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你的新年愿望中，有没有改掉之前的坏习惯这一条呢？我们每年都要花很多时间和精力与坏习惯做斗争，但改掉恶习是一项艰难的任务，并且没有捷径可走。下面就来看看怎样才能尽快和坏习惯说再见吧。

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes almost an involuntary response. If we consider this habit to be undesirable then we may label it a "bad habit". People spend countless hours and dollars each year attempting to break these bad habits and often do not have any success. Why? Because there is no magic bullet. Change is hard work and there is no short cut to achieving it. The steps a person needs to take, however, can be very simply outlined. To effect a change in habits, one needs to bring the action back into the realm of consciousness and regain the ability to make choices.
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周日吃过早饭后，父亲总会围上印有赛车图案的围裙说：“都走吧，我来洗盘子！”然后哼着民谣快乐地开工。我想，一个男孩的父亲穿上一件围裙一定会让人感觉不习惯。但我没有想到，有朝一日父亲会把这项任务交给我。

那是八月的最后一个周日。在我们从教堂回家的途中，父亲的心情似乎格外不错。“汤米，每个男孩子都需要承担责任，现在到了你承担更多家务的时候了。”

人们经常说在父亲和儿子中间存在着一种特殊的默契。当我马上要发火时他回到厨房中。他的右手拿着那件旧围裙。“我想让你拥有它，汤米。它不会使你的衣服变湿。”在我表示抗议前，他已把围裙系到了我身上。“谢谢你，儿子。你母亲和我都对此很感激。”
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我的继子Brett是个问题青年，屡次光顾少管所，我已经到了崩溃的边缘，但仍打起精神继续教育他。我们把他送进了一家教育问题青年成功率很高的学校。这家学校的教育很严格，在全班20多个学生中，Brett是得以获得毕业的5个学生之一。

在毕业典礼上，每个毕业生都拿着一支长茎的白色玫瑰花蕾送给对他们来说最意义深重的人。

Brett对我说：“无论发生了怎么，你总是在那里。你给了我这么多的爱。我想让你知道这一切让我很爱你。”我站在那里惊住了，Brett把白色的玫瑰花蕾放到了我的手中并紧紧地拥抱了我。
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If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,

如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松，

Be a scrub in the valley---but be

就做山谷里的小树吧---但务必

The best little scrub by the side of the rill;

做溪流边最棒的一棵小树；
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7 tips for better family communication

你经常和家人聚在一起谈论生活中的问题或者每天发生的事吗？你所认为的“家庭沟通”是不是指在走向浴室，经过家人身边时点点头呢？交谈对于任何一种亲密关系都至关重要，而且对家庭沟通来说尤其关键。想改善你的家庭沟通技巧吗？试试这些简单的妙计吧……

Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day's events? Or is your idea of family communication nodding to one another as you pass each other on the way to the bathroom? Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, but family communication is especially important. Want to improve your family's communication skills? Try implementing these simple steps...
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Hope that floats like a butterfly

当拳王阿里点燃亚特兰大奥运会的火炬时，他知道自己并没有被帕金森症打败。一直照顾他的妻子朗尼•阿里说：“谁能想到他是一个与病魔战斗的人呢？现在人们可以了解到他最真实的一面了。即使不开口讲话，他仍然拥有激励人心的力量。”

Love doesn't stop when a parent, spouse, or friend gets sick. Here, remarkable stories of stepping up, sticking around, and finding joy.
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        A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out."

　　当其他人都离去时，朋友会走向你，

　　Sometimes in life, You find a special friend;

　　有时在生活中你会遇到一个奇特的朋友

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         There’s a moment in the Disney classic, Cinderella, when the ragamuffin her oine lays claim to her wayward glass slipper and Prince Charming adoringly sweeps her into his arms and waltzes her away. It ’s a scene that draws longing sighs from every woman who watches it。
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感恩节临近了，有位一年级老师给班上的学生布置了一项有趣的作业——画出他们想感谢的东西。

当孩子们接着做其它作业时，老师在道格拉斯的桌旁停下来，弯下腰问他那是谁的手。小男孩眼望别处怯怯地说：“老师，那是你的手。”

她回想起，有时她会像对其他学生一样，牵着他的手一起去这儿，到那儿。她常说：“拉着我的手，道格拉斯，我们走到外面去。”或者“让我教你怎样拿铅笔。”又或者：“我们一起来做这件事吧。”而道格拉斯最感激的正是老师的手。
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听闻父母要离婚的消息，我泪如雨下。我的家庭曾经那样美满和睦，而如今，支撑我理想和信念的家庭支柱却轰然崩塌……

去年，我结婚了，但这样的故事仍在不停重演，那么当爱我们的父母要离婚时，我们应该如何面对呢？

My heart broke the day my mom told me she didn't love my dad anymore. It was June, without a cloud in the sky on that hot Arizona day. After completing my sophomore year of college in California, I decided to go home for a weekend visit with my parents. As always, it was nice visiting my family, but at the same time something didn't feel right. Shortly before I left to go back, my mom asked me to take a walk around our block. The walk was mostly silent, and then, without looking at me, she dropped the bomb.
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