Attitude

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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. , 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.

No one can go back and make a brand new start.

Anyone can start from now and make a brand new

ending.

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter

without sorrow, sun without

rain, but He did promise strength for the day,

comfort for the tears, and

light for the way.

Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow

you down a bit but you enjoy

the smooth road afterwards.

Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!

When you feel down because you didn't get what

you want, just sit tight and

be happy, because God has thought of something

better to give you.

When something happens to you, good or bad,

consider what it means. There's

a purpose to life's events, to teach you how

to laugh more or not to cry

too hard.

You can't make someone love you, all you can

do is

be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to

the

person to realize your worth.

It's better to lose your pride to the one you

love,

than to lose the one you love because of

pride.

We spend too much time looking for the right

person to love or finding fault with those we

already love, when instead we

should be perfecting the love we give.

Never abandon an old friend. You will never

find one who can take his

place. Friendship is like wine, it gets better

as it grows older.

May today there be peace within you. May you

trust

God that you are exactly where you are meant

to be.

" I believe that friends are quiet angels who

lift

us to our feet when our wings have trouble

remembering how to fly. "

[Guest guest]

Sweet Okie Friend..that was wonderful..really spoke to my heart. Thank

you for sharing.

Much Love, Always....

Tess

[Guest guest]

These are wonderful thoughts and I promise to try to live by them day by day.

Ok, I did say TRY!

Love

Stacey in PA

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This seemed very good to share with all of you ladies (and gents!)

ATTITUDEThe 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressedeach morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeupperfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursinghome today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the movenecessary.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 visualdescription of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had beenhung on her window. "I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of aneight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy."Mrs. , you haven't seen the room .... just wait." "That doesn't haveanything to do with it," she replied. "Happiness is something you decideon ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how thefurniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind.I already decided to love it ... "It's a decision I make every morningwhen I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting thedifficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or getout of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, andas long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and all the happymemories 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 bankaccount of memoriesThank 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.No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from nowand make a brand new ending.God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sunwithout rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for thetears, and light for the way.Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but youenjoy the smooth road afterwards.Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tightand be happy, because God has thought of something better to give you.When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means.There'sa purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to crytoo hard.You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can beloved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the oneyou love because of pride.We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or findingfault with those we already love, when instead we should be perfecting thelove we give.Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take hisplace. Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older. Maytoday there be peace within you. May you trust God that you areexactly where you are meant to be. "I believe that friends are quietangels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering howto fly."-- Author Unknown<>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><

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There once was a woman who woke up one morning , looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?" So she did and she had a wonderful day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M," she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?" So she did and she had a grand day.The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said, "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had

a fun, fun day.The next day she woke up, looked in the m irror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head. "YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary,

for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply.Love generously Care deeply.Speak kindly.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It's about learning to dance in the rain