BusterStronghart@Gmail.com
Oct 29, 2013.
Sent to me by LIZ
Now if only we can all internalize this piece of wisdom.
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.