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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
- h; e# C: |. X5 y9 |7 XAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, # u( v; Q, h' ~( X$ Y
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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+ V0 @8 B7 C4 vAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window. * D; i$ n: _3 @/ v. J
4 b' i! I# f' D"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." " ~/ v- t3 ^2 {6 l+ Q- J$ Q
9 Q. L# t9 J2 y2 }"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. ) B7 q. @9 k0 x# h
( J: N7 f& ^" R y# e, C7 @"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 3 f3 B- t" A# F0 {2 |
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 6 C+ K9 p$ y: p' v& p8 A
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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5 o# u5 x; D& b G9 ?/ D% [0 P- iIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I , E% s& _' k5 r1 u; c9 v! `
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
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5 a! c4 {1 q( }! |* Z \Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
6 M5 H7 ]; V( E- o& k! aday and all the happy memories I've stored away. ' c! b5 m9 W; p" y
8 y( j7 ?8 x8 @6 _! ]! w) `! W2 sJust for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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! E l4 \* I; c+ P3 i# qSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ! i8 ~4 `; q6 g) W# C9 A+ G) D4 o
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. - e* h/ f+ T: u4 L0 X5 u) Y
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 |4 ~0 \' G. G }! f
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1. Free your heart from hatred. * [% a g) w+ u; E& K+ r& }5 `
2. Free your mind from worries.
, {+ `! x' y+ i* \4 y 3. Live simply. 2 C$ c2 |5 r- A2 P4 X2 W0 [2 D
4. Give more.
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