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This is beautiful. Hope you can all open it. It's definitely worth sharing. Love, Judy

TOO NICE NOT TO SHARE >>She is 92 years old, petite, well poised, and proud. She is fully >dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed, and >>her makeup perfectly applied, in spite of the fact she is legally blind. >>Today she has moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years >recently passed away, making this move necessary. >>After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing >home, where I am employed, 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 curtains 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," I said. >>Then she spoke these words that I will never forget: >>"That does not have anything to do with it," she gently replied. >"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room >or not, does not depend on how the furniture is arranged. It is how I >arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. It is 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 I can get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do work. >Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I will focus on the new day >>and all of the happy memories I have stored away...just for this time in my >life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you have >already put in. " >>I believe- >that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, >>but we are responsible for who we become. >>I believe- >that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every >once in a while and you must forgive them for that. >>I believe- >that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to >doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. >>I believe- >that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest >distance. Same goes for true love. >>I believe- >that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. >>I believe- >that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be >>the last time you see them. >>I believe- >that you can keep going, long after you can't. >>I believe- >that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. >>I believe- >that either you control your attitude or it controls you. >>I believe- >that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs >to be done, regardless of the consequences. >>I believe- >that money is a lousy way of keeping score. >>I believe- >that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the >best time. >>I believe- >that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, >will be the ones to help you get back up. >>I believe- >that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that >doesn't give me the right to be cruel. >>I believe- >that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've >had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays >>you've celebrated. >>I believe- >that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you >have to learn to forgive yourself. >>I believe- >that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop >for your grief. >>I believe- >that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love >each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do. >>I believe- >that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change >>your life forever. >>I believe- >that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something >totally different. >>I believe- >that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who >don't even know you. >>I believe- >that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend >cries out to you, you will find the strength to help. >>I believe- >that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. >>I believe- >that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too >soon. >>Send this to the people YOU BELIEVE in. I just did