聆听河马的声音

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1、聆听河马的声音　　Ihadalreadypaidmymoney，1）tuckedmypackageundermyarm，andwaswalkingoutthedoorwhenIheardhercallingmyname.Thereshewas，2）perchedonasmallbookcase，amongthesofasandlampsandbedframesintheouterroomofalocal3）thriftstore―asmall4）hippopotamusplanterthat，Iswear，w

2、ascallingmyname.　　5）Moldedoutoflightbrown6）clay，herwidefeetweredrawnupunderherthickbody，andherheadwas7）tilted8）coquettishly.Sheworean9）impishgrinandlookedasifshewasabouttobather10）eyelashestogetherway.Theurgetotakeherhomewasso11）irresistiblethatIturnedaroun

3、dandboughtherimmediately.　　Thiswasatimeof12）reinventioninmylife.Afteremergingfromthefogofpost-divorcepainand13）grief，Ifoundmyselfintentonrevealingthe14）authenticwomaninsideandhonoringherbymakingdecisionsonthatauthenticity.Thosedecisionswerenotonlythebigones

4、，likewhatdoIwantformylifeandwhodoIwantinit，butalsothemore15）mundaneones，likehowdoIdecoratemyhouse.4　　The16）impulsetocleanand17）purgeandredecorateafteradivorceisso18）clichéandnormalthatthereareprobablyseveralexpensiveuniversitystudiesouttherewhichhaveprovens

5、uchafact.However，whenIbegantomakeactualdecisionsaboutcolorsandcouchesand19）knick-knacks，Ifound，inordertoremaintruetomyauthenticself，Ihadtobequietanddigdownandlistentowhatwasspeakingtome.　　Ibelieveinbeingstillandlisteningforourauthenticvoice.　　Ibelievedeepdo

6、wn，wayback，behindthenoiseand20）chaosofeverydaylife，wedoknowwhoweareandwhatweneedtobehappyandwhole.Weknowthevoicethattellsuswenolongerwanttolivein21）dysfunction.Weknowthevoicetellinguswedeservetobegenuinelyhappy，andweknowthevoicethatsays，“yes，thathippopotamu

7、swouldlookgoodonmyporch.”　　Thatvoiceoftengetslostina22）cacophonyofotherpeoples’suggestions，recommendationsandideasand“youshoulds”and“so-and-sowoulds.”Andthenafteryearsofbeing23）mutedand24）muffled，thatvoicewithingetsquietandonlywhispers，andwefindourselvestur

8、ningawayfromourmostrealselvesandthevaluesthatmakeuswhoweare.　　Ittakespracticetolettheinnervoiceshoutoncemore.Ittakesbeingwillingtofeelforthatsmallflameofjoy，deepin4your25）belly，whenyourecognizeyourauth