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From: dmoses
Date: 10-08-2003, 08:45 AM (1 of 8)
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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. Jones, 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. Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: chiloGod
Date: 10-08-2003, 09:43 AM (2 of 8)
| Beautiful!!! |
User: chiloGod
Member since: 08-19-2003 Total posts: 65 
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From: MaryW
Date: 10-08-2003, 11:04 AM (3 of 8)
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Wonderful words.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Karebear
Date: 10-08-2003, 11:28 AM (4 of 8)
Thank you Donna for "Mrs. Jones' " valuable words... I will make it my duty to place check marks next to each simple rule!! At the end of the day, I will count the joys I have attained in just one day  Karen Karen
http://www.dancingwicks.com "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." --Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
User: Karebear
Member since: 01-24-2002 Total posts: 338 
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From: Dede
Date: 10-08-2003, 11:56 AM (5 of 8)
| Thank you. |
User: Dede
Member since: 03-23-2001 Total posts: 469 |
From: Aimee S
Date: 10-08-2003, 12:51 PM (6 of 8)
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WOW Thank you right now I really needed it. The more you disaprove, the more fun I am having!
http://photos.yahoo.com/aimeehs29 |
User: Aimee S
Member since: 02-23-2003 Total posts: 488 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 10-08-2003, 01:27 PM (7 of 8)
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Thank you Donna for sharing. Those are great words of wisdom to live by. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: james.diane
Date: 10-08-2003, 11:49 PM (8 of 8)
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I have several "Mrs Jones" living in the care home that I run - wonderful people!!
Diane :)
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User: james.diane
Member since: 09-23-2003 Total posts: 100 |
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