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Picture a 92-year-old woman who is petite, well-poised and proud.
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She is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair
fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied. Even though she is legally
blind and has to move into a nursing home today, she is smiling and patient
as she waits. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making
today's move necessary.
After many hours of waiting in the lobby of the nursing home, she
smiles sweetly when told her room is finally ready. As she maneuveres her
walker to the elevator, the attendant provides a visual description of her
tiny room, including the eyelet curtains that had been hanging on her
window at her home.
"I love it," she states with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
"But, Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room yet." answered the attendant.
"That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replies. "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.
Pass this message to 7 people except you and me. You will receive a
miracle tomorrow.
Now, STOP! Did you hear what I just said. You WILL receive a miracle
tomorrow.
So send it.
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