thanks for sharing Peggy

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I liked this so much I passed on to my email pals.

>

> Hi Group, I received this this AM and thought we should all read

> it... I'm glad for it.

>

>

> This is AWESOME....something we should all remember.

>

> A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully

> dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably

> combed 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. , you haven't seen the room; just wait.'

>

> 'That doesn't have anything to 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.

>

>

> Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.

>