Each Day Is A Gift..............from God.
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.
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."
She went on to explain, "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." And with
a smile, she said:
"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."
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