Hi Linda,
I'm grateful for everything. I have too many blessings to count. I am grateful for my angel of a daughter, for being able to see, and hear, and walk and breathe. Life is beautiful. Here's a story I would like to share:
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed 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 t o 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.
Alana
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