Yes, Indeed, Truly! beautiful! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frances Vitulla" <franc...@samobile.net> To: <recipesandmore@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:01 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember.
> > Hello Steve, this is beautiful. I love it. I'll put it in my > friendship folder. Thank you for sending this. > Original message: >> This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember. >> A 92 year old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed >> each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and >> shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing >> home today. >> His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. >> After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, >> he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. >> As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual >> description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been >> hung on his window. >> I love it, he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having >> just been presented with a new puppy. >> Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait. >> That doesn't have anything to do with it, he 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. > >> A single candle can illuminate an entire room. A true friend lights up >> an entire lifetime. Thanks for the bright lights of your friendship. >> > -- > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
