Show up for life Are you engaged in making life better for yourself and others？Do you keep a positive _________？Do you work toward your goals or do you just hope for the best？

The way you _________ yourself says a lot about what's happening in your world. If you walk into a room，_________about what's happening，willing to engage，and perceive yourself in a positive light，you _________ your life to opportunities. When you walk into a room with your eyes _________，nervously smiling，you show lack of confidence，a contrary attitude，and want to _________ someone.

If you realize that you're not _________ showing up，you have the necessary inspiration to _________ the right choices. The choices will help you _________ for this journey known as life.

There are many things you can do to __________ the life you desire. When you show up for life，you'll find purposes in doing what you want to __________ in life. You'll find places and opportunities that can give you the _______ you have dreamed of. You'll experience the passion（激情）for living that you __________ dreamed. When you are __________ engaged in showing up，you'll find whatever it was that you needed. You'll be full of __________ and become passionate about what is expected of you each day.

There is nothing __________ than the feeling of showing up for your own life. When you do this, you become one who is more confident and who has the ability to make things __________ in your own life. You' ll walk through the world with the __________ that you have and a great __________ to share it. With the knowledge, you' ll also correct your wrong ways and move forward instead of __________ back with your talents to succeed. Show up for life. We' re all expecting the best from you.

   Two old beggars（乞丐）were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would _______ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a _______ day for begging. The men were able to _______ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to _______ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______ a man walking toward them. He was a _______ man—they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with _______, "He's coming our way！"The man stopped, _______ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped（裹）in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ________ his way.

"He could have easily left us a few ________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy, " said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. "There's no way we can ________ this-we have no teeth. "With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and ________.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ________ a second thought made him change his ________. "I haven't had anything like this for ages, "he thought. " How ________ of that man to offer me something so sweet！" With that, he opened the white paper. To his ________ there was no hard rock candy inside. ________, a shiny white pearl（珍珠）worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

In our life, we often regret what we did and what we couldn’t do. Actually, it doesn’t benefit from us at all. As for most of us, we have missed many chance to earn more money, to get a high position and to realize our dreams. We often regret that we don’t seize those opportunities, thus feel upset. Although we do know regretting the past is of no beneficial, we still can’t help doing it.

To avoid problem above, we need to pay more attention to which we are doing now, making us busier and having no time to recall the past. Moreover, we’d better set reasonably goals one by one. Only by doing so can we struggle for their better future.

   Society tells us that we should count our blessings, focus on all that we have and feel grateful for what we’ve been given. But there is nothing wrong with “healthy discontent”. In fact, healthy discontent is what motivates us to improve ourselves and our circumstances. Without this feeling, life’s easier to stand still.

I always have a certain level of discomfort. That discomfort drives me to work hard at my job. I don’t just want to remain where I am. Professionally, I want to keep getting better. Likewise, I always have a certain amount of discontent with my home. That drives me to always try to improve it by making it look better.

My feelings of discontent with my job and my home don’t mean that I don’t appreciate them. It’s an incredible blessing to be able to work and be paid for one’s efforts. Similarly, if you live in a safe place, with running water, heating, and air conditioning, you are incredibly fortunate. These are not the things to be taken for granted. However, we should be striving (力争) to improve.

If you happen to be good at playing the piano, you should work to continually improve your skills. The same holds true for our personal development. If you have areas in your personality that need improvement, you should work on them, too.

For instance, I can be very impatient. As a result, I work hard to try to conquer that flaw (缺点) by keeping my impatience to myself. When we feel discontent with ourselves, we have to be honest with ourselves.

It’s easy to make excuses for our bad behavior, but we need to face our discontent and say to ourselves, “I need to work on this.” This week, consider whether you have healthy discontent in your life. Have you become so settled in your life that you don’t see regular improvement?

Do you have a character flaw that you wish you didn’t have? Don’t ignore these things. Instead, take steps to address your areas of discontent and keep improving your life every day. No matter how great we think things are going, there’s always room for improvement.