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　　It was in my high school science class．I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

　　A 　　1　　 came．"Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg's mother works for my family．We were going to 　　2　　 that shirt away, but gave it to her 　　3　　．" I was speechless．I wanted to hide．

　　I 　　4　　 me shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened．She then dialed her 　　5　　, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him．That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's 　　6　　 was something greater．

　　The next morning she 　　7　　 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．Ke told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Mom decided to 　　8　　 a university．

　　After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager．He said, "You are 　　9　　 aren't you?I think I have a 　　10　　 for you as a teacher's assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 　　11　　 Mom accepted the opportunity very 　　12　　．

　　For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 　　13　　．Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal 　　14　　 in her classroom．The principal said, "We have watched how you 　　15　　 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 　　16　　 over the last five years．We are all in 　　17　　 that you should be the teacher of this class．"

　　My mom spent more than 20 years there．　　18　　 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the 　　19　　 comment made in my classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle 　　20　　 situations and never give up．

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　　Just be happy．Sounds too simplistic, doesn’t it? But, in reality, we can have much more happiness if we choose to consider things from a positive point of view．Everyone experiences the ups and downs of life, however, we can make a decision to take advantage of the negative or practice what the old saying says to do：“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”

　　It really boils down to your attitude and you have the ability to work your attitude into any shape you like．Here are some tips：

　　●Ignore those who tell you life is too difficult to be happy．what do they know?

　　●When you awaken each morning, be thankful for another day, even if it’s raining．

　　●Smile at those you meet, even if they don’t return the favor．

　　●Don’t borrow trouble．Each day has enough of its own．

　　●Don’t allow trouble to bury you in its gray depth of sorrow．

　　●Don’t give in to negative thinking．

　　●Be positive even when others are not．

　　●Refuse to give up on anything worth having or doing．

　　●Do something you enjoy each day, even if it’s just a walk in your neighborhood．

　　●Whistle(吹口哨)as you go though the day．

　　●Work at being happy because it’s worth it．

　　You’re human, like everyone else, and from time to time you need a little pick-me-up in your decision to be happy．When you reach that stage, find someone else who has decided to be happy．Join forces with him and march forward in your decision to be a happy person．Simply speaking, a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances(环境)but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes．

　　Choose today to just be happy－as much as it depends on you!