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　　Forty-three years ago, I was a twelve-year-old boy in Marinette．An old lady was a 　　1　　 on my Paper route．On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were mindlessly throwing 　　2　　 onto the roof of the old lady's house from the bushes．The 　　3　　 of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles(飞弹)as they 　　4　　 to the roof's edge and shot out into the yard like comets(彗星)．

　　I found a perfectly smooth rock and 　　5　　 it for a(n)ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 　　6　　 from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a window．We were so 　　7　　 of getting caught that we took off 　　8　　 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof．

　　However ,a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been 　　9　　, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune．She still 　　10　　 me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper．'

　　I made up my mind that I would 　　11　　 my Paper delivery money．Three weeks later, I had 7 dollars and put the money in an envelope with a note 　　12　　 that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the money would cover the cost for 　　13　　 it．

　　I waited until it was 　　14　　, sneaked up to the lady's house, and put the envelope by the door．The next day, I handed the lady her paper and returned the warm 　　15　　 which I was receiving from her．She 　　16　　 me for the paper and gave me a bag, saying, “ Here, I have some cookies for you．” I thanked her and 　　17　　 to eat the cookies as I continued my route．

　　After several cookies, I felt a(n)　　18　　 and pulled it out of the bag．When I 　　9　　 it, 1 was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note, saying, “I'm 　　10　　 of you．”

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The World Always Makes Way For The Dreamer

　　When 1 was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler．I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr．Zigler 　　1　　 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling．I 　　2　　 there feeling like l could do anything．When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said，“Dad，I want to 　　3　　 people feel like that．” My father asked me 　　4　　 I meant．“I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr．Zigler．” I replied．A 　　5　　 was born．

　　Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others．　　6　　 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 company 　　7　　 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 　　8　　．Many people were 　　9　　 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income．And they asked 　　10　　 I would risk everything for a dream．I made my 　　11　　 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 　　12　　 a regional sales meeting．The vice-president of our company delivered a 　　13　　 that changed my life He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 　　14　　 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 　　15　　?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment．I realize that 　　16　　 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to be a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was 　　17　　．

　　Having made that decision, I was immediately 　　18　　．One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job，and now we had no 　　19　　．But I held fast to my dream．The wonder really began to happen．In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 　　20　　 engagements(业务)with new customers．I discovered the incredible power of dreams．

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　　When 1 was growing up, I had an old neighbor Dr．Gibbs, a good doctor．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't 　　1　　 lives, he was planting trees．His house covered an area of ten acres, and his life's 　　2　　 was to make it a forest．

　　The good doctor had some interesting theories 　　3　　 plant care and growth．He never watered his new trees．which went against conventional 　　4　　 Once I asked why．He said that watering plants 　　5　　 them so that their later generation would grow weaker and weaker．So you had to make things 　　6　　 for them and weeded out the 　　7　　 trees early on．He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren' watered had to grow deep roots in 　　8　　 L of moisture(水分)．I thought he meant that deep roots were to be 　　9　　．

　　so he 　　10　　 watered his trees．He planted an oak(橡树)and,instead of 　　11　　 it every morning．he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 　　12　　．

　　Dr．Gibbs 　　13　　 a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, 1 walked by his house and looked at the trees that he had planted when he was alive．They're extremely tall and big 　　14　　 they have deep roots now．However, the trees in my garden 　　15　　 in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years．

　　It seems that suffering 　　16　　 these trees in ways comfort and ease never could．I stood there deep in 　　17　　．

　　Every night before I go to bed．I check on my two sons．Mostly I pray that their lives will be 　　18　　．But I think that it's time to 　　19　　 my prayer because·now I know my children are going to 　　20　　 hardship．