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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.