AroundtwentyyearsagoIwaslivinginYork.(16)___IhadalotofexperienceandaMaster'sdegree,Icouldnotfindsatisfyingwork.
Iwasdrivingaschoolbustomakeendsmeetandlivingwithafriendofmine,forIhadlostmyflat.Ihadattendedfiveinterviewswithacompanyandoneday,betweenbusruns,theycalledtosayIdidnotget (17)___ job."Whyhasmylifebecomesohard?"Ithought (18)___ (painful).
AsIpulledthebusover(19)___(drop) offalittlegirl,shehandedmeanearring(耳环)sayingthatIshouldkeepitincasesomebodyclaimed (认领) it.Theearring (20)___(paint )blackandsaid"BEHAPPY".
AtfirstIgotangry.Thenithitme-----Ihadbeengivingallofmyattentiontowhatwasgoingwrongwith (21)___liferatherthanwhatwasright!IdecidedthenandtheretomakealistoffiftythingsIwashappywith.Later,Idecidedtoaddmorethingstothelist.Thatnighttherewasaphonecallforme (22)___aladywhowasadirectoratalargehospital.Sheaskedme (23)___Iwouldgiveaone-daylectureonstress (24)___ (manage) to200medicalworkers.Isaidyes.
Mydaytherewentverywell,andbeforelongIgotawell-paidjob.TothisdayIknowthatitwasbecauseIchangedmywayofthinking(25)___Icompletelychangedmylife.