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The 92-year-old, petite,
well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by
Her husband of 70 years recently
passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently
in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was
ready.
As she maneuvered her walker to
the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the
eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.
"I love it," she
stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with
a new puppy.
Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the
room...just wait."
"That doesn't have anything
to do with it," she replied.
"Happiness is something you
decide on ahead of time." Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on
how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already
decided to love it ..."It's a decision I make every morning when I wake
up.
I have a choice; I can spend the
day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no
longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.
Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll
focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away ... just for
this time in my life.
Old age is like a bank account
... you withdraw from what you've put in.
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in your bank
account of memories.
Thank you for your part in
filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing."
Remember the five simple rules
to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
No one can go back and make a
brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.