Attitude
If
you think you are too busy to read this...... then I suggest you
definitely read it! This is a beautiful story about attitude
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.
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.
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are
working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the
family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their
lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than
into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
Added December 17, 2003
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