EACH DAY IS A GIFT
by Author Unknown
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."
by Author Unknown
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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