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. After many ساعة 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:
. Free your heart from hatred. 1
. Free your mind from worries. 2
. Live simply. 3
. Give more. 4
. Expect less. 5
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