Be Happy...

> The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud
> lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair
> fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is
> legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.
>
>
> Her husband of 70 years recently passed away,
> making the move necessary.
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>
> 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 the 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.