouldn’tworrysomuchinthefuture,andthatIwouldn’tforgettobepresentand________mylife!
________tomybelief,myeighteen-year-oldselfdidnothaveanydemandsofme,orexpectationsImighthavefailedtomeet.Instead,shewrote,“I’ll________youwhateveryoudo.________youarenottheoneI’mimaginingnow,I’llsupportyou,becausemaybewhoI’mimaginingissomeoneelse,butyou’renotsomeoneelse;you’reme.”
Iwas________,andtearscametomyeyesatthisself-acceptancethroughtime.IhadputalotofpressureonmyselftobethebestversionofmyselfthatIcouldbe.However,IcametorealizewhatIwouldhaveaccomplishedintenyearswouldpaleincomparison(相形见绌)tohowI’dfeelandwhoI’dbe.
JuneisalwaysasadtimeforSenior3students.Aftertakingthebigtesttheyleaveto________theirdreamsindifferentways.It’shardtimewhenstudents________tosaygoodbyetocarefreehighschooldaysandclosefriends.
Peoplealwayssaythatteenagefriendshipsarethemostprecious.Kidsaretooyoungtounderstand________friendshipwhileadults________torelateittofameandwealth.Thingsare________withbesthighschoolfriends.Weshareeachother’ssecret.Wediscussnewsfromallwalksoflifeandbeginto________ourvalues.Wesupporteachotheronthejourneytothebiggest________inourlives.Wealso________successandfailure.Theseedsoffriendshipbecomedeeplyrooted.
Manyofusdon’trealizethisuntilweentersociety.Oneofmyfriends,YangPing,________howstrongthebond（联系）withhighschoolfriendscouldbe.“Itwasmyhighschoolfriendwhohelpedme________thedarkestdaysinmylife,”saidthe27-year-oldgirl.
In2001YanglostherjobinBeijing.Yang’sbestfriendwasstayinginacollegedormitoryandtookherin.Eachnightthetwogirlssqueezed（挤）intoanarrowsinglebed,chattingandcrying.“I’llneverforgethercareandencouragement,which________meoutofthedarkness,”saidYang.
IstillremembermylastdaysinSenior3.Atthetime,I________a20-pagemessagewithmybestfriend,bothofushopingtokeepthefriendshipgoingforever.
Butwedidn’trealizewewerealreadydeepineachother’s________.Duringthepast10years,wheneverIneededhelporwantedtopouroutmy________,shehasalwaysbeenthereattheotherendofatelephoneline.
Itistruethatfriendscomeandgo.Butneverforgettheoneswhohavebeenthereforyou.Takeacloserlookatthosenowaroundyoutheycouldbethemostprecioustreasureyoudiscoverinyourentire________.
Alongtimeago,therelivedagirlcalledLily.Whenshestartedgoingtoschool,shewas________.Allherclassmatesbullied(霸凌)herforhershybehaviour.Iftheteacheraskedanyquestionsshewouldnotanswerbecauseofhershyness.Butshewasa________studentandsheknewalltheanswers.
Outofallthesubjects,herfavoritesubjectwassports.Shealways________tobeafootballplayeronherschoolteam.Butthestudentsalwaysmadefunofher.________,shedidnotcarewhather________wouldsayasshewantedtotellthemthatshecouldbeafootballplayer.
Soduringtheday,Lily________herschool,andatnightshewouldpracticefootballatherhome.Hermotherinstalled(安装)somemorelightsintheirgardensothatherdaughtercould________properly.
Afterpracticingforlong,finally,theselectionsfortheinter-schoolforfootballcompetitioncame.Lily,withoutathought________togoforit.Herclassmates________her,andsaid,“Boo!Youwillnotmakeit.Backoff!”ButLilydecidednotto________theirwords.
Asshebegantoplay,everybodywas________herexcellentskills.Thejudges(裁判)weresoamazedbyherconfident________thattheynotonlyselectedLilybutalsomadehertheteamleader.Now,everybodywantedtobecomeLily’sfriendandsoonshebecamethe________girlintheschool.Lily’sstoryisoneofthe________storiesforkidsthathelpthemtodotheirworkwiththeright________.